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Supreme Court to hear plea seeking stay on @SudarshanNewsTV program of #UPSC_Jihad & to balance freedom of speech & expression with the right of a journalist.
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SC had observed it would form a committee leading to formation of standards for electronic media. It had also said that one "cannot say that Muslims are infiltrating the civil services." The channel was injuncted from airing any more episodes till further orders.
Centre in its reply has informed SC that it should first regulate digital media as it has a wider reach. Next ir contends that SC should not lay down standards without an amicus or committee of amicus since its one show or a few episodes.
@MIB_India
News Broadcasters Association, on the other hand says their regulations are referred to by various HCs and that they have rules and an authority in place to recieve complaints against electronic media, impose cost on them or even refer them to @MIB_India for license revocation
.@SureshChavhanke @SudarshanNewsTV has informed SC that UPSC Jihad was used as a terminology in the show owing to the foreign funding pooled in by the Zakat Foundation and how "infiltration was happening in the UPSC"
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Supreme Court to shortly begin hearing the plea against @SudarshanNewsTV program.

Item 16 being heard now. Item 20 is the Sudarshan TV case.

#LiveUpdates
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Hearing begins.

Senior Adv Shyam Divan for the channel starts: We have filed our affidavit.

Senior Adv Anoop Chaudhari: We recieved their reply at 12 pm. So many irrelevant things!

@SureshChavhanke
@SudarshanNewsTV
#binsaasbol #UPSC_Jihad #freespeech #hatespeech Image
Divan: Very difficult to prepare the reply in such a short span of time. I understand what other side is saying as I was in the same position last time and was ambushed by the IA

@SureshChavhanke
@SudarshanNewsTV
#binsaasbol #UPSC_Jihad #freespeech #hatespeech
Divan: I have also recieved the other affidavits just now. You all will sit on Monday and can be taken up then or take it up tomorrow. I have a court commitment from Mon which will take time

@SureshChavhanke
@SudarshanNewsTV
#binsaasbol #UPSC_Jihad #freespeech #hatespeech
Divan: Can I place my affidavit with the understanding that it will not conclude today and can continue on Monday.

Justice Chandrachud: the bench will break at 3:15 pm

@SureshChavhanke
@SudarshanNewsTV
#binsaasbol #UPSC_Jihad #freespeech #hatespeech
Adv Shadan Farasat: all the episodes are available on YouTube

Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta: Why don't you send a pendrive to the court master

@SureshChavhanke
@SudarshanNewsTV
#binsaasbol #UPSC_Jihad #freespeech #hatespeech
SG Mehta: Since Mr Divan has a professional difficulty on Monday, we can have the hearing tomorrow.

Justice Chandrachud: We can ask CJI to constitute a bench tomorrow for this case and we can have the hearing tomorrow at 10.30 am and finish it off
Senior Adv Anoop Chaudhari: we cannot be expected to file a reply by tomorrow

Justice Chandrachud: How long is the affidavit by @SudarshanNewsTV ?

Chaudhari: 92 pages!
Justice Chandrachud: Mr Divan has submitted his unavailability from Monday. All counsels have agreed for a hearing tomorrow. We will urge the CJI to constitute a bench tomorrow at 10.30 am

SG Mehta: Please keep it at 12 pm
Justice Chandrachud: We will start at 12 and finish it at 1.30 pm tomorrow

Counsel for Press Council of India: Please allow me to make submissions after Mr Divan
Justice KM Joseph: Who is your client, Mr Divan? A Cable TV operator or a broadcaster? Rule 6 applies to the cable TV network operators.

Senior Adv Preetesh Kapur for PCI: Yes that is why electronic media is on a different footing as they use public property like air waves Image
Senior Adv Divan: I had given an assurance that links or pendrives are given to the court Master. It was not given, I will ensure you have the links atleast today via the court master

Hearing ends.
Plea against the broadcast of Sudarshan TV's "UPSC Jihad" show - Supreme Court hearing adjourned to tomorrow: LIVE UPDATES [Day 3]
#SudarshanNews #SudarshanTV @SudarshanNewsTV @SudarshanNewsTV #UPSC_Jihad
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