In Brief
This case involved petitions questioning whether a formal complaint redressal mechanism existed for violations of television and radio programme codes under the Cable Television Networks Act. The Court found that although an existing governmental mechanism—involving the Electronic Media Monitoring Centre (EMMC), an Inter-Ministerial Committee, and the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting—was in place to handle such complaints, it was not adequately publicized to the public. The Court directed the Union of India to publish details of this mechanism and recommended that the Central Government frame statutory rules to formalize the complaint redressal procedure, including time limits and appellate mechanisms, for both television and radio broadcasts.
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