The court issued notices while hearing a petition filed by a BJP member.
11 Mar, 2021
The Karnataka High Court issued notices on Wednesday to 70 media platforms, as well as the central and state government, directing them to strictly follow the programme code as laid out in the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act. The direction was issued while the court was hearing a petition filed by Arma V Hiremath, a lawyer and BJP member, the
The high court s move came after Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi resigned on March 3 after TV channels aired images and video clips of a sex CD that allegedly featured him and an unidentified young woman. Jarkiholi, who was the minister for major and medium irrigation, allegedly sexually harassed the woman in return for a government job.
The Karnataka High Court has passed an interim order directing TV news channels to strictly follow the Programme Code defined under Section 5 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 .
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice To AajTak, Press Council Of India And The Centre On Plea Alleging Misreporting On Farmers Protests On Republic Day
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The Delhi High Court today issued notice to and sought replies from AajTak, the Press Council of India and the Centre, on a petition filed by former MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa alleging that video reports by the channel on the protests are in fact a concoction of phantom imagination bearing no nexus to the facts of the protests.Alleging misreporting by the channel on the farmers protests.
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