Filmmaker Files Plea In SC To Set Up Independent Media Tribunal

Emphasizing that instances of 'media trials' have increased, Indian film producer Nilesh Navalakha has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking to set up an independent media tribunal. The petitioner-demanded tribunal aims to hold media houses and journalists accountable for hate speeches, media trials, violation of the Right to privacy, and fake news among others. However, it also said the demand of the citizen-led tribunal does not aim to curtail the media's rights.