The UP government has asserted that Kappan has no locus standi to approach the Supreme Court under section 32 because he is not under illegal confinement but has been kept under judicial custody with an order passed by a competent court.
Siddique Kappan, arrested by UP police while he was in his way to cover the gruesome murder of a 19-year-old girl, is believed to be a member of Islamist organisation PFI and has been charged under stringent sections of UAPA
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had asked the authority to take appropriate action against the channel after received a complaint filed by Congress party supporter Saket Gokhale.