Press Council of India

Index of Adjudications rendered by the Council in its meeting held on 17.11.2016

Complaints against the Press Section 14

Inquiry Committee meeting held on 6-8 September, 2016 at New Delhi

1. Suo motu cognizance for publishing distorted version of Shri V.K. Singh’s statement in Dainik Bhaskar, Rashtirya Sahara, Navbharat Times, Jansatta, The Mail Today,, Times of India and The Tribune. (14/440-447/15-16) 2-3. Complaint of Shri Syed Ejaz Abbas Naqvi, Advocate, Mumbai against the Editors, 1) Navbharat, 2) Hamara Mahanagar, 3) Inquilab, 4) Urdu Times, 5) Sahafat, 6) Avadhnama and 7) Yashobhoomi. (14/1194-1200/13-14) Complaint of Aam Aadmi Party through advocate Mumbai against Editor, Navbharat, Hamara Mahanagar, Gujarat Samachar, Inquilab, Sahafat, Urdu Times, Avadhnama. (14/1140-1146/13-14) 4. Complaint of Shri Arvind Kumar, Circle Officer(III) and Ms. Shikha, Circle Officer Line, against Editor, Dainik Jagran. (14/884&1092/13-14) 5. Complaint of Smt. Meena through Delhi Commission for Women against Ashoka Express. (14/629/15-16) 6 Complaint of Shri D.K. Chopra, New Delhi against Samvada, New Delhi. (14/613/15-16) 7. Complaint of Shri A. Devaneyan, Tamil Nadu (through Registrar, NCPCR), New Delhi against the Editors, Kalai Kathir, Dinamalar, Daily Thanthi. (14/185/14-15) (14/88/14-15)(14/53/16-17) (14/54/16-17) 8. Deliberations on objectionable contents of cover story published in Outlook. (14/453/15-16) 9. Complaint of Shri Neeraj Saxena, Advocate against Times, New Delhi (14/842/14-15) 10. Complaint of Shri Rajender Jain, Delhi against Dainik Bhaskar (14/199/15-16)

11. Complaint of Shri Kanhaiyalal Vishwakarma, Chief Editor, Bundelkhand Chetna, Lalitpur against Editor, Saptahik Pichda Bundelkhand. (14/449/15-16)

12. Complaint of S/Shri Ved Prakash, Sunny Kumar and Vicky Kumar, Delhi against the Editor, Public Ki Shatabdi, Delhi (14/146,156-157/15-16

13. Complaint of Shri Jalaj Srivastava, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, New Delhi against Editor, Times of India, New Delhi. (14/22/16- 17) 14. Complaint of Shri Siddharth Sanwaria, Chandigarh against Indian Express, Haryana. (14/24/16-17) 15. Complaint of Shri Sunkari Janardhan Goud, Advocate, Hyderabad against Editor, Outlook, New Delhi. (14/161/15-16) 16. Complaint of Shri M. Vasudeva Raju and others, Deputy Commercial Tax Officer, Ananthapupram against Editor, Eenadu, Hyderabad. (14/68/15-16) 17. Complaint of Shri S,.Rathinasabapathy, General Secretary, Tamil Nadu Min Kazhaga Thozhilalar Munnetra Sangam, Chennai against Editor, Dina Malar, Chennai Kalaikadir, Tamil Daily. (14/594-595/15-16) 18. Complaint of Smt. Sushila Bele, Bhopal against Editor, Dainik Jagran, Bhopal. (14/485/15-16) 19. Complaint of Shri Ashwin Hirani, Mumbai against Editor, Sandesh, Mumbai. (14/581/15-16) 20. Complaint of Aamani Group, Ahmedabad, Gujarat against Editor, the Sandesh. (14/132/15-16) 21. Complaint of Shri Sudeep Kumar Saha, Mumbai against Sunday Express, Mumbai. (14/55/16-17) 22. Complaint of Shri Kailash Kumar Agarwal, Dhanbad, Jharkhand against Editor, Dainik Jagran, Hindustan. (14/181/15-16) N 23. Complaint of Shri Gajendra Singh, Siligudi, West Bengal against Aapka Teesta Himalaya, Siligudi, West Bengal (14/172/15-16) Saswati 24. Complaint of Shri Vidyanand, Hajipur, Vaishali, Bihar against Editor, Prabhat Khabar. (14/106/15-16)

