GUWAHATI HC SETS ASIDE NOTICE BANNING TELECAST OF “BEGUM JAAN,” A SHOW ALLEGEDLY PROMOTING ‘LOVE JIHAD’
Harshil Dureja -0
Begum Jaan, an Assamese TV series based loosely on the theme of 1948 Assamese movie Siraj ran in legal troubles for allegedly promoting ‘Love Jihad’. Siraj was a critically acclaimed movie which was made on the theme of national integration with a message of communal harmony but in 2020,...
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING AMENDS CABLE TV NETWORK RULES,1994 TO ADDRESS CITIZENS’ GRIEVANCES.
Pooja Gala -
On 17th June, 2021, the Central Government has issued a notification (Read notification here) amending the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 to provide a statutory mechanism for the redressal of complaints relating to content broadcasted by the television channels. These rules have been termed as “The Cable Television Networks...
SUPREME COURT ON SUDARSHAN NEWS SHOW: AN ATTEMPT TO VILIFY MUSLIMS GETTING SELECTED IN CIVIL SERVICES
Harshil Dureja -
In an earlier post we had covered how the show, Bindas Bol on Sudarshan News, anchored by Sudarshan Chavkhane has been in legal trouble for being communalising in nature ever since it’s trailer was released. The Supreme court had earlier declined to issue a pre-broadcast interlocutory injunction while the...
ANTI TOBACCO HEALTH WARNINGS FOR OTT CONTENT: SHOULD OTT BE TREATED AT PAR WITH THEATRES AND TELEVISION?
Anushree Rauta -
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently notified the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) 2023 Rules, 2023 (“2023 Rules”) on 31st May, 2023 which is to come into effect within 3 (three) months from the date of...