Madras HC restrains channels from showing clippings of 'Kalki Bhagwan'
The court directed N K V Krishna, son of Kalki, and a competent person in the ashram to file separate affidavits 'highlighting, explaining, expounding and clarifying the scenes found in the video clippings'.
The Madras high court today restrained about 30 private TV channels in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu from telecasting clippings pertaining to 'Kalki Bhagavan' and directed N K V Krishna, son of Kalki, and a competent person in the ashram to file separate affidavits 'highlighting, explaining, expounding and clarifying the scenes found in the video clippings'.In his order, justice G Rajasuria said he was granting the interim injunction, effective till March 31, as in his opinion the victims, as of now, 'have been projected in an identifiable manner to their detriment and exfacie and prima facie that might be in violation of human rights'.The judge, however, made it clear that the injunction restrained the TV channels from telecasting video clippings and not news items. 'The respondent TV channels are at liberty to carry on with any news items which are not defamatory', the judge said.The judge directed that the two affidavits be filed taking into consideration the importance involved in the case.
Issuing notice to the Centre and state governments, the judge also directed additional solicitor general and state advocate general to appear in court on March 31.
In his suit, Krishna sought a permanent injunction restraining the TV channles from in any manner telecasting or publishing allegedly untrue, defamatory material, totally unsubstantiated by facts and documents either by direct or indirect references against him and his family members.
The plaintiff contended that he and his family members 'are put to great hardship and mental agony by the false, frivolous, concocted and baseless allegations transmitted by the defendants' (TV channels).