A group of journalists moved the Bombay High Court on Tuesday against an order by a Central Bureau of Investigation court last month, which barred the media from reporting on the trial in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.
The writ petition, filed by nine journalists, asked for the order to be quashed as it was “bad in law”, “illegal” and a “major road block” for them in discharging their duties.
Scroll.in Editor Naresh Fernandes is one of the petitioners. Among the other petitioners are journalists from The Times of India, Mumbai Mirror, The Indian Express, The Free Press Journal and The Wire.