India, Sept. 13 -- Top legal luminaries of the country on Saturday voiced their concern about media trials and suggested an institutional framework to check this menace. They highlighted the importance of public opinion in the judicial process. In fact, senior Advocate Fali S. Narmiman advocated taking a look at the concept of jury system of trials in the country.

Participating in the first edition of the Ram Jethmalani Memorial Lecture series on "Pros and Cons of Trial by Media", held through video conferencing, these legal veterans were unanimous that media has now become the voice of the people as it controls public opinion and that it should be channelized in the right direction. The event was organized under the aegis of Sunday Guar...