In an effort to make judiciary more accessible to the common people, the Supreme Court has eased the requirement for journalists to hold an law degree in order to become accredited journalist to cover Supreme Court.
As a pre-Diwali get together with the journalists in the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud announced this change.
This means that the journalists are no longer required to be law graduates to receive accreditation for covering the Supreme Court.
CJI DY Chandrachud said that accredited journalists will now be allowed to use the parking facilities within the Supreme Court premises.
CJI said that he has signed a file signed a file to broaden the scope of accredited journalists for the Supreme Court.
So far, journalists were expected to have at least five years of continuous experience in court reporting, among other criteria, to get accreditation to cover Supreme Court.
In a similar development earlier this month, a lawyer was pulled up by the Supreme Court after it was found out that he was also working as a freelance journalist, with the Court stating that such a dual role “will not be allowed.”
