Stick to code, Karnataka High Court tells media
The Hindu
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ordered issue of notices to the Centre and the State governments and 70 media platforms on a petition filed by a lawyer and BJP member, seeking a direction to the authorities to take steps to safeguard the right to privacy of individuals and ensure that media outlets don’t invade the privacy of individuals by breaching law.
The court, in an interim order, directed that any broadcast in the media, governed by Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, should be strictly in conformity with the terms of “Programme Code” defined under this Act.
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