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(e) The reply of the Channel, if any, along with video/footage as received from EMMC will be put up for consideration of BCCC in its next meeting.

(f) If BCCC is not satisfied with the response of the concerned Channel, the BCCC should decide whether the offending content has violated the Guidelines. In case a violation is detected, BCCC shall direct the concerned Channel to modify or withdraw such content within a week http://www.judis.nic.in on receipt of direction from BCCC.

(k) The BCCC shall not entertain anonymous as well as pseudo-anonymous complaints.

IX. PROCEDURE FOR IMPOSING DIRECTIONS/ORDERS BY BCCC AND COMPLIANCE THEREOF I. DIRECTIONS/ORDERS This section of the Guidelines prescribes the procedure to be followed by BCCC when considering direction/penalty against the channel for non-compliance of the Guidelines. Imposition of direction/penalty against a channel is a very serious matter. After following the due process of complaint redressal and the principles of natural justice, if BCCC arrives at decision that a channel has seriously, deliberately, repeatedly or recklessly violated IBF’s Self-Regulatory Guidelines, then BCCC may consider imposition of following direction/penalty to establish seriousness in compliance of the Guidelines:

V. SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS OF BCCC The BCCC may initiate suo motu proceedings against any programme broadcast on any of the TV Channels as and when it deems necessary VI. SUO MOTU COMPLAINTS When a member of the IBF Board or BCCC makes a complaint, then it is treated as a suo motu complaint. The IBF Board member or BCCC member is required to register a complaint in writing with the BCCC Secretariat, as is done by other complainants.

VII. OTHER PROVISIONS

(a) Each complaint to the BCCC, along with all supporting information provided by the Complainant and the Broadcaster complained against, will be placed as part of the agenda of the next BCCC meeting

(b) Once the BCCC has made a decision on the complaint, both the complainant and the party complained against will be informed of the BCCC decision, along with a copy of the order immediately Orders/directions of BCCC will be invariably endorsed to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as well as EMMC and also put on the website of BCCC.