Supreme Court: media can be restrained from pressing trials during proceedings

Supreme Court refused to frame any guideline for pressing up of the court proceedings of the sub-judicial matters, on 11 September 2012. It just put forward a constitutional provision for postponement of the publications of the report or court hearing if the involved parties want so.

The bench of five judges, headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia declared its stand on the issue. The bench also said that the decision about the publication of the proceedings and its postponement will be decided by the court on case to case basis. The other four members of the bench were justices S S Nijjar, D K Jain, Ranjana Prakash Desai and J S Khehar. This bench of Supreme Court also cleared that use of the constitutional principle is a preventive measure not a prohibition and this will help in ensuring fair trail and maintain a good balance for freedom of speech.