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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court
Wednesday asked the Centre to
respond to a petition that seeks
adequate steps to stop the broadcast of
banned Pakistani channels in India.
A division bench of Chief Justice G.
Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw asked
counsel of the information and
broadcasting ministry and the Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to
take instructions from the government
on the issue by Jan 21.
The plea filed by Nishad Sharma said
Pakistani channels which were banned
by the government were being
broadcast by Dish TV here without any
permission from the government.
It said Dish TV provides channels
which were "not in best interests of
the country (India)", and asked the
government to cancel the licences with
respect to all the channels being aired
by Dish TV.
"The government had banned the
channels (Pakistani channels) for
inciting religious tension and breaking
national harmony of the country
(India)," the plea said.
It named 16 Pakistani channels which
were being broadcast here "illegally".
The channels mentioned included PTV
Home, Hum TV, Film Azia, Khyber TV,
Express Entertainment and Ariana TV
among othes. ..
It also asked the court to impose rigid
rules pertaining to channels being
aired throughout the country.
Petition seeks ban on Pakistani channels in India - News
Wednesday asked the Centre to
respond to a petition that seeks
adequate steps to stop the broadcast of
banned Pakistani channels in India.
A division bench of Chief Justice G.
Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw asked
counsel of the information and
broadcasting ministry and the Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to
take instructions from the government
on the issue by Jan 21.
The plea filed by Nishad Sharma said
Pakistani channels which were banned
by the government were being
broadcast by Dish TV here without any
permission from the government.
It said Dish TV provides channels
which were "not in best interests of
the country (India)", and asked the
government to cancel the licences with
respect to all the channels being aired
by Dish TV.
"The government had banned the
channels (Pakistani channels) for
inciting religious tension and breaking
national harmony of the country
(India)," the plea said.
It named 16 Pakistani channels which
were being broadcast here "illegally".
The channels mentioned included PTV
Home, Hum TV, Film Azia, Khyber TV,
Express Entertainment and Ariana TV
among othes. ..
It also asked the court to impose rigid
rules pertaining to channels being
aired throughout the country.
Petition seeks ban on Pakistani channels in India - News
