In a major development, NDTV has refused to apologise for its coverage of the Pathankot airbase terror attack..A Bench of Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan today heard the matter briefly before ordering that the case would be heard on merits..Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, who appeared for the Centre, matter-of-factly noted that since NDTV had staunchly refused to give a letter in the nature of apology, there was no other option but to hear the matter on merits..Senior Advocate Harish Salve, who appeared for the news channel, responded with a nonchalant shrug of the shoulders..The Court will now hear the matter in detail after three weeks..The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had imposed the ban on NDTV last year for violating the said provision for its reportage on the terrorist attack on the Pathankot airbase. In November last year, NDTV decided to challenge the one-day ban before the Supreme Court..On the last date of hearing, the Centre sought a formal apology from the news channel.
In a major development, NDTV has refused to apologise for its coverage of the Pathankot airbase terror attack..A Bench of Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan today heard the matter briefly before ordering that the case would be heard on merits..Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, who appeared for the Centre, matter-of-factly noted that since NDTV had staunchly refused to give a letter in the nature of apology, there was no other option but to hear the matter on merits..Senior Advocate Harish Salve, who appeared for the news channel, responded with a nonchalant shrug of the shoulders..The Court will now hear the matter in detail after three weeks..The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had imposed the ban on NDTV last year for violating the said provision for its reportage on the terrorist attack on the Pathankot airbase. In November last year, NDTV decided to challenge the one-day ban before the Supreme Court..On the last date of hearing, the Centre sought a formal apology from the news channel.