Ex-Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju will be replaced as Press Council of India (PCI) chairman by ex Supreme Court judge Justice CK Prasad, reported the PTI . Katju’s three-year term ended on 11 October, reported The Hindu yesterday. Katju has been recently busy on his blog and in public ,...

The Press Council of India (PCI) has answered a Right to Information (RTI) that matrimonial advertisements showcasing race, caste and religion, are not allowed by it, while conceding that it has no powers to force compliance. In an RTI filed by advocate Kush Kalra, the PCI answered “no” in response ...

Katju NGO, with “mandate of the people”, to be inaugurated on 15 April.

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Current affairs, media and culture blog Newslaundry’s Madhu Trehan asks former Supreme Court Justice Markandey Katju, now the chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI), some tough questions about himself and freedom of speech (46 minute video interview). Is Katju’s bark not already bad enough, she asks, that you need more bite? As the interview proceeds, Katju’s fuse is lit several times, and barks and giggles ensue. Click through for a potted digest…

NLSIU Bangalore asks for signatures on petitions to Karnataka state home secretary for tightened campus security, and to Press Council of India (PCI) to direct the press to cover sexual offences sensitively. The students had resolved to submit the petitions in public demonstrations last week . [Peti...

Madras HC gets more than one ASG for the first time as senior advocates G Masilamani, 72 and P Wilson, 45 get appointed as ASGs to succeed senior advocate M Ravindran. Masilamani was South India’s first appointed ASG in 1997-98, while Wilson is the youngest ASG of south India [ TOI ] Bombay HC raise...

Justice Markandey Katju, chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI), said that the PCI would challenge in the Supreme Court the Allahabad High Court’s order directing the government to prevent the media reporting troop movements.

Katju also added that that the Indian Express, which had come under fire and faced government denials for its story on army movements near Delhi, could not be faulted for its report.

Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Justice Markandey Katju issued a press release today with his latest essay on the sensible limits of freedom of speech in an India only “partially emerged from the dark, feudal age”, Salman Rushdie’s prose, the Jaipur Literature Festival and why no one cares about Nobel prize winners.