Chief Justice Of India Nv Ramana Calls Media Trial As Kangaroo Courts
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana warned on Saturday that kangaroo courts on TV debates and social media were going backwards and that their actions were “prejudiced,” “ill-informed,” and “agenda-driven.” Following the opposition to a ruling earlier this month on former BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma’s statements on the Prophet Muhammad, which the Supreme Court claimed had inflamed communal animosity across the country, the remarks take on enormous significance. The chief judge stated that print media still has some degree of accountability and added, “Electronic media, however, have no accountability because what they broadcast simply vanishes into thin air....