The court said the “creative genre” of satire –which is included within the ambit of freedom of speech-must be encouraged and protected, and since the defendants also claim that their programme is satire, a trial would be required to examine whether the content in question is satirical or malicious. It would definitely be in the interest of the public that every broadcaster has the right of fair comment on current events and of criticism and review, including of the programmes created by others,” it said, The court said while it cannot accept “self-appointment” by defendants as “regulator” of the content of media as there already existed a mechanism for it, “their right to comment and criticize cannot be restricted”.
“Varied presentations and discussions would result in the availability of several shades of opinion before the public, which can then come to its own conclusion. In fact, the availability of a multitude of reporting styles, prioritization and presentation of events that occur daily, would always be in public interest, since broadcast is intended to communicate to the public,” the court stated.
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“This court would accept that the right to comment on content created on social-media or on TV channels has also to be recognized as a facet of the right to free speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a). The court on Friday refused to grant any interim relief to the plaintiff media house and dismissed its application for interim injunction. The court was passing an order on a lawsuit by a media house against online news portal Newslaundry for allegedly ridiculing and defaming its news broadcast and anchors through its content. Other than that, the ability to express an opinion must be freely available for all who hold an opinion,” the court said. “Of course, the right to privacy and reputation cannot be violated in the garb of freedom to comment. Justice Asha Menon noted dissemination of a spectrum of information would result in a better informed society and the right to comment should be subject to reasonable restrictions under the Constitution in relation to threat to national security and law and order and defamation.
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