JUDGMENT :

Shaji P. Chaly, J.

He captioned writ appeals are filed by the writ petitioners challenging the common judgment of the writ court in W.P.(C) Nos. 3670, 3663 and 3265 of 2022 dated 08.02.2022.

2. W.A. No. 212 of 2022 is filed by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists and others. W.A. No. 214 of 2022 is filed by the employees of the news channel by name 'Media One' and W.A. No. 218 of 2022 is filed by M/s. Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited, which is managing and controlling 'Media One', a news and current affairs channel.

3. The subject issue raised in the appeals is one and the same in regard to an order passed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India dated 31.01.2022, whereby the permission granted to M/s. Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited for uplinking and downlinking a 'News and Current Affairs TV Channel' namely 'Media One' is revoked with immediate effect and accordingly, the name of the said channel is removed from the list of permitted channels. It was, thus, challenging the legality and correctness of the said order, the writ petitions were filed.

4. For the purpose of disposal of the appeals, we are relying upon the pleadings and documents in W.A