Media houses restrained from publishing Abhishek Manu Singhvi's CD

[beetle]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=250637478368963&set=a.198928866873158.40671.129348567164522&type=3&theater

[beetle]

I feel really sad for the families of these two who have to bear the shame of their actions. Seriously...the cheated spouse should be allowed to shoot the cheater in such cases .

[Cricket Tragic]

Considering there was a 3 page(? ) thread over the alleged porn watching episode some time back, its very confusing why some ICFers are quick to point out "private business" when the act was done on Court Premises for Judgeship. Moreover, Paid media's total complicity and brazenness in suppressing this scandal should have woken some of us from slumber

Ever heard of an injunction?

[Cricket Tragic]

I feel really sad for the families of these two who have to bear the shame of their actions. Seriously...the cheated spouse should be allowed to shoot the cheater in such cases .

I hope you're joking. Otherwise that has to rank as one of the most ridiculous posts I've read on this forum.

[coffee_rules]

So, driver admitted to morphing this video because he was angry about AMS's dog biting his pregnant wife and she gave birth to an abnormal baby. He must be one terrific nerd to know how to morph the video so skillfully to have absolutely no evidence left on the video! Or He must have hired some hollywood special effects team done by some Infosys or TCS team. What a load of BS! He is still sticking to the story even after the video has gone viral and everybody and their uncles have seen it. http://www.legalindia.in/abhisekh-manu-singhvis-sex-scandal-cd-court-restrains-media

[beetle]

I hope you're joking. Otherwise that has to rank as one of the most ridiculous posts I've read on this forum.

That was in semi joking mode....seriously think about what the wife and children must have to go through...how do they get over utter humiliation of this proportion.Where do they go....where do they hide? He has two young sons.

[Precambrian]

I feel really sad for the families of these two who have to bear the shame of their actions. Seriously...the cheated spouse should be allowed to shoot the cheater in such cases .

Seriously can't stand the idea of another Anu beds Manu vid

[Precambrian]

That was in semi joking mode....seriously think about what the wife and children must have to go through...how do they get over utter humiliation of this proportion.Where do they go....where do they hide? He has two young sons.

And what about the hubby? From overnight nobody to most celebrated cuckold in India..

[saneindian]

Ever heard of an injunction?

The injunction was on showing the CD not on reporting about the alleged event. But for Singhvi's resignation (under the perceived threat of pounding the government would have got from the opposition), this wouldn't even have made the headlines.

[Precambrian]

So, driver admitted to morphing this video because he was angry about AMS's dog biting his pregnant wife and she gave birth to an abnormal baby. He must be one terrific nerd to know how to morph the video so skillfully to have absolutely no evidence left on the video! Or He must have hired some hollywood special effects team done by some Infosys or TCS team. What a load of BS! He is still sticking to the story even after the video has gone viral and everybody and their uncles have seen it. http://www.legalindia.in/abhisekh-manu-singhvis-sex-scandal-cd-court-restrains-media

Obvious that lakhs if not crores changed hands.. driver's affidavit was bought in exchange for apparently 'dropping' all charges against him :hysterical:

[Zelch]

Ever heard of an injunction?

Yeah right. Paid media always cares about court injunctions which in this case always looked spurious as if issued by Manu Singhvis pet judge. Wonder how many times the judge slept with Manu Singhvi to get that post.

[Zelch]

That was in semi joking mode....seriously think about what the wife and children must have to go through...how do they get over utter humiliation of this proportion.Where do they go....where do they hide? He has two young sons.

:hysterical: Do you think filthy rich power brokers like Abhishek Manu Singhvi have normal lives like rest of us salaried class? In their circles Bipashas, Uzbek hookers, orgies are common and are only a side attraction for conducting deals where 100's of crores change hands. And the wives/sons are used to this or else how can they rationalize papa dear bringing in bagfulls of cash every day. When the kids are college age most often they start bedding bollywood starlets when ever they want.

[Zelch]

Yeah right. Paid media always cares about court injunctions which in this case always looked spurious as if issued by Manu Singhvis pet judge. Wonder how many times the judge slept with Manu Singhvi to get that post.

Ever heard of an injunction?

