Is there mechanism for checking TV news before damage is done: HC asks govt

The Bombay High Court on Friday asked the Union government if there is any mechanism for checking the content broadcast by news channels before the “damage is done”.

Hearing Public Interest Litigations about coverage of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, the court also said that if the media crossed the line, it is for the legislature to act.

“In a case where the media crosses the ‘Lakshman Rekha’, it is for the Parliament to step in. Why should the court do it?” the HC said.

The petitioners, which includes several former IPS officers, have said there is a “media trial” going on in the Rajput case, and it should be stopped.