25. Complaint of Shri Rajan Puzari, Ex-Founder Secretary, Dergaon Journalists Association, Golaghat, Assam against Editor, Asomia Pratidin. (14/36/16-17)

Inquiry Committee meeting held on 3-5 October, 2016 at New Delhi

26. Complaint of Shri Suryakant Sharma, Jharkhand against the Editor, Hindustan. (14/81/14-15).

27. Complaint of Shri Rajeev Bhadauria, Authorized Representative, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., Hissar, Haryana against the Editor, DNA, Mumbai. (14/554/12-13)

28. Complaint of Shri K.K. Balram, Kerala Pranth Saha Sangh, Vrindavan, Kannur against Editor, Deshabhimani. (14/608/15-16)

29. Complaint of Shri K.K. Balaram, Kerala, Kannur against the Editor, Deshabhimani (14/507/15-16)

30. Complaint of Shri Sunjjoy Manohar Dahake, Publisher/Editor, Pune Mirror against BCCL (14/322/15-16)

31. Complaint of Shri Ambris Gaud, Senior Superintendent, Central Jail, Naini, Allahabad against Dainik Jagran. (14/234/14-15.

32. Complaint of Shri Rahul Sharma, Under Secretary, Election Commission of India, New Delhi against Dainik Jagran. (14/102/14-15)

33. Reference received from Election Commission of India, New Delhi regarding Paid News in General Election-2014 against Editor, Rahat Times, . 14/889/14-15)

34. Reference received from Election Commission of India, New Delhi regarding Paid News in General Election-2014 against Editor, Janta Union. 14/884/14-15).

35. Complaint of Shri Shamim Uddin, Additional Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal against editor, Nav Dunia, Bhopal. (14/103/15-16)

36. Complaint of Asvini Agro Exports, Chennai against Surya Daily and Akshara Spandana newspaper, Vijayawada (14/1028&1050/14-15).

37. Complaint of Jethanand Tarachand Karamchandani against the editor, Crime aur Kalam, Ulhasnagar (14/49/15-16)

38. Complaint of Shri U.K. Pal, Freelance Journalist, Rourkela, Odisha against the Editor, Samaja (14/38/16-17)

39. Complaint of Kothari Medical & Research Institute, Bikaner, Rajasthan against the Editor, Dainik Bhaskar. (14/25/16-17).

40. Complaint of Shri. N.L. Singh, Lucknow, UP against the Editor, Dainik Jagran.(14/665/15-16)

41. Complaint Shri B. Arya, Agra, UP against the editors, Dainik Jagran and Hindustan. (14/82-83/15-16)

42. Complaint of Shri Umesh Kumar Sinha, Delhi against the Editor, Times of India, New Delhi. (14/358/15-16)

43. Complaint of Shri Rajesh Yashpal Aggarwal, Vashi against Eenadu Newspaper, Hayathnagar, Telangana (14/560/15-16)

44*. Complaint of Shri Nitya Nand Sinha, Gurgaon Haryana against Mumbai Mirror, Ahmedabad Mirror, Pune Mirror and Navbharat Times (14/535/15-16) 14/582- 584/15-16).

45. Complaint of Shri B.R. Prasad, Former Commissioner, Allahabad, UP against United Bharat (14/47/16-17)

46. Complaint of Shri Gajendra Pandey, Bhimpur, Deoria, U.P against Dainik Jagran. (14/65/16-17).

47. Complaint of Shri Surendra Tripathi against United Bharat Akhbar. (14/48/16-17)

48. Complaint of Shri M.S. Rathor against Gujarat Samachar(14/599/15-16)

49. Complaint of Ms. Minakshi Maheshwari, Mumbai against the Editor, Indian Express (14/148/16-17)

50. Complaint of Shri Saji Lal, Trivandrum against the Editor, Mathrubhoomi. (14/93/16-17)

51. Complaint of Shri Ram Dayal, Anoopur, MP against Haribhoomi, Madhya Pradesh (14/193/15-16)

Post script in item no. 44:-

* A review petition has been filed by the Complainant in the matter and has requested to reconsider the decision of the Inquiry Committee, the same is placed before the Council for consideration.

52. Complaint of Shri Ashish Gupta, Gwalior, M.P. against the Editor, Hindustan Times, New Delhi. (14/568/15-16)

53. Complaint of Shri Haridasan Mathilakath, Mumbai against Editor, Hindustan (14/451/15-16)