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BARC TRP and DD audience data — Madras HC
High Court of Madras · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
Public-broadcaster audience data OK; BARC TRP methodology §8(1)(d); aggregate ratings disclosable.
Case details
| Court | High Court of Madras |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2023-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Journalist / researcher |
| Respondent | Prasar Bharati / BARC |
| RTI Act sections | §2(h), §8(1)(d) |
| Outcome | Partly allowed |
Outcome
DD audience-survey data disclosable; BARC TRP methodology §8(1)(d) confidential; aggregate disclosable.
Ratio decidendi
Doordarshan audience-survey data is §4(1)(b) public-authority information. BARC India's TRP methodology is commercially confidential (§8(1)(d)); however, aggregate weekly / monthly ratings once published are public. The question is scope: raw data commercial, published data free.
Keywords
BARC, TRP, Madras HC, Doordarshan
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