A single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court on Thursday recused from hearing a plea by JNU alumna Shehla Rashid seeking “unambiguous and unequivocal” apology from Zee News and its then anchor concerning to a programme broadcasted by the channel in November 2020.
Rashid’s complaint lodged with the News Broadcasters and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) was against the show televised on November 30, 2020, showing her father making wild allegations against her, her sister and her mother during the interview.
Zee’s counsel mentioned the matter on Thursday before Justice Pratibha M. Singh, seeking more time to file a reply. Singh, however, recused herself from hearing it.
Rashid, who has sought apology from channel’s former anchor Sudhir Chaudhary, had approached the High Court against an order passed by the NBDSA in April 2022, wherein it had directed Zee News to take down links of a show about her since it lacked objectivity, impartiality and presented, only one side of the story.
She had also written to the NBDSA contending that the programme had implied that she is involved in “anti-national activities” and was “funding terror”.
This story was originally published in clarionindia.net . Read the full story here