Extending the interim order deferring a decision by the Union Information and Broadcast (I&B) Ministry, the Kerala High Court permitted the telecast of Malayalam news channel MediaOne till Monday, 7 February.
Further, the court, according to LiveLaw, asked the Union government to produce before it the Ministry of Home Affairs files, which recommended the cancellation of the channel's licence.
Earlier in the day, Assistant Solicitor General of India S Manu had told the court that the Union government had cancelled the channel's licence over security reasons, which could not be made public.
The Centre, in its response, also opposed the grant of any interim relief to the petitioner channel, claiming that it would defeat the purpose of the relevant guidelines and objectives set in place for granting security clearance.