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CJI SA Bobde led bench hears the case against communal reporting of the #TablighiJamaat incident

CJI:We are not happy with the reply of the Centre. You have not dealt with the applicability of the Cable Television Networks Act and the legal regime concerning this

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CJI: First you did not file a proper affidavit and then you filed an affidavit which did not deal with the two important questions. This way it cannot be done Mr Mehta.

You have to tell us how you have acted under Cable TV Act in some prior incident

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CJI: We want to know the mechanism employed by you and this affidavit has nothing on it. Why should we refer to NBSA etc when you have the authority to look into it. If it does not exist then you create an authority else we will hand it over to an outside agency

Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta: NBSA is a self regulatory body.

SG Mehta: your contentions can be addressed by this affidavit too. But we will file an elaborate one as per the corners raised.

Matter to be heard after three weeks. Petitioners to reply by then.

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Evolve mechanism to address grievances against media: Supreme Court to Centre

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