Commenting on the Supreme court judgment today that refrained from putting a blanket ban on court reporting, senior constitutional expert Dr Subhash Kashyap said the judgment is 'neither a guaranteed relief nor a guaranteed denial of relief for the media'.

He said that though he was yet to read the full judgment, CJI SH Kapadia has used the term 'neutralizing techniques', which aims at provide a balancing act between the freedom of speech and expression and the requirements of a case to be prejudice free.

Explains Dr. Kashyap, "The media argues that its actions are under the ambit of right to freedom if speech and expression, under Article (19 ) (a), but the right to life and liberty, under Article (21) gives a person the right to life and right to one's reputation. The media sometimes takes up issues related to a person's right to life and liberty, and then there are television debates and so on. Hence in cases where a person believes it is having a prejudicing affect on the case, he can approach the court and seek relief."