The Supreme Court Thursday said control over TV programmes having 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. Hearing a plea on the media reporting issue in the Tablighi Jamaat case, a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde also referred to the internet shutdown in some areas of Delhi on January 26 when the tractor parade by farmers protesting against three new farm laws turned violent, leaving 300 policemen and scores of others injured. 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, said the bench, also comprising Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian.
Curb Inflammatory TV Programmes, Supreme Court Tells Centre
The bench made the observation while hearing a batch of pleas concerning the media s reporting of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supreme Court building. Photo: The Wire
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the Centre for not curbing inflammatory TV programmes. The court said that control over TV news which may have an instigating effect is an important preventive measure to maintain law and order.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde told solicitor general Tushar Mehta, who was appearing for the Centre, that there are programmes which have an instigating effect, and the government is doing nothing about it.
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Control over some news is as important as some preventive measure and check law and order situation, the bench headed by Chief Justice Bobde said. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-28T13:50:47+05:30 SC Slams Centre For Doing Nothing About Instigating News Over Tablighi Congregation, Farmers Protests outlookindia.com 2021-01-28T16:58:08+05:30
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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.