Key Points
Laxman of Telangana High Court, who granted conditional anticipatory bail to Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy on May 31 , expressed pain over attempts by a section of media to tarnish his image...
In the order pronounced in criminal petition filed by the MP seeking pre-arrest bail, the Judge categorically stated that he wanted to place on record attempts by selective media to thwart my image and attempts to intimidate and threaten to derail independent thought process in arriving just decision in this matter..
The Judge said that he has greatest regard to press and news media which is the fourth estate and which is forerunner in preserving democracy...
I am least worried about such attempts to tarnish image, since image one has is indestructible and if such image is prone to destruction, it is not an image at all, the Judge said.. Justice Laxman said all that concerned him was such actions damaging institutional image, and it was high time to protect it by concerned efforts..
The Judge directed the HC Registry to place his order in the petition along with the video clippings of debates of Mahaa News and ABN News (Telugu) of May 26 by downloading from available source with regard to evening/early night debates over present proceedings...
