[march]Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995

Question 1

Context?

Answer 1

Karnataka HC ne notice pathvlyayet Centre,state,media houses,newspapers na to take steps to safeguard the right to privacy of individuals and ensure that media outlets don’t invade the privacy of individuals by breaching law.

Question 2

What is the act?

Answer 2

• Imprisonment or fine if any media governed under the CTN Act violates the provisions and the “Programme Code”.
• contains an elaborate list of don’ts for cable TV channels, states that no programme should be aired that contains anything obscene, defamatory, false, and suggests innuendos and half-truths.