New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the High Court’s order upholding the Central Government’s order banning MediaOne broadcasting. The court ruled that the operation could continue until the next order. Justice D.Y. The case was heard by a bench headed by Chandrachod. The apex court was hearing a petition filed by MediaOne against the order of the high court division bench on March 10. The court was told Tuesday that a detailed hearing would be held.
‘We rule that the Central Government’s order revoking the security clearance of Media Broadcasting Limited has been revoked. Petitioners can act on the same basis as before revoking the Media One channel security clearance. ‘ – The court clarified. The court held that the plaintiffs had a right to know what the intelligence report was. ‘Files should be released. Petitioners have a right to know. That right must be protected. This is a serious situation. This cannot be accepted. ‘ – The bench said.
Senior counsel for the petitioners, Dushyant Dave, argued that the petition was an urgent matter and needed an interim order. Justice D.Y. Apart from Chandrachod, a bench comprising Justice Suryakant and Justice Vikram Nath heard the petition. In another case, Chief Justice N.V. Dushyant Dave pointed out that Ramana came on the scene.
’11 has been responsible journalism for over 11 years. The ban is said to be for security reasons. The license was applied for in May. It was banned in January for security reasons. The Central Government submitted the sealed envelope to the High Court. The Chief Justice has said that you should not come with a sealed envelope. – Dave pointed out.
In addition to the petition filed by Madhyam Broadcasting Ltd against the Kerala High Court verdict upholding the ban on MediaOne, the General Secretary of the Kerala Journalists’ Union, E.S. Subhash and editor Pramod Raman had filed an appeal in the court on behalf of the channel’s employees.
According to the editor’s petition, neither the owners of the MediaOne channel nor the more than 320 employees have ever committed treason. The petition filed by KUWJ alleges that denial of employment without being given an opportunity to respond to the allegations is a violation of fundamental rights. The decision of the Central Government is an encroachment on media freedom. The petitions allege that it is a violation of natural justice to terminate the broadcast without consulting the channel owners and employees.
On February 8, the single bench of the high court dismissed the petitions challenging the order passed by the central government on January 31.