The Supreme Court pronounced its judgment over the Election Commission’s plea in protest towards the Madras High Court’s assertion stating the ‘EC Officials as murders’ for permitting to conduct elections whereas the nation was reeling with the second wave of Coronavirus pandemic.
The apex Court reiterated its assertion that the media can’t be stopped from reporting any courtroom listening to as it’s their proper and other people need to know what is occurring contained in the Court.
The Supreme Court stated, ” We find no substance in the prayer of ECI to restrain media from reporting Court proceedings. It is essential to hold the judiciary accountable.”
The SC stated the remarks made by the Madras High Court have been “harsh and the metaphor improper” and judicial restraint was obligatory.
“There is a need for judicial restraint for off-the-cuff remarks which is open for misinterpretation. Judicial language is important for constitutional ethos. Power of judicial review is so high that it forms a basic structure,” the highest courtroom noticed.
On the liberty of the media to report courtroom proceedings, the Court held,
“Open access to courts is a valuable safeguard to constitutional freedom. Freedom of the press is a facet of constitutional freedom of speech and expression,” stated the Supreme Court.
The Madras High Court had slammed the Election Commission of India for permitting political rallies amid a lethal second wave of Covid-19, holding it “singularly” answerable for the unfold of the viral illness.
“Your institution is singularly responsible for the second wave of Covid-19. Election Commission officers should be booked on murder charges probably,” the HC noticed.
