PIL against media fiat

A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of the recently renewed Media Ordinance.

The government renewed the Ordinance on April 3 after the expiry of its first six-month term.
Filing the petition, advocates Ravi Raj Bhandari and Kahar Singh Khadka said the same PIL is sub-judice at the SC and that the promulgation of the Ordinance is unconstitutional.

The petitioner claimed that the government has undermined people's fundamental right to information. The petitioner also accused the government of misusing Article 72(1) of the Constitution while promulgating such an 'unconstitutional' Ordinance.