LAffaire Singhvi: The hubristic mainstream media But there was an injunction against publishing the CD. At the Delhi High Court prohibited us from telecasting the CD. These were the reasons doled out by news anchors and columnists when harangued into explaining their conspicuous inaction despite the sheer TRP-generating potential of the CD allegedly featuring ex-Congress spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi. The craftiness and astute anticipation with which Singhvi has acted in this episode must be admitted even by his detractors. As soon as he smelled a potentially explosive expose of the CD allegedly featuring him in a sexual act with a lady advocate reportedly desirous of climbing up the professional ladder, he got into the damage control act securing an ex parte injunction from the Delhi High Court against three media houses in possession of the CD. An ex parte injunction is given without hearing the other side. Since justice requires due opportunities to be given to both sides to make their case, an ex parte injunction is given in extremely rare situations. The Delhi High Court, on April 13, considered this situation to be such a rare case. The issue, however, is not with the legal basis under which the Delhi High Court issued the order, but, in fact, with the limited legal applicability of the order. The order of April 13 (Insert http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/dhcqrydisp_O.asp?pn=75858&yr=2012) states as under: Till the next date, the defendants, their agents and all others acting for and/or on their behalf are restrained from publishing, broadcasting, disseminating or distributing in any form or manner the contents of any alleged CD or any other material as described in the plaint in relation to the plaintiff No.2 (Abhishek Manu Singhvi) So, who exactly was restrained pursuant to this Order? Three categories the defendants (Singhvis ex-driver and the three media houses), their agents and all others acting for and/or on their behalf. Not the world at large. Not, by implication, other channels (unless they Act on the behalf of the three media houses) who were reportedly in the possession of the CD at least a couple of days prior to the injunction. Therefore, could media channels other than those who were named as defendants telecast the CD if they really wanted to? The answer is, yes. Indeed, Singhvi could well have obtained an injunction against them the next business day, but the media channels would have got away by using regular disclaimers and words such as Alleged and Reportedly? When have news channels feared such lawsuits in the past anyways? So, what could be the reason media houses decided to hold their otherwise eager horses? This has led to several speculations. And with each even partly believable speculation, the medias credibility and consistency comes under severe doubt yet again. Did other media houses decide not to telecast the CD or report about it because of a genuine belief that the Delhi High Court restrained them from doing so? In that case, either these channels have been lazy in obtaining objective legal advice, or incompetent in understanding the applicability of the order. But this is unlike the recent behavioral pattern of the extremely competitive media. Were they notified by Singhvi or other lawyers acting on his behalf that the world at large was restrained and they dare not telecast the CD? If so, did they take it on face value? This is, again, unlike how same channels have gone about telecasting several other stings with unabashed courage and fearlessness. For example, leaking the Army Chiefs letter is a grossly illegal and punishable act whether or not there is a court order. It still does not stop the media from reproducing the letter or reporting on it. The difference, as media would likely point out, is that the Army Chiefs letter entails questions of national interest whereas the Singhvi video does not. The dishonesty in that argument is that even if allegations that Singhvi used his influence to assist the lady in question for a judgeship pitch are baseless, the very fact that the private act allegedly took place in public premises, nay, in the temple of justice, should have raised questions about the serious public interest involved in this. The judiciary is a crucial pillar of our democracy where the poor and the rich alike seek justice. The act allegedly happened in a chamber space leased by the court to lawyers discharging their duties in this process of justice. That the media is simply uninterested in probing it at all raises severe doubts on its intentions both in this matter and in earlier cases where it has persisted with probes to the point of destroying careers. Strange bases have been meted out by the media in a contrived attempt to differentiate between the Principled stand in Singhvis situation and Courageous stand against other hapless public figures in the past. The sermons, often peddled as journalistic ethics, become sophistry amid this blatant doublespeak. Little wonder then, as Sunanda Vashisht points out (Insert http://centreright.in/2012/04/news-in-the-time-of-social-media/#.T5c5BqtSTbs), the social media replaced the mainstream media in asking several such unanswered questions. Sure, some sections in the social media can, and did, get voyeuristic and nasty. But just like the social media filters out cynical and patently prejudiced coverage in the mainstream media and absorbs insightful and constructive portions, its time mainstream media did the same. The categorization of the social media into a politically motivated ideologically homogenous unit or inviting like-minded figures to castigate it on prime-time is an act of dishonesty and convenience. Throwing the baby out with the bathwater is the luxurious tendency of the powerful when the wave goes against them. Continuing to do so in the vibrant democracy of ours, however, will only isolate the powerful further into their bubble to the eventual point of oblivion. Post-Script: The purpose of this article is not to conclude whether the CD should have been telecast or not, but to analyze medias behavior in this episode in the backdrop of the misunderstood scope of the injunction. About Kartikeya Tanna Kartikeya is a Partner at Tanna Associates Advocates in Ahmedabad. He is licensed to practice law in India and New York. He regularly does commentary on legal and current affairs.

[beetle]

And what about the hubby? From overnight nobody to most celebrated cuckold in India..

That is why I mentioned the families of the two cheaters concerned irrespective of the gender. Not much info is available on her family other than the mention that she is married.

[Zelch]

That is why I mentioned the families of the two cheaters concerned irrespective of the gender. Not much info is available on her family other than the mention that she is married.

Both Husband and Wife are well known in Delhi Law Circles. Infact, back in 2004, the Husband represented a magazine called "Today", which published Priyanka Gandhi's kids pics and was sued by the great Gandhi family. http://presscouncil.nic.in/Decisions/decision05/11.htm

[Texy]

just saw the video...you barely see anything but can make out him getting a bj then missionary...takla uncle didn't last long though....may be he should invest in the restaurant chain In-n-out :dontknow:

[Roshanrocks]

just saw the video...you barely see anything but can make out him getting a bj then missionary...takla uncle didn't last long though....may be he should invest in the restaurant chain In-n-out :dontknow:

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