Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill.In light of the judgement of the Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India is the highest court of the land as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India. According to the Constitution of India, the role of the Supreme Court is that of a federal court, guardian of the Constitution and the highest court of in Government of India The Government of India (Hindi: भारत सरकार [3]Bhārat Sarkār), officially referred to as the Union Government, and commonly as Central Government & Ors v/s Cricket Association of Bengal The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) is the governing body for cricket in West Bengal. Its located in the famous Eden Gardens stadium. See also
Accordingly, MIB has proposed a draft of the legislation - the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill (the "Bill") in order to achieve the following basic objectives: To promote, facilitate and develop in an orderly manner the carriage and content of broadcasting. Broadcasting has been classified as including not merely traditional broadcasting but also internet broadcasting Internet Broadcasting (formerly Internet Broadcasting Systems), or IBS, is a provider of television station web sites. IBS hosts over 70 local stations' sites, and co-produced NBCOlympics. and mobile broadcasting. To make provisions for regulation of broadcasting services in India in a fair, objective and competitive manner. The Central Government shall be authorized to prescribe eligibility conditions and restrictions with regard to accumulation of interest in the print and broadcast segments of the media to prevent monopolies across different segments of the media including the broadcast segment, to ensure diversity of news and views. To provide for the establishment of an independent authority - the Broadcast Regulatory Authority Noun 1. regulatory authority - a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest regulatory agency administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities of India ("BRAI") for the purpose of regulating and facilitating development of broadcasting services in India. At present, MIB undertakes regulatory functions in respect of broadcasters pursuant to various guidelines issued from time to time. In order to effectively function in a coordinated manner it is now proposed to specify respective powers and functions of the Central Government, BRAI, the licensing authorities and the authorized officers, thus compartmentalizing the roles and responsibilities of each. The Bill is aimed at providing legislative sanction retroactively ret·ro·ac·tive adj. Influencing or applying to a period prior to enactment: a retroactive pay increase. [French rétroactif, from Latin to guidelines issued by the Central Government on various regulatory aspects including but not limited to uplinking and downlinking of television channels, private FM Radio and Community Radio and Direct - To - Home services. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances. Mr Shardul Thacker Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe Mulla House 51, Mahatma mahatma (məhăt`mə, –hät`–) [Sanskrit,=great-souled], honorific title used in India among Hindus for a person of superior holiness. Mohandas Gandhi is the best-known figure to whom the title was applied. Gandhi Road Mumbai 400-001 INDIA E-mail: shardul.thacker@mullaandmulla.com Click Here for related articles (c) Mondaq Ltd, 2006 - Tel. +44 (0)20 8544 8300 - http://www.mondaq.com |
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