SC allows Allahabadia to resume podcast, but with 'decency' rider

The Supreme Court on Monday permitted YouTuber and Podcaster Ranveer Allahabadia to resume his podcast "The Ranveer Show", subject to maintaining standards of decency and morality.

- Agencies

NEW DELHI:

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh allowed Allahabadia to resume the show after taking into note that livelihood of around 280 employees depends on the telecast of his show.

"As of now, petitioner was restrained from airing any shows. Subject to the petitioner furnishing an undertaking that his podcast shows will maintain the desired standards of morality and decency so that viewers of any age group can watch, the petitioner is permitted to resume 'The Ranveer Show'," the bench added in its order.

Earlier, it had also directed Allahabadia and his associates to be "off from show business from sometime".

The apex court further asked the Centre to propose measures to regulate content for YouTube channels and social media.

The bench took into note the submission of the Attorney General R Venkatramani and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that with regard to prevent telecast or airing of programmes which are not acceptable in terms of known moral standards of our society, some regulatory measures may be required.