Compendium of Adjudications 2011-2012
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PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA Compendium of Adjudications (April 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012) 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, 2011 – March 31, 2012 Adjudications of the Council -- 10 PREFACE While freedom of press is a right to be cherished at all costs, the most vociferous advocates of this right have to also unequivocally advocate the balancing of the right with the duty to report facts, clear and distinct from opinions and free from all biases and pre-conceived notions. For the Press Council the most potent instrument of furthering this cause is the medium of its adjudications on the complaints brought before it. On the basis of its adjudications and other pronounce- ments the Council has built up a code of journalistic ethics to lead and guide the journalists along the path of ethical rectitude. Though these codes have emerged out of cases relating to print media, the fundamental principles evolved in the process are as equally relevant to the broadcast media. The adjudications of the Council in 2011-2012 have been comprehensively covered in this Compendium which I hope and trust the readers will find of great relevance and interest. Markandey Katju Chairman Press Council of India Index of Adjudications of the Council for the Period April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012 Sl. Parties Date of No. Decision Harassment of Newsmen 1. Complaint of Shri Satish Bhatia, District, Correspondent, November 17, Rashtriya Sahara, District Sonebhadra Uttar Pradesh 2011 against anti social elements and local police authorities. 2. Complaint of Shri Awdesh Singh Patel, Correspondent, ,, Amar Ujala, Banda, U.P. against the police authorities. 3. Complaints of the General Secretary, UT Journalist ,, Union, Daman and Managing Editor, Savera India Times, Nani Daman against the police authorities. 4. Complaint of Shri Anurag Srivastava, Correspondent ,, Swatantra Bharat, Kanpur, U.P. against the Station House Officer, Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. 5. Complaint of Shri Devender Kumar Sharma, Owner/ ,, Publisher/Editor, weekly Amar Tanav, Hathras, District Mahamaya Nagar, U.P. against Shri S.R. Aditya, Superintendent of Police and S/Shri B.P. Singh, S.P. Singh, District Social Welfare Department and Shri Narayan Lal, Agent of District Social Welfare Department. 6. Complaint of Shri Kamlesh Kumar Jha, Correspondent, March 27, Dainik Jagran, Amastipur, Bihar 2012 against 2012 Shri Maheshwar Hazari, MLA, Bihar. 7. Complaint of Shri Ram Singh Gautam, Correspondent, ,, Manavta Ki Raksha, Bulandshehar, U.P. against Shri Naveen Mittal, Advocate, Bulandshehar. 8. Complaint of Shri Mukesh Thakur, Editor, Agni Blast, ,, Monthly Magazine, Indore, Madhya Pradesh against (i) Shri Uma Shankar Gupta, State Home Minister, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (ii) S.S.P., Indore (iii) IP&RD Commissioner, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. 1 Sl. Parties Date of No. Decision 9. Complaint of Shri Ashok Singhal, Publisher/Editor, March 27, Rajasthan against the District Administration, Dholpur, 2012 Rajasthan. 10. Complaint of Shri B.N. Devdas, Advocate Coimbatore, ,, Tamil Nadu against the Sub-Urban Commissioner, Chennai. 11. Complaint of Shri K. Nagaimugan, Chennai, ,, Tamil Nadu against the police authorities. 12. Suo-motu inquiry on the reported attack on the offices ,, of “Kannada Prabha” and “Jayakirana” published by “The Hindustan Times”, “The Hindu” and “The Times of India” in their issues dated 3.3.2010. Facilities to the Press 13. Complaint of Smt. Najma Begum, Publisher/Editor, November 17, Dainik Hindi Action, Bhopal, M.P. against the DAVP. 2011 14. Complaint of Shri Harjeet Dua, Freelancer, Delhi ,, against Directorate of Information & Publicity, Government of NCT of Delhi. 15. Complaint of Shri U.S. Singhal, Editor, (PG), Public ,, News (National Newspaper on Current Affairs) Pitampura, New Delhi against Ms. Sushma Gaud, Senior PRO, DMRC, Delhi. 16. Complaint of Shri Amar Singh Johari, Editor, Akhiri ,, Koshish, Panipat, Haryana against the Director, Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Haryana, Chandigarh and Chief Election Officer, Haryana, Chandigarh 17. Complaint of Shri Kamal Bakshi, Editor/Publisher, March 27, Divye Prabhat, Muzaffarnagar, U.P. against (i) Chief 2012 Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, (ii) Chief Election Officer, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow and (iii) District Election Officer, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. 2 Sl. Parties Date of No. Decision 18. Complaint of Shri Ramcharan Mali, Editor, Vanvasi March 27, Express, Baran, Rajasthan against the Director, 2012 Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur. 19. Complaint of Shri Anurag Shukla, Journalist, Satta ,, Express, Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh against the Director, I&PRD, Lucknow, U.P. 20. Complaint of Shri Vinay Gupta, Chief Secretary, Indian ,, Newspapers and Journalist Association, Pitampura, New Delhi against the Director, I&PRD, Chandigarh, Haryana. 