12, March 2019

Contempt of court   News Flash The Shillong Times is punished for contempt of the court by Meghalaya High Court as it published some unfavourable stories. The sentence combined schoolroom punishment with a serious threat to the press. The Indian Newspaper Society, the apex body of the print media industry, has decided to implead itself as a party in the appeal. As a result, the Supreme Court stayed the Meghalaya High Court judgment convicting The…

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