The SC sought a response from the Centre within three weeks. The matter has been posted for hearing in April.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on pleas seeking direction to restrain the Central government from censoring the BBC documentary relating to the 2002 Gujarat Riots. The SC sought a response from the Centre within three weeks. The matter has been posted for hearing in April.
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Earlier, a plea PIL was filed by advocate ML Sharma calling the ban on the BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ “malafide, arbitrary and unconstitutional”. Another similar plea was also filed by senior journalist N Ram and advocate Prashant Bhushan over taking down tweets with links to the BBC documentary.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud asked for the original record of the order to take down the documentary from the public domain. The Centre never formally publicised the blocking order, said a petition by lawyer ML Sharma.
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On January 21, the Centre issued directions for blocking multiple YouTube videos and Twitter posts sharing links to the controversial documentary.
