• About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Our Team
  • Advertise with Us
  • Contributors
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
Monday, August 3, 2026
The Kashmir Horizon
EPAPER
  • HOME
  • Region
  • City News
    • Srinagar
    • Jammu
  • News In Focus
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Ideas
    • My Idea
    • Friday Faith
    • Letter to the Editor
  • Business
  • Sports
  • India
  • World
  • Snapshots
  • ePaper
No Result
View All Result
The Kashmir Horizon
  • HOME
  • Region
  • City News
    • Srinagar
    • Jammu
  • News In Focus
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Ideas
    • My Idea
    • Friday Faith
    • Letter to the Editor
  • Business
  • Sports
  • India
  • World
  • Snapshots
  • ePaper
No Result
View All Result
The Kashmir Horizon
No Result
View All Result
Home Latest Update

Trend of bias in some section of media: SC judge in Rafale order

KH Correspondent by KH Correspondent
April 11, 2019
in Latest Update
A A
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterWhatsappTelegramEmail

New Delhi /April ,11 : A separate but concurring judgment in the Rafale matter, Supreme Court judge Justice K M Joseph on Wednesday lamented that “in some sections” of the media, “there appears to be a disturbing trend of bias”. Underlining the importance of freedom of press, he wrote, “If freedom is enjoyed by the Press without a deep sense of responsibility, it can weaken democracy. In some sections, there appears to be a disturbing trend of bias. Controlling business interests and political allegiances appear to erode the duty of dispassionate and impartial purveying of information.”The judgment said the “press in India has greatly contributed to the strengthening of democracy in the country” and “will have a pivotal role to play for the continued existence of a vibrant democracy in the country”.

“…The visual media in particular wields power”, it said adding “reach… appears to be limitless” and “no segment of the population is impervious to its influence”. “It must realise that its consumers are entitled to demand that the stream of information that flows from it, must remain unpolluted by considerations other than truth,” Justice Joseph wrote. “I would think that freedom involves many elements. A free person must be fearless. Fear can be of losing all or any of the things that is held dear by the journalist. A free man cannot be biased. Bias comes in many forms. Bias if it is established as per the principles which are applicable is sufficient to vitiate the decisions of public authorities. The rule against bias is an important axiom to be observed by Judges.”The judgment said “equally the Press including the visual media cannot be biased and yet be free.”

“Bias”, it explained, “ordinarily implies a pre-disposition towards ideas or persons, both expressions to be comprehended in the broadest terms” and “may stem from personal, political or financial considerations”. “Transmitting biased information, betrays absence of true freedom. It is, in fact, a wholly unjustifiable onslaught on the vital right of the people to truthful information under Article 19(1)(a) which, in turn, is the bedrock of many other rights of the citizens also,” the judge wrote adding that “in fact, the right of the Press in India is no higher than the right of the citizens under Article 19(1)(a)and is traced to the same provision”.

“The ability of truth to be recognised by a discerning public in the supposedly free market place of ideas forms much of the basis for the grant of the unquestionable freedom to the Press including the Media Houses,” he wrote.

 

KH Correspondent

KH Correspondent

Related Posts

Jammu-Srinagar Highway Reopens for Traffic After Two-Day Closure

JKPSC submits 67th Annual Report to LG; 1,152 selections made in 2025-26
by Irfan Yattoo
August 2, 2026

  Srinagar :Traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway resumed on Saturday afternoon after a two-day suspension caused by single-carriageway...

Read moreDetails

Ajit Doval conferred Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026; Amit Shah hails NSA’s role in boosting India’s security

Ajit Doval conferred Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026; Amit Shah hails NSA’s role in boosting India’s security
by United News of India
August 1, 2026

New Delhi, Aug 1 (UNI) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was conferred the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026 on Saturday,...

Read moreDetails

J&K Police solve theft case in Shopian; 03 arrested, Stolen property recovered

J&K Police solve theft case in Shopian; 03 arrested, Stolen property recovered
by KH Web Desk
August 1, 2026

Shopian, August 1: In a significant breakthrough against property crime, J&K Police in Shopian have successfully solved a livestock theft...

Read moreDetails

Srinagar Police Cracks Blind Murder Case Within Six Hours; Mother-Son Duo Arrested

Srinagar Police Cracks Blind Murder Case Within Six Hours; Mother-Son Duo Arrested
by KH Web Desk
August 1, 2026

Srinagar, August 1: In a swift and professional investigation, Srinagar Police cracked a blind murder case within six hours of...

Read moreDetails

Baramulla Mandates CCTV Installation at Commercial Establishments, Telecom Towers

Baramulla Mandates CCTV Installation at Commercial Establishments, Telecom Towers
by KH Web Desk
August 1, 2026

Order issued under BNSS to bolster surveillance, strengthen public safety Srinagar, Aug 1 : The Baramulla district administration has made...

Read moreDetails

After Kulgam Attack, LG Sinha Directs Review of SOPs for Safety of Non-Local Labourers

After Kulgam Attack, LG Sinha Directs Review of SOPs for Safety of Non-Local Labourers
by KH Web Desk
August 1, 2026

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 01: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level security review meeting today. The meeting was attended by Atal...

Read moreDetails

About

The publication of “Kashmir Horizon” as an English daily was started with a modest attempt on May 19, 2008.It has been a Himalayan attempt for “The Kashmir Horizon” to survive the challenges posed to journalism in the violence fraught place like Jammu & Kashmir.

MORE

Search in Archive

DIGITAL EDITION

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Our Team
  • Advertise with Us
  • Contributors
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

© The Kashmir Horizon - Designed by Gabfire

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • Region
  • City News
    • Srinagar
    • Jammu
  • News In Focus
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Ideas
    • My Idea
    • Friday Faith
    • Letter to the Editor
  • Business
  • Sports
  • India
  • World
  • Snapshots
  • ePaper

© The Kashmir Horizon - Designed by Gabfire