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Supreme Court of Pakistan
Suo Motu Case No. 28 of 2018, decision & hearing Dated:12-09-2018. (Regarding Discussion in TV Talk Show withregard to a Sub-judice Matter).
UMAR ATA BANDIAL, JUSTICE IJAZ UL AHSAN, JUSTICE
Faisal Fareed Hussain, Advocate Supreme Court along with Arshad Sharif in person.Faisal Siddiqui, Advocate Supreme Court (For PBA).
Suo Motu Case No. 28 of 2018, decision & hearing Dated:12-09-2018. (Regarding Discussion in TV Talk Show withregard to a Sub-judice Matter).
UMAR ATA BANDIAL, JUSTICE IJAZ UL AHSAN, JUSTICE
Faisal Fareed Hussain, Advocate Supreme Court along with Arshad Sharif in person.Faisal Siddiqui, Advocate Supreme Court (For PBA).
IN THE MATTER OF: SUO MOTU CASE NO.28 OF 2018.
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 4,10A,19,19A,204(2)(c)
Law: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2007
Section: 19(5),33
Law: Electronic Media (Programs and Advertisements) Code of Conduct, 2015
Section: 4(3),4(6),4(9)
(a) Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Arts. 19 & 19A---Freedom of media to report and comment on sub-judice matters---Scope---Sub-judice contempt---Procedural safeguards available in the legal system of the United States of America to ensure that presumption of innocence of a person prior to trial was not tainted, explained. Bridges v. California [314 US 252 (1941)] and Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. Olson, County Attorney [283 US 697 (1931)] ref. (b) Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Arts. 19 & 19A---Freedom of media to report and comment on sub-judice matters---Scope---Sub-judice contempt---Historical background of how the law of sub-judice contempt evolved in the United Kingdom, provided. Attorney General v. Times Newspaper ([1973] 1 All ER 815); ([1973] 3 W.L.R.298); The Sunday Times v. United Kingdom [(1979) 2 EHRR 245]; Odhams Press Ltd., ex p. Attorney-General ([1956] 3 All ER 494 and Attorney General v. Leveller Magazine Ltd. ([1979] AC 440) ref. (c) Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Arts. 19 & 19A---Freedom of media to report and comment on sub-judice matters---Scope---Sub-judice contempt---Inherent jurisdiction exercised by courts in Australia with respect to sub-judice contempt explained. John Fairfax Publications Pty. Ltd. v.Doe [(1995) 37 NSWLR 81] ref. (d) Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Arts. 19 & 19A---Freedom of media to report and comment on sub-judice matters---Scope---Sub-judice contempt---Survey of case law from the superior courts in India to demonstrate mechanisms adopted by the courts to protect sub-judice matters from prejudicial comments. In Re: Harijai Singh and others [1996 (6) SCC 466; Bijoyananda Patnaik v. Balakrushna Kar and another (AIR 1983 Orissa 249; Rao Harnarain Singh Sheoji Singh v. Gumani Ram Arya (AIR 1958 Punjab 273; Sahara India real Estate Corporation Limited and others v. Securities and Exchange Board of India and another [(2012) 10 SCC 603; State of Maharashtra v. Rajendra Jawanmal Gandhi [(1997) 8 SCC 386 and R.K. Anand v. Registrar, Delhi High Court [(2009) 8 SCC 106 ref. (e) Electronic Media (Programmes and Advertisements) Code of Conduct, 2015 ----Cls. 4(3), 4(6) & 4(9)---Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority…
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