HC asks TV Today Network to deposit Broadcast Audience Research Council fine with court

The Bombay High Court has directed TV Today Network Ltd, which runs the news channel India Today, to deposit Rs 5 lakh, the fine imposed on it by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), in the court registry.

A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Milind Jadhav was on Thursday hearing a petition filed by TV Today Network Limited challenging the July 31, 2020, order passed by the disciplinary council of BARC imposing the fine for alleged viewership malpractices.