Calcutta High Court Refuses To Stop Telecast Of An Interview Given By A Sitting Judge To A News Channel

The Calcutta High Court today refused to stop the telecast of an interview given by the sitting judge of the High Court to a news channel as it expressed a hope that the news channel won't telecast or broadcast anything which may have an adverse effect on the image of the judiciary.With this hope and expectation, the bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi. The Calcutta High Court today refused to stop the telecast of an interview given by the sitting judge of the High Court to a news channel as it expressed a hope that the news channel won't telecast or broadcast anything which may have an adverse effect on the image of the judiciary. The PIL plea had essentially submitted that the Bengali news channel "ABP Adanda" is going to telecast/broadcast an interview of one of the sitting Judges of the High Court and prayed that the telecast of the same be stopped. It was further contended that such an interview of a sitting judge is contrary to the Restatement of Values of Judicial Life and the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct, therefore, immediate restrain order should be issued to prohibit the news channel in question to telecast any such interview.