The Indian judiciary is one of the reasons I still think there is plenty of hope. Take the recent 377 ruling, or this ruling against the person who was offended by Sach ka Saamna.

“Switch off your TV, Mister, if you don’t like it, or change the channel. Moral policing is not our job”. This was the Delhi High Court’s terse advice on Wednesday to Delhi residents Deepak Maini and Prabhat Kumar who wanted the controversial but popular TV reality show Sach Ka Saamna being aired on Star Plus to be stopped.

The petitioners had said the show — on which contestants are asked a series of prying questions — was “obscene and against Indian culture and ethos”.

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Justice Shah said, “This is a classic example of the misuse of public-interest litigations. There are far more serious problems in the country.”

Couldn’t be better said. I also hope that frivolous PILs be heavily fined, the fine decided on a per case basis. That should discourage individuals from filing PILs whenever something offends their fragile sentiments.

The rule is simple : if you don’t like something and you can avoid it, then please do so. As long as someone doesn’t force obscenity onto you, you should really keep your mouth shut.

Link via email by Aadisht K.