Privilege breach case: relief to Arnab Goswami from SC, notice to Maharashtra Legislative Secretary

Supreme Court granted protection from arrest to journalist Arnab Goswami in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Privilege Case. The Supreme court has issued a show cause notice to the secretary of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on a letter written to Arnab Goswami about going to court. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde also said that petitioner Arnab Goswami could not be arrested till the hearing in the privilege notice issued against his case.

The Supreme Court asked that a show cause notice of contempt of court cannot be issued against Maharashtra Assembly Secretary in connection with the petition of Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV? After this, the Supreme court has issued a show cause notice to the secretary of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on a letter written to Arnab Goswami about going to court.

The ruling Shiv Sena has now dismissed allegations that the ‘politics of vengeance’ and ‘freedom of the press’ in the context of the arrest of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami for allegedly abetting an interior designer to suicide.