Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Editors Guild Of India Members From Manipur Police FIRs Over Fact Finding Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Editors Guild Of India Members From Manipur Police FIRs Over Fact Finding Report

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim protection to four members of the Editors Guild of India from the FIRs registered by the Manipur police over a fact-finding report published by them in relation to the ethnic violence in the northeastern state.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Jusitce JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra passed the order while issuing. The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim protection to four members of the Editors Guild of India from the FIRs registered by the Manipur police over a fact-finding report published by them in relation to the ethnic violence in the northeastern state. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Jusitce JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra passed the order while issuing notice to the State of Manipur on the writ petition filed by the EGI members. Divan said that two FIRs have been registered against the members of the fact finding team alleging that their report "promoted enmity".

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