The Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed and set aside the trial court's order prohibiting journalists from reporting on or publishing the proceedings of the Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case trial. Justice Revati Mohite-Dere minced no words in holding that the special CBI court overreached its powers in issuing the order. On November 29 last year, the special CBI court had barred journalists from reporting or publishing the proceedings of the ongoing trial in the case. The CBI court said while journalists can attend the proceedings, they must not make what transpired public. Justice Mohite-Dere held that such a ban was unjustified and it breached a journalist's constitutional right of freedom of expression.

Source: dna January 24, 2018 12:22 UTC