Thursday 19 December 2013

Foreigners can edit Indian newspapers

The Delhi high court on 17 December dismissed a petition seeking a bar on foreigners from holding the position of editor in Indian newspapers and magazines.
A two-judge bench headed by justice P. Nandrajog said the court cannot make laws, which is the prerogative of the legislature.

The matter arose from a petition filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy who challenged the editorship of US citizen Siddharth Varadarajan of the national daily The Hindu on the grounds that he did not hold an Indian passport.
Varadarajan’s subsequent resignation put the immediate issue to rest, but Swamy sought the court’s intervention to settle the matter on a point of law.
In his petition, Swamy claimed the gamut of fundamental rights and their protection extends only to Indian citizens. Given that foreigners do not enjoy such rights, foreign editors can’t be expected to be fearless while performing their editorial duties, he argued. Also, given that editors take crucial decisions which affect the nation, only Indians should hold the position, he said.

Source: http://cablequest.org/news/legal-news/item/3841-foreigners-can-edit-indian-newspapers.html
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/legal-news/item/3841-foreigners-can-edit-indian-newspapers.html

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