Suresh Chavhanke, owner and editor-in-chief of Sudarshan News. (File)
The Delhi High Court on Saturday refused to vacate its stay on the telecast of a programme on Sudarshan TV about a “big expose on conspiracy to infiltrate Muslims in government service”. In an interim order on Friday, the high court had restrained the channel from airing the programme ‘Bindas Bol' which was scheduled for telecast at 8 pm last evening.
A special hearing was held on Saturday post 7 pm by Justice Navin Chawla on a plea filed by Sudarshan TV and its editor-in-chief seeking to vacate the stay order on telecast of the programme, a lawyer said.
The channel submitted that the Supreme Court, on another petition, on Friday has refused to restrain pre-broadcast ban on Sudarshan TV from telecasting the programme.
An advocate associated with the case said the judge asked the channel to first respond to the notice issued to it by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which has sought a clarification after receiving several complaints.
The court asked the channel to submit by September 1, its reply to the ministry, represented through central government standing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia, which will decide it within 48 hours and place the decision before…
