In Election Commission of India Vs. MR Vijaya Bhaskar (2021) Justice D.Y Chandrachud, M.R Shah, SC upheld Media’s freedom to report Court hearings. In this case Election Commission of India filed a petition to restrain media from reporting oral remarks that are made by the judges in court. The Supreme Court gave its verdict and gave freedom to the media to report all the oral observations made by lawyers and judges during a court hearing. It said that restraining the media would be unconstitutional and against Article 19(1) of the Indian Constitution of Freedom of speech & amp; expression & amp; Open Court Proceedings The bench also highlighted the ‘transparency in the democratic institution’ because they gather public faith, accountability, and scrutiny. Reddy & amp; Reddy Law Firm is the association of skilled advocates and will help you in all matters.
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