Top Law News Police cane media inside court complex October 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala government has ordered an enquiry into a police attack on reporters inside the district court complex in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, officials said. The mediapersons were reporting a protest march by the Thiruvananthapuram Bar Association when they were cane-charged. The lawyers, who were agitating against one of their colleagues being roughed up by the […] Read more » cane complex Court inside media police
Top Law News Aarushi murder: CBI says media quoted bogus sources August 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Aarushi murder: CBI says media quoted bogus sources The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday sought the Supreme Court’s directions to the media to refrain from ‘sensational’ reporting, claiming that the sources mentioned in reports on the Aarushi-Hemraj murder were not its officers who brief reporters. The CBI favoured setting up of an independent body to monitor media reports particularly when there were […] Read more » Aarushi murder bogus CBI media quoted sources
Top Law News Court warns media against sensationalization July 15, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday cautioned the media against sensationalizing court matters and quoting out of context the observations that are made during hearings. The media should realize its “own responsibility towards the nation”, the apex court bench of Justice J.M. Panchal and Justice A.K. Patnaik said during the hearing of a contempt petition against union […] Read more » Court media sensationalization