Abuse Of Power On Free And Impartial Journalism: Delhi HC Quashes FIR And ED Case Against NewsClick and Prabir Purkayastha

The Delhi High Court quashed the EOW FIR and ED’s ECIR against NewsClick and founder Prabir Purkayastha, holding that allegations concerning FDI and financial irregularities disclosed no cognisable offence. The Court termed the proceedings mala fide and an abuse of power targeting independent journalism.