- Former Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court, Justice Mukul Mudgal was appointed as the chief of the Broadcast Content Complaints Council (BCCC).
- The appointment was approved by the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), an association of channels.
- He will replace Justice A P Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court as Justice A P Shah has been appointed as head of the Law Commission of India.
Important to note About Justice Mukul Mudgal:
- Justice Mukul Mudgal chaired a committee set up by the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry to propose amendments to the Cinematograph Act, 1952.
- He also headed the Committee that was set up by the Supreme Court to probe into IPL spot-fixing.
About BCCC
- BCCC is an independent complaint redressal system established in June 2011 by the IBF - an apex body of broadcasters.
- The Council is a thirteen member body consisting of a Chairperson who is retired Judge of the Supreme Court or High Court and 12 other members.
The objective of BCCC is to
- issue certain guiding principles for programme content on the channels;
- usher in a redressal mechanism for viewer complaints; and
- ensure that programming creativity flourished in a free-speech environment without ad-hoc interventions.
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