Keywords: SC, Manipur, EGI
The Supreme Court granted interim protection to a Fact-finding committee transferred by Editors Guild of India (EGI) to Manipur to examine the reporting of incidents across the state by the media. An FIR was lodged against them by the Manipur police for allegedly making instigative statements. Advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for the supplicant moment, told court that solicitation was filed under Article 32 seeking quashing of the FIR and interim relief. “The FIRs are against senior reporters and editors,this commission concluded that the original news reports on the manipur violence are biassed.”, The CJI Chandrachud led bench was told.” Why have you not approached the HC? What’s the emergency?”, asked the bench also comprising judges Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. The Court was originally inclined to grant protection for a limited period of one week and asked the pleaders to avail other remedies available to them under law. Divan, still, claimed that the protection should be for longer period citing the case of Advocate Deeksha Dwivedi.” There are some fresh factors. After the report was published on 2nd and after FIRs were registered, the Chief Minister made a statement in a press conference stating that EGI has augmented contestation by making instigative statements etc,” Court was further told. SC show positive response to hear the matter and granted and gave its protection till September 11, i.e., Monday.
Shaikh Rizwan , Government Law college,Mumbai, 2nd Year,intering under legal Vidhiya.
