While there has been ample criticism of the media from within the fraternity, there were several moments this year when the Indian judiciary also sat up and lashed out at sections of the fourth pillar of democracy.
Be it hate speech, “kangaroo style media trials”, or criticism over listing of cases, the Supreme Court fixed its gaze on the media over several issues, and even, at least once, asked for a “break” from personal attacks against judges. But were the court’s remarks binding, or did they border on judicial overreach? And was the media always jumping the gun?
