'Misconceived, no merit': SC dismisses Hindu Sena plea to ban BBC

Court separately seeks centre's response on petitions challenging orders blocking BBC documentary's screening

The Supreme Court dismissed on Friday a petition to ban the BBC for its documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots, calling it "completely misconceived".

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and M M Sundresh said the public interest litigation (PIL) by the right wing Hindu Sena group had no merit and the court cannot impose censorship.

"Completely misconceived; how can this be argued also? You want us to put complete censorship. What is this?" the bench asked Pinky Anand, a senior advocate who represented the Sena. Anand requested that her client should be heard for