Media is an Integral Part of Freedom of Speech and Expression and No restrictions on media to reporting in the Court Admin TOP STORIES Thu, May 06, 2021, at ,03:08 PM The Supreme Court has dismissed the plea made by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to restrain the media from reporting the oral remarks of judges. The SC said it will be retrograde to restrain HCs from making observations or gagging the media from reporting observations. Media is the IVth pillar of the basic structure of the Indian Constitution and Media also a right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19 of the Indian Constitution. "No restriction on media from reporting on court proceedings. the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it pronounced judgment on the EC appeal against the Madras High Court's "critical" remarks. The SC said the method of the High Court was harsh, inappropriate but it did not direct culpability. "There is a need for judges of superior courts to exercise restraint for off-the-cuff remarks. The media cannot be restrained from reporting court proceedings. The language of the bench should be sensitive to constitutional values,"