The Bombay High Court has slammed the way news channels handled the Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case, saying that some actions were contemptuous in nature.
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court on Monday to direct the CBI to submit a status report in the case of the death of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Celebrity arrests have put the spotlight on drug abuse. While various Acts have stringent provisions to tackle this menace, there are also attempts to depenalise consumption and offences involving small amounts.
New Delhi (ILNS): A petition has been filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking a stay on the release of the short film ‘Priya’ made on late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking orders to restrain electronic and print media from broadcasting/publishing any material that may lead to a media trial, directly or indirectly hampering the investigation in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case.
The CJI heard a plea filed by Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic Media Network, challenging the breach of privilege motion against him by Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly.
After the Bombay High Court pulled up the media for being highly polarised in its coverage of the Rajput case, the News Broadcasting Standards Authority directed four channels to air their apologies.
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed by advocate Puneet Dhanda who sought a court monitored CBI investigation into the death of Bollywood Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s former manager Disha Salian. The court asked him to approach the Bombay High Court.