SC dismisses plea seeking 24-hour Sindhi language channel on Doordarshan

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by an NGO Sindhi Sangat which sought directions to the Centre and Prasar Bharati to run a 24-hour Sindhi language Doordarshan TV channel to preserve the language and cultural heritage of the Sindhi community, a linguistic minority in India.

A bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra rejected NGO Sindhi Sangat's petition challenging an order of the Delhi High Court which dismissed the plea.

The bench said that a citizen cannot make a claim based on the fundamental right guaranteed under Article 29 of the Constitution that the government should start a separate channel in their language.