(Arun Mishra and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ.)
In Re: Matter of Great Public Importance Touching Upon the Independence of Judiciary – Mentioned By Shri Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General of India
Suo Moto Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1/2019, decided on April 20, 2019
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. Having considered the matter, we refrain from passing any judicial order at this moment leaving it to the wisdom of the media to show restraint, act responsibly as is expected from them and accordingly decide what should or should not be published as wild and scandalous allegations undermine and irreparably damage reputation and negate independence of judiciary. We would therefore at this juncture leave it to the media to take off such material which is undesirable.
SUO MOTO WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 1/2019
IN RE : MATTER OF GREAT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE TOUCHING UPON THE INDEPENDENCE OF JUDICIARY – MENTIONED BY SHRI TUSHAR MEHTA, SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA
Date : 20-04-2019 This matter was called on for hearing today.
(Before Arun Mishra and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ.)
For PARTIES Mr. K.K. Venugopal, AG
Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG
Mr. Rakesh Khanna, Sr. Adv.
By Courts Motion, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
ORDER
2. In terms of the signed order, the Court observed as under:—
“Having considered the matter, we refrain from passing any judicial order at this moment leaving it to the wisdom of the media to show restraint, act responsibly as is expected from them and accordingly decide what should or should not be published as wild and scandalous allegations undermine and irreparably damage reputation and negate independence of judiciary. We would therefore at this juncture leave it to the media to take off such material which is undesirable.”
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