law degree not needed for journalist to be a Supreme Court correspondent - Says CJI DY Chandrachud

Journalists who do not have a legal background can now apply for accreditation as a Supreme Court correspondent.

DY Chandrachud said requirement of law degree for accreditation as a Supreme Court correspondent has been waived off.

Chandrachud relaxes degree requirement for Supreme Court journalists

Law background no longer a pre-requisite to apply for accreditation

Journalists will now get parking access at Supreme Court premises

In a significant move towards making the Supreme Court more accessible to journalists, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has announced the relaxation of the requirement for a law degree to become an accredited correspondent covering the Supreme Court.

“What we are doing is two things — just yesterday, I signed a file for expanding the footprint of the accredited correspondents for the Supreme Court. I did not know for what reason there was a condition that you must have necessarily passed a law degree — that we have relaxed,” CJI Chandrachud was quoted as saying by Bar and Bench.

The move allows journalists without a legal background to apply for accreditation.

In addition to this, the accredited journalists will now also have access to parking facilities within the Supreme Court premises, the Chief Justice said.