'When Reputation Is Hurt, Man Is Half Dead': Madras HC Tells Press To Be More Cautious While Making Allegations Against Religious Leaders
11 months, 2 weeks ago

'When Reputation Is Hurt, Man Is Half Dead': Madras HC Tells Press To Be More Cautious While Making Allegations Against Religious Leaders

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has asked the media to be more cautious while making allegations, especially sexual allegations, against religious leaders as the same not only affects the administration of the institutions but will also create a false image against such religious leaders. With respect to religious leaders, the court observed that India was a country with multicultural religious people where each religion had religious heads and each had its own reputation. Thus, the court said that the media, being the fourth pillar of democracy was expected to take more caution while making allegations against the religious leaders. The pastor had filed the criminal revision case against an order of the Judicial Magistrate, Kodaikanal, dismissing his application to take appropriate action against the Reporter and Proprietor of Naveena Netrikan weekly magazine for publishing a defamatory and derogatory article against the Pastor alleging him of giving sex torture to a number of sisters and students at a Kodaikanal Guest House.

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SC Rejects High Court's Ban on Madrasa Education, Emphasizing Its Importance in Promoting National Integration
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SC Rejects High Court's Ban on Madrasa Education, Emphasizing Its Importance in Promoting National Integration

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has affirmed the importance of institutions such as madrasas, vedic schools and Buddhist monasteries, stating that they should not be seen as a threat to constitutional principles. The court emphasized that it is the responsibility of the State to regulate these institutions and ensure that children receive modern education alongside religious teachings, ultimately in the national interest.

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