Plea seeking ban on BBC: SC asks petitioners to mention case again on Friday

Updated: Feb 2 2023 10:31PM

Plea seeking ban on BBC: SC asks petitioners to mention case again on Friday

New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court asked petitioners to mention again on Friday for urgent listing of their plea seeking a complete ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation in India for its controversial documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots.

A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud told the lawyer appearing for the petitioner to mention the matter on Friday.

The top court was hearing a plea filed by Vishnu Gupta, president of Hindu Sena, and Beerendra Kumar Singh, a farmer, which has also sought investigation against BBC and its employees.

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