The writ seeking an injunction to stop the unauthorized broadcasting of social media platforms and to bring them under the legal jurisdiction of Nepal has been finalized after 5 years.
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The Supreme Court has issued a mandate in the name of the government to do the necessary work on banning or regulating content broadcasted with advertisements on internet browsers including OTT apps.
The joint bench of Justice Tek Prasad Dhungana and Shanti Singh Thapa gave this order on Wednesday.
Delivering the final judgment on the petition of advocates Vishwer Prasad Gautam and Manoj Gurung, the Supreme Court ordered the government to create the necessary laws. Supreme Court Information Officer Nirajan Pandey informed that the Supreme Court has issued a directive to effectively implement Rule 5 of the National Broadcasting Regulations. In Rule 5, there is a provision to obtain permission to downlink.
It is said in (1) that if a foreign broadcasting organization wants to downlink a program broadcast from its country and broadcast it in Nepal, it has to submit an application to the Ministry in the format as per Schedule - 3 (a) for a permit for a permit as per sub-rule (1) of rule 7. In sub-rule (2), it is said that the foreign broadcasting organization that downlinks a program broadcast from a foreign country and broadcasts in Nepal within six months from the date of commencement of this rule must submit an application according to sub-rule (1). social media with
foreign ads It was demanded to stop the writ with the claim that the platforms are being aired illegally. In the writ, the Government of Nepal Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Advertising Board, Nepal Telecommunication Authority was made the opponent. In the
writ petition, an injunction was sought to stop unauthorized over the top (OTT) and unauthorized broadcasting services on internet browsers including YouTube. The Supreme Court issued the order on the day of the expiry of the government's decision to ban unregistered social networks in Nepal.
The writ seeking an injunction to stop the unauthorized broadcasting of social media platforms and to bring them under the legal jurisdiction of Nepal has been finalized after 5 years .
National Broadcasting Act and Rules state that no broadcasting can be done without permission, so the Supreme Court has issued an injunction to stop the broadcasting of such cartoons and sounds.
Channels and apps that do not have permission to downlink are being broadcast in Nepal and due to this, a large amount of money is being illegally taken out of Nepal . It was claimed in the writ that advertisements appearing in various media including Facebook are illegal and bannable with this order.
