Controlling Certain Kind of News As Essential As Arming Policemen with Lathis: Supreme Court Amaresh Patel LAW CRITIQUE Thu, Jan 28, 2021, at ,03:52 PM The Supreme Court Bench headed by CJI S.A. Bobde said in response to the shut down of mobile facility on January 26th, that control over certain kind of news which agitate people to violence and riots is a law and order problem. Preventing it is as powerful as putting up barricades. Preventing instigation is as important as providing lathis to policemen.The main issue before the court was efficacy of certain laws, such as the Cable Television Network Act, 1995 through which the government has banned internet connectivity in the area of protest.It was observed in this regard that same shall not be understood as a barrier to “fair and truthful reporting”. It said, “Fair and truthful reporting normally is not a problem. The problem is when it [broadcast, programmes] is used to agitate others. There are broadcasts, programmes that definitely have the effect of instigating people, not just against one community but any community.”