Media One Television Channel has moved the Division Bench of the Kerala High Court against the Single Judge's order, which upheld the Home Ministry's order revoking the channel's license on national security grounds.
The petitioner submitted that the revoking of the license violated Article 19 (1) of the Constitution, which espoused the freedom of speech and expression and Article 14, which stated that the State shall not deny to any person, equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.
The Single Judge dismissed the plea of the petitioner after concluding that the inputs given by the intelligence agencies were of serious nature and it fell under the security rating parameters. The threat to national security was raised as a ruse to cancel the license of the channel, which did not have any basis, the channel submitted.
