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PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA Compendium of Adjudications (April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011) New Delhi Printed at : Bengal Offset Works, 335, Khajoor Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi-110 005 Compendium of Adjudications Contents Preface Index of Adjudications of the Council for -- 1 the Period April 1, 2010 – March 31, 2011 Adjudications of the Council -- 19 PREFACE While freedom of press is a right to be cherished at all costs, the most vociferous advocates of this right have also unequivocally advocated the case of balancing the right with the duty to report facts, clear and distinct from opinions and free from all biases and pre-conceived notions. For the Council the most potent instrument of furthering this cause is the medium of its adjudications on the complaints brought before it. The high number in the complaints being received by the Council is ample proof of the faith expressed by the mediamen and the public alike in the working, importance and need for a body like the Council at the helm of the fourth estate. I hope, the Compendium of Adjudications being published as usual in English as well as Hindi analyzing the adjudications rendered during the year will prove to be of interest to the readers and provide them the requisite information about the ethics expected of the press. G.N. Ray Chairman Press Council of India Index of Adjudications of the Council for the Period April 1, 2010 – March 31, 2011 S. Parties Date of No. Decision Harassment of Newsmen 1. Complaint of Shri Vakil Ahmed, Freelancer, Ghaziabad, July U.P. against the anti-social elements and police authorities 30, 2010 2. Complaint of Shri Anil Kumar Bhardwaj, Journalist, ” Dainik Vikassheel Bharat, Mathura, U.P. against police authorities 3. Complaint of Shri Uttam Chand, District Incharge, ” Dainik Voice of Lucknow, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh against the local police authorities 4. Complaint of Shri Nanhelal Chandravanshi, Regional ” Representative, Rashtriya Hindi Mail, Baitul, M.P. against the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDOP), Thana-Sarni, Baitul, M.P. 5. Complaint of Shri Akhilesh Kumar, Editor, Tarun Mitra, ” Patna, Bihar against the I&PRD, Government of Bihar, Patna, Bihar 6. Complaint of Shri Bishanpal Singh Chauhan, Journalist, ” Etah, U.P. and others against District Administration, Etah, U.P. 7. Complaint of Shri Manoj Kumar, Journalist, Editor, ” Rashtriya Vishal Times, Delhi against the Directorate of Press & Information, MCD, Delhi 8. Complaint of Shri Shivnath Harish Chander Davkhar, ” Editor, Igatpuri Times, Maharashtra against the local police authorities, Mumbai, Maharashtra 9. Complaint of Shri H.H. Mazid Hussain, Chief Editor, ” Daily Urdu Action and Dainik Hindi Action, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh against the police and anti-social elements, Bhopal, M.P. 1 S. Parties Date of No. Decision 10. Complaint of Shri Deepak Bahl, Journalist, Dainik October Jagran, Ambala Cantt., Haryana against Shri Sanjay 29, 2010 Kumar, Inspector, State Railway Police (G.R.P.), Ambala Cantt., Haryana 11. Complaint of Shri Sarvanan Karuppswamy, publisher/ ” editor/Reporter, World Human Rights Commission & Rescue Centre Report, (daily) Chennai against police authorities, Tamil Nadu 12. Complaint of Shri Anis Siddiqui, Press Photographer, ” Hindustan Dainik, Bahraich, U.P. against Shri Rajesh Singh, Circle Officer (City), Bahraich, U.P. 13. Complaint of Shri Rajender Yadav, Representative, Aaj, ” Kanpur, U.P. against Shri Satyaveer Singh, SHO, Jalaun, U.P. 14. Complaint of Shri Brijraj Chaurasia, Correspondent, Amar ” Ujala, U.P. against the local police authorities, U.P. 15. Complaint of Shri Kailash Nath Verma, District President, ” Shramjivi Patrakar Union and Correspondent, Aj, Gonda, U.P. against the Northern Eastern Railway Authorities, U.P. 16. Complaint of Shri Ajay Kumar Pathak, Correspondent, ” Rahat Times, Sultanpur, U.P. against local police authorities, U.P. 17. Complaint of Shri Sageer Ahmed, Correspondent, ” Dainik Prashasan Prakash, Badaun, U.P. against the police authorities, U.P. 18. Complaint of Shri Dharmendra Rastogi, Correspondent, ” Dainik Aaj, and Shri Harnandan Rastogi, Correspondent, Rashtriya Sahara, Bareilly, U.P. against the local police authorities, U.P. 19. Complaint of Shri Shardendu Trivedi, Advocate ” and District Representative, Swatantra Bharat, Banda, U.P. against the District Administration and police authorities, Banda, U.P. 2 S. Parties Date of No. Decision 20. Complaint of Shri Mohmad Rashid, Journalist, Waris–e– October Avadh, and Shri Jubber, Journalist, Janmukh, Chandoli, 29, 2010 Uttar Pradesh against Dr. Rajiv, J.J. Nursing Home, Chandoli, Uttar Pradesh and local police authorities, U.P. 21. Complaint of Mohd. Rafi Khan & Other