Supreme Court tells Centre to curb instigating TV programmes
SC was hearing petitions by Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind, Peace Party and others regarding the media coverage of Tablighi Jamaat meet in Delhi last year. (Image Source: File Photo)
Updated: Jan 28, 2021, 06:00 PM IST
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday, said that Television programmes and news that instigates people to violence should be actively controlled. The apex court further suggested that the laws regarding this be tightened.
The court was hearing petitions by Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind, Peace Party and others regarding the media coverage of the Tablighi Jamaat meet in Delhi last year. The Supreme Court has issued notices to the government, the Press Council of India and the Broadcasting Association.
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Referring to the internet shutdown on January 26 amid unrest in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Thursday took the Centre to task for not doing anything to curb television programmes which instigate or impact a community . The top court noted the need for fair and factual reporting is imperative to check law and order situation.
Curbing TV programmes which incite violence as important as providing lathis to policemen: SC tells Centre The top court also slammed the Centre for doing nothing to curb hate news while hearing a batch of pleas on the TV coverage of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation during the onset of the COVD-19 pandemic File image of the Supreme Court of India. PTI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said control over TV programmes having an instigating effect is as important as providing lathis to policemen for law and order and slammed the Centre for doing nothing to curb such shows.
Satya Prakash
New Delhi, January 28
Noting that certain contents aired by TV news channels have an “instigating effect”, the Supreme Court on Thursday said the Government wasn’t doing anything to check such reporting.
“The fact of the matter is that there are programmes which have an instigating effect and you being the government is doing nothing about it… There are programmes which instigate or impact a community. But as a government, you do nothing,” a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.
“Fair and truthful reporting is normally not a problem. Problem is when it is used to agitate others. It is as important as providing ‘lathis’ to policemen. It is an important preventive part of the law and order situation,” it said while hearing PILs filed by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and Peace Party seeking directions to the Centre to stop dissemination of “fake news”.