No ban on media in Kerala High Court: Chief Justice

Kerala Chief Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar, on Monday,  said that there was no ban on media on High Court premises. During a meeting with Advocate General Sudhakara Prasad, he also clarified that the consensus reached during a meeting by representatives of media and advocates is still in effect, and no one will prevent media persons from entering the court. 
 

Lawyers, had on Friday, threatened and ousted reporters who entered the High Court for reporting. A section of lawyers prevented journos from entering the court of Chief Justice and threatened them. This was after a meeting between the representatives of both groups reached an agreement to allow journalists to enter the court room. 
 

Read more: Lawyers threaten journalists in Kerala High Court
 

Following this, Governor P Sathasivam and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan urged both communities to settle differences amicably. 
 

The issue began after the media reported allegations that a lawyer had tried to molest a woman in public. 
 

Read more: Govt pleader arrested in Kochi for molesting woman on busy road
 

Media persons and lawyers attacked each other on the premises of High Court on 20 July. 
 

Read more: Kerala High Court tense after lawyers, journos clash
 

On 22 July lawyers and scribes clashed in Thiruvananthapuram. Later, journalists were denied entry at First Class Judicial Magistrate Court, Kozhikode. 
 

Read more: Fresh trouble in Kozhikode: Journos detained again, SI suspended

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