MEDIA TRIALS IN INDIA VIS-À-VIS ABUSE OF PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL JUSTICE
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Media Trial, Violation of Rights, Journalism, Natural Justice, Fair TrialAbstract
With the reinvigoration of policies in India in the early years of the 21st century, it can be observed that Corporate houses have entered the field of journalism, and to earn and sustain in the market it is necessary for them to have profits, this gives rise to many of the unfair practices that can be played under the garb of being the 4th pillar of the democracy. Amongst those practices exists a practice that is commonly known as ‘Trial by Media’ and this term is very fascinating because of its relevance in the last 2 decades. Trial by media is done under the garb of Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution which guarantees the right to freedom of speech and expression but the imbroglio is that, whether that right is used, misused, or abused? And that is the main aim of this paper. This paper investigates the judicial interpretations on Media trials and their comparison with the Principles of Natural Justice.
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