Star Ceo Appears Before Hc Through Counsel

STAR TV chief executive officer Gary Davy yesterday appeared before the Delhi High Court through his counsel in response to the summons issued by the court while dealing with a case relating to alleged telecast of obscene movies in the STAR Movies channel.

Justice Mohd Shamim, after noting the presence of Gary Davy through counsel ram jethmalani, exempted STAR TVs India operation chief Rati Kant Basu from personal appearance before chief metropolitan magistrate, who had summoned Basu, STAR TV owner Rupert Murdoch and 24 others in the case.

Counsel for Basu, S S Gandhi said that the TV network was in consultation with others to evolve a proper mechanism to check telecast of obscene movies as currently the law pertaining to cable networks was ineffective in stopping telecast of such movies from other countries.

 

Basu had challenged the order of the chief metropolitan magistrate summoning him in the case.

Justice Shamim, however, said as Basu has already appeared before the magistrate once, he may be exempted from personal appearance. The counsel argued that Basu was based in Mumbai and it was difficult to appear personally on each hearing.

The judge posted the matter for further hearing on April 13 saying the larger question involved in the case would take some time to decide.