21. Complaint of Shri Madan Verma, Editor, Good Haryana, ,, Jind, Haryana against the Director, I&PRD, Chandigarh and Cultural Affairs Department, Government of Haryana, Chandigarh. 22. Complaint of Mohd. Abdul Azeem, Freelance Journalist, ,, Hyderabad against the Director, Infromation and Public Relations Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. 23. Complaint of Shri P.V. Ramana Rao, Correspondent, ,, PTI, Guntur, A.P. against the District Public Relations Officer, Guntur. Principles and Publication 24. Complaint of Shri Amar Kumar Singh, Head, November 17, Department of English, SKM University, Dumka, 2011 Jharkhand against the Editor, Prabhat Khabar 25. Complaint of Shri Navdeep Singh Virk, IPS, ,, Superintendent of Police, Sonipat, Haryana against the Editor, Amar Ujala, Noida, U.P. 26. Complaint of Shri Shiv Kumar Faizabadi, Secretary, ,, Jagruk Nagrik Manch, Faizabad, U.P. against the Editor, Maya Avadh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. 27. Complaint of Shri Ashok Coomar, Maj. Gen (Retd.) ,, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh against the Resident Editor, The Hindustan Times, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. 3 Sl. Parties Date of No. Decision 28. Complaints of Shri M.K. Bainiwal, New Delhi against November 17, the Editors (i) The Hindu, Chennai (ii) Hindustan, 2011 New Delhi. 29. Complaint of Shri N.B.Mani, Under Secretary, ,, Technology Development Board, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi against the Editor, Rashtriya Sahara, Dehradun 30. Complaint of Shri Chander Bhushan Sharma, Principal, March 27, S.S. College, Shastri Nagar, Jehanabad, Bihar against 2012 the Editor, Rashtriya Sahara, Patna. 31. Complaints of Shri V.M. Bedse, Nasik, Maharashtra ,, against the Editors, (i) Loksatta, Mumbai (ii) Sakal, Pune (iii) Maharashtra Times, Mumbai. 32. Complaint of Dr. Zora Singh, Chairman, Desh Bhagat ,, Group of Institutes, Chandigarh against the Editor, The Times of India, Chandigarh. 33. Complaint of Shri Nungsanglemba AO, JDPR, ,, Directorate of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi against the Editor, Dainik Bhaskar, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. 34. Complaint of Shri S.V. Mani, Journalist/Writer, Chennai ,, against the Editor, The Times of India, Bangaluru. 35. Complaint of Shri S.V. Mani, Journalist/Writer, Chennai ,, against the Editor, The Times of India, Mumbai. 36. Complaints of Shri R. Manohar, Head Programmes, ,, South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring, Bangaluru against the Editors (i) The Times of India (ii) Deccan Chronicle, Bangaluru. 37. Complaint of Ch. V. Suryanarayana, Secunderabad, A.P. ,, against the Editor, The New Indian Express, Hyderabad. Press and Defamation 38. Complaints of Shri Anil Kumar Kamal, Bijnor, U.P. November 17, against the Editors (i) Bijnor Times, (ii) Chingari, 2011 (iii) Shah Times and (iv) Royal Bulletin, Muzaffarnagar, U.P. 4 Sl. Parties Date of No. Decision 39. Complaints of Shri A.T.M. Rangaramanujam, Advocate, November 17, Supreme Court of India, Delhi against the Editors, 2011 (i) Andhra Jyothi, (ii) Sakshi, Andhra Pradesh. 40. Complaint of Shri D.N. Nagendra Jois, Shimoga, ,, Karnataka against the Editor, Lakshmeesha Patrike 41. Complaint of Dr. Padmaja Jayaram, Anuradha Nursing ,, Home, Shimoga District, Karnataka against the Editor, Lakshmeesha Patrike, Kannada Weekly 42. Complaints of Shri Ashok Nath, Assistant Library and ,, Information Officer, National Library, Kolkata against the Editors (i) Ananda Bazaar Patrika and (ii) The Telegraph, Kolkata. 43. Complaint of Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd.), Goa ,, against the Editor, Outlook Magazine, New Delhi. 44. Complaint of Ms. Rita Sen, Principal, Delhi Public School, ,, Delhi against the Editor, The Economic Times, New Delhi. 45. Complaint of Shri Devi Ram, Rohtak, Haryana against ,, the Editor, Dainik Jagran, Rohtak, Haryana 46. Complaint of the Secretary, Rajdhani Nagar Sahkari ,, Bank Ltd., Lucknow, U.P. (through advocate Shri Ashutosh Pandey) against the Editor, Lokdrishti, Lucknow, U.P. 47. Complaints of Shri R.P. Mishra, Accounts Officer, Uttar ,, Pradesh Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University, Chitrakoot Dham and Ms. Ranjana Agnihotri, Advocate, High Court, Lucknow, U.P. against the Editor, Prakhar Vichar/Prakhar Astha, U.P. 48. Complaint of Shri Upender Kumar Agarwal, IPS, ,, Superentendent of Police, Railways against the Editor, Aaj, U.P. 49. Complaint of Shri Jagdish Prasad, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh ,, against the Editor, Amar Ujala, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. 50 Shri Riyaz Ahmed Khan, District President, Congress