Observing that the press has a right to report, the Allahabad High Court on Friday, 2 July, reserved an order on a plea moved by Umar Gautam, accused in a religious conversion racket. Gautam had sought a court-ordered restriction on the media from misreporting and making premature statements in connection with the case.
A bench of Justices Ramesh Sinha and Vikas Srivastava, according to LiveLaw, said to Gautam's counsel:
"Press has the right to report. Have you read Justice Chandrachud's judgment of Supreme Court?"