New Delhi: Prasar Bharti was issued notice by the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court for its alleged failure to broadcast all games of national and international importance on Doordarshan channel.

The court has asked the Central government to place its response on the issue and has fixed October 29 as the next hearing date. The PIL moved by a local lawyer Purushottam Awasthi.

The petitioner alleged that section 3 of the Sports Broadcasting Signal mandatory sharing with Prasar Bharti Act 2007 necessitated that all sports and games of national and international fame as Cricket tournaments, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Olympic Games must be broadcasted on Doordarshan.

Awasthi also said that many tournaments including the Asian Games are not being broadcasted on Doordarshan which is a violation of law. This not only deprives the people of the country of viewing the sports and games but also pushes Prasar Bharti towards numerous financial loss, he contented.

The bench issued a notice to Prasar Bharti on September 26 for its reply to be given by October 8. The bench had further asked Assistant Solicitor General SB Pandey to obtain instructions on the matter from the Central government.

As the PIL was taken up on Wednesday, the bench of Justice VK Shukla and Justice BK Srivastava found that the notice had not been served upon the Prasar Bharti. Hence, the bench issued fresh notice to Prasar Bharti.
 

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