Petition Seeking Probe Against Media Houses For Telecasting Exit Polls Dismissed

A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said the PIL is clearly a political interest litigation.

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking an investigation against media houses and their associates/companies for telecasting the exit polls immediately after the conclusion of the final phase of Lok Sabha elections.

A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said the PIL is clearly a political interest litigation.

"The government is already elected now. Let us now close the saga of what happens during elections and let us now get on with governance in the country. The Election Commission will handle it and we will not run the Election Commission. This is a clear case of political interest litigation. Dismissed."