No question of apology, 'The Wire' tells Supreme Court in Jay Shah Defamation case
New Delhi : News portal The Wire and journalist Rohini Singh today made it clear that they will not apologise in the criminal defamation case filed by Jay Shah, son of BJP President Amit Shah.
Jay Shah has filed a criminal defamation case for the article published by The Wire on October 8 last year alleging impropriety in the dealings of Jay Shah.
Senior advocate Raju Ramachandran, appearing for The Wire before a Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud said, “There is no question of apology.”
The court then passed the matter over with a view to take it up at the end of the board but eventually did not hear it and it stood adjourned.
On April 18, the Court had asked the parties to sort out the case.
“See if it can be resolved. Let Senior Counsel (Kapil) Sibal and (Neeraj Kishan) Kaul sit together and talk,” Justice Chandrachud had suggested.
The matter has its genesis in an article published by The Wire alleging impropriety in the dealings of Jay Shah. In reaction to the article, the younger Shah filed a civil defamation suit of Rs. 100 crore against the publication and its journalists on October 12. A separate criminal defamation case was also filed against the publication.
This prompted The Wire to approach the Supreme Court for quashing the criminal case.
courtesy : barandbench.com
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
