New Delhi: The Center has told the country's largest court that it has given Sudarshan TV the last opportunity to respond to its UPSC Jihad program. At present, this case is with the inter-ministerial committee. The government requested the court to postpone the hearing for the time being. Considering this, the court has set the next date of hearing as 26 October.
The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry has told the apex court that it had sent a notice to Sudarshan TV on September 23 for violation of the program code. The channel responded to that. According to the rules, it has been sent to the inter-ministerial committee. The committee has made some recommendations. The channel has been given the last chance to appear with an answer on them. Therefore, the hearing should be adjourned for the present.
Earlier in the hearing on September 23, the government informed the court that the channel has been sent a show-cause notice under Section 20 of the Cable TV Network Regulation Act. He has been asked to file a reply by 28 September. Further action will be taken based on the answer. The court had said that the next hearing on October 5 that day. Today once again the hearing was deferred on the request of the government.
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