UDF Convener M.M. Hassan. There is no other reason for the ban, and MM said the MediaOne ban was part of the central government’s fascist approach. Hassan said.
The appeal was filed by the owners Madhyam Broadcasting Limited and the Kerala Journalists Union against the single bench verdict. A bench comprising Justice Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chali dismissed the petition. The division bench clarified that there was no need to interfere in the single bench order upholding the action of the Central Government. MediaOne management said it would approach the Supreme Court against the verdict.
On February 8, the single bench dismissed the petitions challenging the January 31 order of the Central Government. He then approached the Division Bench with an appeal. Dushyant Dwivedi, a senior advocate in the Supreme Court for MediaOne, and Adv. Solicitor General Aman Lekhi was also present. The verdict was set for February 10, after a day of deliberations.