Supreme Court stays sentence against scribes; admits appeal
New Delhi, Sept. 28 (PTI): The Supreme Court today stayed the four months sentence imposed on four journalists of "MidDay" for their alleged contemptuous reports against the former Chief Justice of India Y K Sabharwal.
A Bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and P Sathasivam admitted the appeal filed by the daily against the September 21 conviction imposed by the Delhi High Court.
The apex court, however, rejected the impleadment application moved by 27 prominent citizens seeking an opportunity to be heard in the matter.
The apex court, while rejecting the intervention application, asserted that the applicants had no locus standi as the question was restricted to whether the journalists had committed contempt or not.
The Bench announced that it was appointing senior counsel and former Additional Solicitor General A R Andhiarjuna to act as amicus curiae in the matter.
