Case Law Details
Radhika Balasaria
Brief of the Case
In the case of S. Baskar Mathuram Vs. State of Tamil Nadu and its various officers a writ petition was filed by a practitioner of law in the name of public interest, seeking relief in relation to an unfortunate incident which was alleged to have taken place in some remote rural area in the State. The Hon’ble High Court held that the intervention of court was not called for in the matter and the Superintendent of Police, Madurai District shall monitor the entire follow-up action strictly in accordance with law.
Further, the Hon’ble High Court directed the State Government to put in place a policy decision to ensure that Print and Electronic Media does not while reporting instances of similar nature from furnishing any details which are capable of enabling the readers or general public to come to know of the identity of either the victims or those juveniles who are in conflict with the law. Hon’ble High Court also directed the Registrar (Administration) of this Bench to immediately circulate instructions to all Print, Electronic and Media Houses not to publish the names of the practitioners and individual names of judges as part of a news item.
Facts of the Case
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