New Delhi, July 29 - Citing India's 'high ethos' and 'rich heritage' and quoting Mahatma Gandhi, the Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed the plea against the controversial reality TV show 'Sach ka Saamna' and stated that no one should have any problem if people are telling the truth in open.

A division bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan said, 'India is a land of rich heritage and high ethos and speaking truth is not harmful at all..... If someone wants to speak truth in public let him do so...'

Giving the example of the Father of the Nation, the bench also noted: 'If people are taking inspiration from Gandhi and then coming out and speaking the truth, we don't think there is anything wrong in the same.'

It also stated that courts have more important things to do than moral policing. 'It is for the government to decide whether the programme should be banned or not. It is not the function of the court... There are far more serious problems in this country which we have to settle.'

It asked the petitioners, Deepak Maini and Prabhat Kumar, to approach the central government with their plea.