The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that the denial of security clearance to Malayalam news channel Media One is based on intelligence inputs, which are "sensitive" and "secret in nature".
It said that as a matter of policy and in the interest of security of the state and its establishments, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) does not disclose the reasons for denial. The affidavit was filed by the Ministry of Information of Broadcasting (MOIB) in response to the appeal by the news channel against the Kerala High Court order dismissing its plea challenging the denial of security clearance and telecast ban ordered by the Centre.
