Madras High Court invites suggestions on weeding out fake journalists
The Hindu
Court made the appeal while hearing a case against Ponn Manickavel
The Madras High Court on Wednesday invited press clubs and genuine individual journalists in the State to come up with suggestions on restoring the image of the media by weeding out fake journalists who indulge in blackmailing and other illegal money making activities. Justices N. Kirubakaran and P. Velmurugan said the suggestions could be made in the court on July 14. The judges made it clear that they shall pass comprehensive orders on the issue of creating a committee to identify bogus journalists after hearing all stakeholders concerned. The judges had taken up the task of cleansing the media of the black sheep during the hearing of a writ petition filed in 2019 by S. Sekaran who claimed to be a journalist.More Related News