Petition for separate Sindhi Doordarshan channel rejected by SC

The Apex Court dismissed petition seeking a direction to Public Broadcaster to launch a separate Doordarshan channel in Sindhi language. The petition was filed by a non-governmental organization (NGO), Sindhi Sangat. The move was made in furtherance of Article 29 of Indian Constitution which requires the state to protect and conserve the linguistic, cultural and religious rights of minority communities. A Bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud told the petitioners that starting a 24-hour channel would not be the only way to conserve linguistic rights.