New Delhi (ILNS): A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to regulate news channels over broadcast and publishing of content based on communal disharmony and hate speech.
The petitioner submitted that the issue of the sanction comes after taking cognizance and not at the registration of FIR stage, according to Section 196 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Sangeeta Tyagi, widow of the Late Congress national spokesperson Rajiv Tyagi, who died of a heart attack on September 12 after taking part in a heated AajTak debate, is one of two who have filed an intervention application in the Sudarshan TV hate speech case that the Supreme Court is currently hearing.
The Supreme Court today made some strong observations while restricting news channel Sudarshan TV from telecasting the remaining episodes of its show 'Bindas Bol' that talks about Muslims who get through the UPSC exam until further orders.
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a mechanism to check contents and advertisements on Twitter which are seditious, hateful inciting and spreading hatred amongst the communities in India.