{"id":46510,"date":"2017-01-13T05:15:55","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T23:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=46510"},"modified":"2017-01-13T05:16:59","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T23:46:59","slug":"set-statutory-body-deal-complaints-tv-shows-radio-programmes-sc-asks-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/set-statutory-body-deal-complaints-tv-shows-radio-programmes-sc-asks-centre","title":{"rendered":"Set up statutory body to deal with complaints on TV shows, radio programmes: SC asks Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/statutory-body-to-deal-with-complaints-on-TV-shows.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"46517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/set-statutory-body-deal-complaints-tv-shows-radio-programmes-sc-asks-centre\/statutory-body-to-deal-with-complaints-on-tv-shows\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/statutory-body-to-deal-with-complaints-on-TV-shows.jpg?fit=480%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"statutory body to deal with complaints on TV shows,\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/statutory-body-to-deal-with-complaints-on-TV-shows.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/statutory-body-to-deal-with-complaints-on-TV-shows.jpg?fit=480%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-46517\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/statutory-body-to-deal-with-complaints-on-TV-shows.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/statutory-body-to-deal-with-complaints-on-TV-shows.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/statutory-body-to-deal-with-complaints-on-TV-shows.jpg?resize=133%2C100&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/statutory-body-to-deal-with-complaints-on-TV-shows.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to set up a statutory mechanism to deal with citizens\u2019 complaints against TV and radio programmes.<\/p>\n<p>A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud asked the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to use the power under section 22 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act and set up a body to deal with complaints against television and radio channels.<\/p>\n<p>The court considered the submission of the Centre that there has been mechanism to deal with such cases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Union of India said that there is a mechanism. 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