The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Central government’s decision to revoke the security clearance of Kerala-based news and current affairs TV channel Media One “on the basis of intelligence inputs which are sensitive and secretive in nature”.
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, heading a three-judge Bench, said the government’s decision had effectively shut down the business of media house Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited, which runs Media One in the name of “national security and public order” without fully disclosing the specific reasons for revoking their security clearance.
The Bench, also comprising Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath, said the company was “surely entitled” to know the “particulars” of the ban.
