"We respect freedom of the press but it has to act responsibly. Electronic media can't think they become Popes overnight"
The Supreme Court바카라 웹사이트on Thursday바카라 웹사이트whacked the electronic media with one hand, asking them to be a more 'responsible' while reporting, while with the other hand signed an order giving a partial relief to news portal The Wire in a defamation case filed by Amit Shah라이브 바카라 son Jay Shah.
Justice Misra said: "We respect freedom of the press but it has to act responsibly. Electronic media can't think they become Popes overnight," he was바카라 웹사이트as saying by the바카라 웹사이트NDTV.
A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was hearing the plea filed by The Wire seeking to quash criminal defamation case against the news portal for reporting on Jay Shah. The apex court has바카라 웹사이트restrained defamation proceedings against the portal바카라 웹사이트till바카라 웹사이트April 12, granting it a partial relief.
Jay Shah had filed a criminal defamation case in a metropolitan court in Gujarat in November last year against news portal바카라 웹사이트The Wire바카라 웹사이트over a report claiming his firm's turnover grew exponentially after the party came to power in 2014. The Gujarat high Court in January had refused to quash the suit on the news portal's plea.
The bench바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트Chief Justice바카라 웹사이트Dipak Misra바카라 웹사이트and Justices바카라 웹사이트AM Khanwilkar바카라 웹사이트and바카라 웹사이트DY Chandrachud바카라 웹사이트criticised TV media for its style of reporting during the trial.He, however, said that his remark was not in particular about the case but an observation in general.
“Electronic media바카라 웹사이트. I don’t want to name channels, but some people think they are Popes sitting on the pulpit, passing judgement. They should be more responsible and the realisation must dawn upon them.”
Incidentally, even the Pope, the high priest of Catholic church, had in last December urged the media to be factual and free from manipulation.
“People need factual and trustworthy news that avoids sensationalism and whipping up heated reactions, Pope Francis said. It is important the press not be "constantly at the mercy of easy slogans or improvised information campaigns, which show the intention of manipulating reality, opinions and people themselves, often creating worthless 'media dust storms,'" he told members of the press.
Justice Mishra said바카라 웹사이트while he was all for the freedom of press, "how can anyone start speaking anything about anyone? There are limits." 'Sometimes journalists write things that amount to sheer contempt of court,"바카라 웹사이트PTI바카라 웹사이트reporting him as saying.
Justice Misra himself was the butt of insinuations when in바카라 웹사이트a first-of-its-kind press conference -- attended by Justices Jasti Chelameshwar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph -- the four senior judges appealed to the바카라 웹사이트nation바카라 웹사이트to save their institution if they wanted democracy in the country to survive.바카라 웹사이트Assignment of바카라 웹사이트Judge Loya case, a prerogative of the chief justice, was seen as reason behind the historic press conference.