Save India Foundation (Regd.) v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court division bench (Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya with Justice Tushar Rao Gedela) dismisses PIL filed by Save India Foundation (Regd.) against GNCTD and others seeking direction to Delhi Police to upload and share CCTV feed from government-installed cameras on a public domain within a time-bound manner. Court reasoned that CCTV installation is part of the police's normal policing duties and that sharing the feed with individuals or organisations would let them enter the arena which is the preserve of the Police; also noted no infringement of any statutory, constitutional or other right was pleaded. Pending CM applications disposed. Useful search terms: CCTV feed, public domain, Delhi Police, GNCTD, preserve of the Police, policing duties, PIL dismissal, W.P.(C) 15836/2025.
What did the court decide?
The Court refused to grant the prayer for public-domain release of CCTV feed: installation of CCTV cameras at conspicuous places is done by police authorities under their normal duties of policing, and permitting an individual or organisation to be shared such CCTV feed would permit them to enter the arena which is the preserve of the Police.