New Delhi, July 12 (UNI) Underlining it commitment to protect freedom of speech and expression, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Karnataka High Court order restraining Kannada news channel Power TV and its affiliate Mitcoin Infraprojects from broadcasting news on the grounds of lack of proper licence. The top court said the ban on the channel, on the face of it, seemed to be a case of “political vendetta”.

The news channel has been in the forefront of reporting sexual assault allegations against former Janata Dal-Secular Member of Parliament Prajwal Revanna and his brother Suraj Revanna.