By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad,April 29: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday sought to know from the Hyderabad city police commissioner the action he has initiated against TV news channels for their repeated telecast of crime-based programmes and visuals containing violence and obscenity, despite court orders.
Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy was dealing with a petition filed by Mr V. V.S.S. Kameswara Rao, a practising advocate, seeking a direction to restrain all Telugu news channels from telecasting violent sequences, visuals, tele-serials based on crime events and also abusive speeches.
The court had earlier granted stay on telecast of the programmes, which created panic in the minds of the people. The court also asked channels not to telecast or hold debates which are of little help to the people.
The court directed the city police commissioner to see that the provisions of Rule 6 of the Cable Television Networks Rules 1994 are strictly complied with by the TV channels.
Justice Nagarjuna Reddy directed the police commissioner to file an action taken report by June 14 and extended stay orders.
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