New Delhi: The Delhi High Court, in a strongly worded judgment that resonates beyond the immediate case Tuesday, called out a “disturbing trend” in contemporary media reporting of court proceedings.

“It has become a disturbing trend in recent times to report even some most innocuous remark(s) that may be made by the court during the case hearings, which may or may not even be connected with the proceedings, merely to create sensation,” a judgment by Delhi HC’s Justice Neena Bansal Krishna read.

The case—Shravan Gupta vs Directorate of Enforcement (ED)—deals simultaneously with the legality of non-bailable warrants against businessman Shravan Gupta, as well as misreporting by major media outlets that falsely attributed remarks to the court against Gupta’s senior counsel, Vikas Pahwa. Sh

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