A division bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday upheld the Centre's decision to revoke the broadcasting licence of Media One Malayalam television channel.
Considering an appeal filed by channel's management - Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited, against a single bench order last month upholding the Centre's decision, the division bench observed certain adverse reports of the intelligence bureau. Even as the Centre did not produce too many details, certain aspects could be viewed as affecting the public order or the state's security.
The channel authorities are planning to take up the matter with the Supreme Court.
The Kozhikode headquartered channel's management has the backing of Islamic outfit Jamaat-e-Islami, Kerala. In March 2020, Media One and another Malayalam news channel were banned by the Centre for 48 hours, after being accused of hurting communal sentiments while reporting North-East Delhi violence.
In January, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting revoked the channel's licence, citing that the Home ministry denied security clearance to Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited for renewal of permission for uplinking and downlinking of news and current affairs TV channel Media One.
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Published 02 March 2022, 06:50 IST