Journalists, ” Lucknow, U.P. against the Employees of District Hospital and Police Administration, U.P. 22. Complaint of Shri Lakshmikant Pathak, District ” Correspondent, Jantantrik Prahari, Hardoi, U.P. against Shri Akhilesh Singh, SHO, Pali, U.P. 23. Complaint of Shri Jagat Narayan Sharma, Journalist, January Dainik Janmorcha, Gonda, U.P. against Shri Indrabahadur 3-4, 2011 Singh and others 24. Complaint of Shri Amzad Khan, Sub Editor, Crime Line, ” Kannoj, U.P. against the local police and anti social elements 25. Complaint of Dr. A.K. Gupta, Chief Editor, Wah Kya ” Baat Hai, Sonebhadra, U.P. against the district administration and local police authorities Facilities to the Press 26. Complaint of Shri Khaliq Mansuri, Publisher, Quami July Inquilab, Ujjain, M.P. against the DAVP, New Delhi 30, 2010 27. Complaint of Shri Suresh Verma, Publisher/Editor, Kranti ” Kathan, Indore against the DAVP, New Delhi 28. Complaint of Shri Kaushal Kishore Mishra, Publisher, ” Tarun Chhattisgarh, Hindi Dainik, Raipur, Chhattisgarh against the Directorate of Public Relations, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 29. Complaint of Shri Jitender Kumar, Correspondent, Dixit ” Times, Agra, U.P. against the District Information Officer, Agra 3 S. Parties Date of No. Decision 30. Complaint of Shri Jaiprakash Tamkoriya, Publisher/ July Editor, Dainik Chhattisgarh Vaibhav, Korba, Chhattisgarh 30, 2010 against the Directorate, Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, Raipur 31. Complaint of Shri Z.A. Ansari, Editor, Indian Prashasan, October Delhi against the Director of Information & Publicity, 29, 2010 Government of NCT of Delhi 32. Complaint of Shri K.D. Chandola, Editor, Weekly Nagraj ” Darpan, Kanpur against postal authorities, Kanpur, U.P. 33. Complaint of the Publisher, Gramanchal Shilpanchaler ” Khabar, West Bengal against the Chairman, SAIL & Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. 34. Complaint of the Publisher, Gramanchal Shilpanchaler ” Khabar, West Bengal against the postal authorities, West Bengal 35. Complaint of the Publisher, Gramanchal Shilpanchaler ” Khabar, West Bengal against the Eastern Railways, Kolkata and East-Central Railways, Bihar 36. Complaint of Shri Uttam Chandra Sharma, Editor, January Muzaffarnagar Bulletin, Muzaffarnagar, U.P. against 3-4, 2011 the Director, Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh 37. Complaint of Shri Vijay Jaiswal, Editor, News Tender ” Bharat, Dehradun against the DAVP, New Delhi Curtailment of Press Freedom 38 Suo-motu inquiry on the reported attack on the office October of Hamro Prajashakti, Gangtok, Sikkim, Press Release 29, 2010 of the Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee and complaint of opposition political parties in Sikkim against Government of Sikkim regarding suppression of press freedom 4 S. Parties Date of No. Decision Principles and Publication 39. Complaint of Shri Ashutosh Mishra, Dhanwantri July Pharmaceutical, Chandausi, U.P. against the Editor, 30, 2010 Lok Sewa, Ludhiana, Punjab 40. Complaint of Smt. Pooja Saxena, District Horticulture ” Officer, Bijnor, U.P. against the Editor, Shah Times, Moradabad, U.P 41. Complaint of Shri Ved Prakash Pandey, Reporter, ” Samajwadi Pariwar, Shahjahanpur, U. P. against the Editor, Swatantra Bharat, Lucknow, U.P 42. Complaint of the Commissioner, Municipal Council, ” Alwar against the Editor, Dainik Bhaskar, Alwar, Rajasthan 43. Complaint of Shri Dilip T. Mehta, Vadodara, Gujarat ” against the Editor, Sandesh, Vadodara, Gujarat 44. Complaint of Smt. Taralakshmi Joshi, Jodhpur against ” Shri Rajesh Trivedi, Correspondent, Dainik Bhaskar, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 45. Complaint of Syed Mushtaq Hussain Rizvi, Baitul, M.P. ” against the Editor, Humse Kuch Chhupaya Nahin Ja Sakta, M.P. 46. Complaint of Shri D.P. Singh, National Spokesman/Vice ” President, Janhit Jagran, Meerut, U.P. against the Editor, Amar Ujala, Meerut, U.P. 47. Complaint of Shri S.C. Kapoor, Wing Commander (Retd.) ” Noida against the Editor, The Times of India, New Delhi 48. Complaint of Dr. Jasbir Arya, Director/Chief Editor, Crime October Free India Bureau, New Delhi against the Editor, Mail 29, 2010 Today, New Delhi 49. Complaint of Shri Praful Meghji Joshi, Thane, Maharashtra ” against the Editor, Divya Bhaskar, Gujarat 5 S. Parties Date of No. Decision 50. Complaint of Ms. Smita Patwardhan, Sangli, Maharashtra October against the Editor, Maharashtra Times, Mumbai 29, 2010 51. Complaint of Shri Arun Mahadeo Joshi, Mumbai against ” the Editor, The Times of India, Mumbai 52. Complaints of Smt. B. Malini Mallya, Udupi District, ” Karnataka against the Editors (i) Udayavani and (ii) Deccan Herald, Karnataka 53. Complaint of Shri Syed Ali Hashmi, Hyderabad against ” the Editor, The Hindu, Hyderabad 54. Complaint of Shri Shreerama Diwana, Udupi against the ” Editor, Udayavani, Manipal, Karnataka 55. Complaint of Shri Rigziyaan Samphle,