Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Supreme Court Won't Hear Dharamsthala Gag Order Challenge
The Supreme Court said no to hearing a case about stopping news reporting.
A court in Karnataka had told news outlets to stop publishing stories about a case involving the Dharamsthala temple.
This was because of a lawsuit claiming some online stories were lies.
The Supreme Court told the people who filed the case to go to a different court first.
Supreme Court declined to hear a petition against a gag order.
The gag order restricted media from reporting on the Dharamsthala burial case.
The order was issued by a local court in response to a defamation suit.
The court directed 390 media houses to remove content related to the case.
The petition was filed by the YouTube channel Third Eye.
- Who
- Supreme Court, YouTube channel Third Eye
- What
- The Supreme Court declined to hear a petition challenging a gag order.
- When
- July 23
- Where
- New Delhi
- Why
- The Supreme Court told the petitioner to approach the high court first.
Arguments for the Gag Order
Arguments against the Gag Order
Freedom of the Press vs. Defamation
Arguments for the Gag Order
The gag order was issued due to a defamation suit concerning allegedly false and defamatory online content.
Arguments against the Gag Order
The gag order restricted media freedom to report on a case of public interest.
- Case
- Dharamsthala burial case
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Petitioner
- YouTube channel Third Eye
- Gag order issued by
- Bengaluru court
- Reason for Gag Order
- Defamation suit