Staying the central government’s ban on Malayalam news channel MediaOne over “security grounds”, the Supreme Court allowed the channel to be aired in an interim order on Tuesday, Live Law reported. The channel had filed an appeal challenging the central government’s decision.
The matter was heard by a bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath. The order was passed after the bench examined the files relied upon by the ministry of home affairs to cite “security” concerns while banning MediaOne. On March 10, the bench had asked the government to produce the files it had relied upon to refuse the broadcasting licence.
