The Splendid Courtroom on Friday restrained more than a few state government from taking coercive steps in opposition to TV information anchor Rohit Ranjan, who’s dealing with more than one FIRs for taking part in a doctored clip of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. The apex court docket additionally issued realize, together with to the Centre throughout the place of work of the Lawyer Basic, on Ranjan’s plea in quest of clubbing of FIRs and coverage from coercive motion.
Whilst issuing realize at the plea, a holiday bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and J Ok Maheshwari stated in the intervening time, the respondent government shall now not take coercive steps in opposition to the petitioner to take him into custody in reference to the telecast of the programme on July 1.
The highest court docket used to be listening to the plea of the scoop anchor who’s dealing with FIRs in some states for taking part in a doctored clip of Gandhi.
Ranjan had later apologised and the scoop programme used to be withdrawn.
