Supreme Court of India
Chief Election Commissioner of India v. M.r Vijayabhaskar & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above discussion, we find no substance in the 231 prayer of the EC for restraining the media from reporting on court proceedings.
Judgment, page 35
From the headnote
Constitution of India: Arts. 32, 226, 19(1)(a), 19(2) – Freedom of the media to report court proceedings – High Court made certain oral remarks attributing responsibility to the Election Commission-EC for the present surge in the number of cases of COVID-19, due to their failure to implement COVID-19 related protocol during the elections – Oral remarks were ‘EC is singularly responsible for the second wave of Covid-19 and that the EC should be put up for murder charges” – Said remarks though not part of order of the High Court, were reported in print, electronic and tele media – EC seeking a…
Authorities it was built on
- 1977 Mohinder Singh Gill & Anr. v. The Chief Election Commissioner, New Delhi & Ors.
- 1966 Naresh Shridhar Mirajkar and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
- 2010 Md. Shahabuddin v. State of Bihar & Ors.
- 1963 Dr. Raghubir Sharan v. The State of Bihar
- 1990 A.M. Mathur v. Pramod Kumar Gupta
- 1992 Life Insurance Corpn. of India and Ors. Etc. v. Prof. Manubhai D. Shah Etc. Etc.
- 2018 Swapnil Tripathi v. Supreme Court of India
- 1966 Samyukta Socialist Party v. Election Commission of India & Anr.
- 1996 Kashi Nath Roy v. State of Bihar
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