ILNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday will pronounce a verdict on an appeal filed by ECI against the oral observations made by Madras High Court that ECI was “singularly responsible” for the Covid second wave in India and should be tried for “murder charges”.
The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah will deliver the Judgement on Madras HC’s remark that officers of ECI should be booked for murder charges.
The Court on last proceeding said that to “stop the media from reporting the proceedings is a little inappropriate,” rejecting the demand of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah was hearing a plea filed by the ECI, challenging oral observations made by the Madras High Court that ECI should probably be put up for ‘murder charges,’ in view of how the election rallies were held, in violation of COVID-19 safety norms.
The Commission had filed an application in the Madras High Court against its oral observation and said that media reports of the Court’s oral comments had caused grave prejudice to it. But, the High Court refused to entertain that application.
Justice DY Chandrachud made a important remark that, “The media is a very powerful watchdog that fosters the sense of confidence in the community. To stop media from reporting the proceedings is a little inappropriate.”
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