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Delhi HC Delivers Big Blow To Tharoor, Refuses To Restrain Republic TV From Airing News On Sunanda Pushkar’s Death Case
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Shashi Tharoor and Arnab Goswami
The Delhi High Court today refused to restrain journalist Arnab Goswami and his Republic TV from airing news or debate on Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar's death case but asked them to respect the Congress MP's "right to silence".
Justice Manmohan said the right to air the story cannot be taken away, but a balance has to be maintained.
The high court also asked Goswami and Republic TV to send a notice to Tharoor for his views before airing any news in connection with his wife's death case.
"Every individual has a right to silence. He cannot be forced or compelled to speak on the issue," the judge said.
Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a five-star hotel in south Delhi on the night of 17 January 2014 under mysterious circumstances. Tharoor has alleged that they continued to engage in "defaming and maligning" him despite an assurance given by their counsel in the court on 29 May.
The court had on 29 May said the journalist and his news channel could put out stories stating the facts related to the investigation of Pushkar's death but could not call the Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram "a criminal".
The Congress leader has sought a direction to them that they should not mention the expression "murder of Sunanda Pushkar" anywhere, since it is yet to established by a competent court whether her death was a "murder". (PTI)
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