India, March 22 -- The Editors Guild of India has strongly criticised what it termed as "excessive force" and "undue haste" in the sealing of the premises of United News of India (UNI), following a Delhi High Court order cancelling the agency's land allotment.

In a statement issued by Guild President Sanjay Kapoor, General Secretary Raghavan Srinivasan, and Treasurer Teresa Rehman, the body said that while it does not question the implementation of the court's order, it is deeply concerned about the lack of due process and the manner in which it was executed.

The High Court reportedly pronounced its order around 1:30 pm on March 20, 2026. However, within hours-and even before the order was made publicly available online-hundreds of poli...