Gujarat High Court orders re-publication of apologies by major newspapers for incorrect reporting
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has directed The Times of India(ToI), The Indian Express, and Divya Bhaskar to reissue public apologies after finding their previous apologies for incorrect court reporting insufficient.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi rejected the apologies published by the three newspapers on August 23, stating that they were not in bold letters or prominently placed as instructed in the Court's order on August 22.
"You should have given it a complete headline that the apology is in relation to what. Who is going to understand what the apology is for?" Chief Justice Agarwal remarked, expressing dissatisfaction with the format of the apologies.
The Court granted the newspapers an additional three days to publish fresh apologies on their front pages, ensuring they are in bold letters and clearly indicating that the apology pertains to a wrong report published on August 13, 2024, regarding court proceedings on the rights of aided minority institutions.
The Court had previously issued notices to the regional editors of the newspapers for what it described as a "false and distorted narration" of the proceedings. Although the newspapers tendered apologies in their affidavits, the Court was not satisfied and ordered the publication of public apologies.
During the hearing on Monday, the Bench observed that the apologies published were too small and lacked the necessary emphasis. The Chief Justice also warned that failure to comply with the Court’s directions could result in contempt of court notices against the editors.
The Court also directed the newspapers to give wide publicity to the next Lok Adalat session as a form of compensation for the judicial time wasted on this issue.
Senior Advocate Devang Nanvati appeared for The Indian Express and ToI, while Advocate Maulik G Nanavati represented Divya Bhaskar.
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For supporters, ''Thalapathy'' Vijay becomes ''Muthalamaichar'' Vijay
Chennai (PTI): As actor-politician Vijay-led TVK appeared inching towards the majority mark of 118 Assembly seats out of the total 234 segments in Tamil Nadu, celebrations by party workers and fans erupted across the state.
Amid chants of 'TVK' and 'Vijay,' party workers gathered outside the party headquarters at Panaiyur near here and distributed sweets and hailed the party founder as "Muthalamaichar (Chief Minister) Vijay, who continues to be popular as "Thalapathy (Commander, his film title)."
Meanwhile, visuals of Vijay's father Chandrashekar and some family members expressing joy and happiness appeared in some television channels. Vijay's party is leading in at least 108 seats out of the total 234 segments.
