Compendium of Adjudications 2008-2009
PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA Compendium of Adjudications (April 1, 2008-March 31, 2009) New Delhi Compendium of Adjudications Contents Preface Index of Adjudications of the Council for -- 1 the Period April 1, 2008- March 31, 2009 Adjudications of the Council -- 12 PREFACE The Press Council of India over the last three years has been preparing and publishing its Compendium of Adjudications giving an account of the complaints received from and against the press and the number of complaints adjudicated during the year. These adjudications include matters in which principles of far reaching importance to guide the conduct of the press and the authorities have been laid down. I am confident that all concerned will give the observations of the Council the serious consideration they merit and try to follow the code that develops from these adjudications. G.N. Ray Chairman Press Council of India Index of Adjudications of the Council for the Period April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009 S.No. Parties Date of Decision Harassment of Newsmen 1. Complaint of Shri Rajesh Kumar, Editor, Reporter’s June 12, Eyes and Shri Sardar Bhupinder Singh, Editor, India 2008 One Day, New Delhi against the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Faridabad and the S.D.M. Ballabhgarh, Haryana 2. Complaint of Shri Vijay Kumar Srivastava, Publisher/ ’’ Editor, Bagpat News, New Delhi against Shri O.P. Singh, Sub-Inspector, Pakwara, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh 3. Complaint of Smt. Krishna Shukla, Chief Editor, ’’ Taphtish, Hindi weekly, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh against local police authorities, Sultanpur 4. Complaint of Shri Rajkishore Gupta, Journalist, Dainik ’’ Navkaramyug, Gandhi Nagar, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh against local police authorities and Railway Police Force, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh 5.
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