New Delhi, Sep 12 (NationPress) Following the recent bomb threats targeting courts, the Supreme Court has implemented a ban on photography and videography using mobile devices within its high security zone, an official disclosed on Friday.

A circular issued on September 10 empowers security personnel to prohibit any individual, including staff members, advocates, or others, from capturing photos or videos in the designated high security area.

To manage media operations on the Supreme Court's main grounds, the circular outlines that media personnel are to conduct interviews and broadcast news live at their assigned location in the low security zone.

“Should media personnel breach these guidelines, their access to the High Security Zone may be suspended for one month,” the circular stated.

The Supreme Court has also instructed the Bar Association or the State Bar Council to take necessary measures if any Advocate, Litigant, Intern, or Law Clerk disobeys these regulations.

“Any infringement of these guidelines by Registry staff will be taken very seriously, and for other stakeholders, the relevant department head will be asked to impose disciplinary measures according to their protocols,” the circular added.

This directive from the apex court to limit photography emerged on a day when hoax bomb threats to the Delhi High Court and Bombay High Court sparked widespread alarm.

Operations were disrupted as courtrooms were evacuated, and bar associations urged lawyers to take safety precautions.

The Delhi High Court received a bomb threat via email, leading to the suspension of all hearings and the evacuation of the court premises.

The Delhi Police dispatched a bomb detection and disposal team, cordoning off the area until the threat was confirmed as a hoax.

The email, sent under the alias 'Kanimozhi Thevidiya', warned that the judge's chamber in the High Court would “detonate shortly” and suggested an attempt to “recreate” the 1998 Coimbatore blasts in Patna with the involvement of the ISI.