Guidelines for web media service providers sought

  • | Saturday | 18th August, 2018

A plea was moved before the Delhi High Court on Friday seeking to form guidelines to regulate over-the-top (Internet) media service providers operating in the country. ‘Incorrect depiction’His plea sought that a “grievance redressal mechanism” be set up specifically to deal with complaints against Internet media service providers operating in the country. The web series is based on author Vikram Chandra’s novel with the same title. The lawyer claimed in his petition that the web series has depicted incorrectly events such as the Bofors scandal, Shah Bano case, Babri Masjid demolition and communal riots. ‘Image tarnished’Advocate Nikhil Bhalla filed a public interest litigation seeking removal of two scenes from Netflix series Sacred Games.

more-in A plea was moved before the Delhi High Court on Friday seeking to form guidelines to regulate over-the-top (Internet) media service providers operating in the country. ‘Image tarnished’ Advocate Nikhil Bhalla filed a public interest litigation seeking removal of two scenes from Netflix series Sacred Games. Mr. Bhalla claimed these scenes “tarnished” the image of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. ‘Incorrect depiction’ His plea sought that a “grievance redressal mechanism” be set up specifically to deal with complaints against Internet media service providers operating in the country. The lawyer claimed in his petition that the web series has depicted incorrectly events such as the Bofors scandal, Shah Bano case, Babri Masjid demolition and communal riots. The court has listed his petition for hearing on September 20. The web series is based on author Vikram Chandra’s novel with the same title.

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