Index of Adjudications 11th AR (1989) Sl No Parties Nature of Complaint Date of Decision Category Section 1 Complaint of Shri S.C.Talukdar, Editor of Harrasment of Newsmen 6/29/1989 Assurance 13 Bengali daily, Uttar Banga Sambad and Nepali daily, Himalchuli published from Siliguri against CITU members 2 Complaint of Shri R.K.Roy, freelance Harrasment of Newsmen 6/29/1989 Assurance 13 journalist from Bihar regarding inhuman torture of journalists by police officials of the State 3 Complaint of Shri Harbhajan Singh, Ex- Harrasment of Newsmen 6/29/1989 Disposed of 13 member, Press Council and President, AISMNF, New Delhi against Delhi Administration regarding harassment of the Editor of In-Dinon, Urdu daily, Delhi and Patna 4 Complaint of Shri M.C.Yadav, journalist, Harrasment of Newsmen 6/29/1989 Assurance 13 Bundelkhand correspondent against police officials of the district 5 Compaint of Shri Sanjay Kumar Bhutt, Harrasment of Newsmen 6/29/1989 Expressed Displeasure 13 Correspondent, Pratipaksh against the police authorities 6 Complaint of Mohd. Karimuddin Khan, Harrasment of Newsmen 6/29/1989 Directions 13 Editor of Peerlamarry, English monthly published from Mahaboobnagar regarding threatening calls and anonymous letters Page 1 of 27 Sl No Parties Nature of Complaint Date of Decision Category Section 7 Complaint of Editor, Dainik Pilot against Harrasment of Newsmen 6/29/1989 Settled 13 BJP State Secretary stationed at Bhatinda regarding threats to him for publication of news against him 8 Complaint of Shri K.Unnikrishnan, Harrasment of Newsmen 6/29/1989 Non-prosecution 13 Managing Editor, Kerala Herald against police officials of Trivandrum City 9 Complaint of Shri Lal Chand Lalwani, editor, Harrasment of Newsmen 6/29/1989 Dismissed 13 Sajag Bharat Chattarpur against Police Inspector, Chattarpur 10 Complaint of Shri Ramesh Chandra Mishra, Harrasment of Newsmen 6/29/1989 Upheld (Expressed strong displeasure) 13 District Correspondent, Dharitiree, Keonjhar against Keonjhar Police 11 Complaint of Shri Sivaramah, Staff Harrasment of Newsmen 9/28/1989 Non-prosecution 13 Photographer, Indian Express against police officials, Anna Salai Police Station, Madras 12 Complaint of the Editor, Arakashakavani Harrasment of Newsmen 9/28/1989 Upheld 13 (Kannada fortnightly) Bangalore against the Govt of Karnataka 13 Complaint of Shri Prem Dutt Paliwal, Chief Harrasment of Newsmen 9/28/1989 Upheld 13 Editor, Daily Sainik against police officials, Agra Page 2 of 27 Sl No Parties Nature of Complaint Date of Decision Category Section 14 Complaint of eight journalists of Banda Harrasment of Newsmen 9/28/1989 Sub-judice 13 regarding unlawful arrest of Shri Rampal Tripathi, journalist by implicating him in false case 15 Complaint of Shri Mahendra Pratap Singh, Harrasment of Newsmen 9/28/1989 Expressed displeasure 13 President, U.P. journalists Association, Azamgarh, U.P. regarding harassment of Shri Shashank, Journalist and inaction of district police despitelodging of FIR. 16 Complaint of Shri Mohan Prasad Singh, Harrasment of Newsmen 9/28/1989 Upheld 13 Journalist/President, Pragatisheel Yuva Patrakar Sangh, Betia, Bihar, regarding threats to him by police officials of the district 17 Complaint of Shri Deep Singh, Owner, Harrasment of Newsmen 9/28/1989 Assurance 13 Publisher, Editor, Nitya Sanket regarding harassment of journalists of Bahraich, U.P. by The Director, Public Relations Department, Bahraich, U.P. 18 Complaint of Shri Ramshankar Tiwari, Harrasment of Newsmen 9/28/1989 Expressed displeasure 13 Correspondent Free Press, Indore, Dainik Bhaskar, Gwalior etc., regarding harassment and theats from police officials 19 Complaint of Shri Shiv Kumar Gupta, Harrasment of Newsmen 9/28/1989 Dismissed being without substance 13 journalist against the suspended District Information Officer, Shri Ashok Kumar Sharma 20 Complaint of Shri Ramesh Chandra Gupta, Harrasment of Newsmen 9/28/1989 Sub- judice 13 journalist of District Bahraich regarding harassment by the City Police Page 3 of 27 Sl No Parties Nature of Complaint Date of Decision Category Section 21 Attack on press premises of Jagran daily, Harrasment of Newsmen 12/21/1989 Sub- judice 13 Gorakhpur - property destroyed - suo motu action in wake of news item published in Times of India Delhi edition dated 1.4.1988 22 Complaint of Shri Vijay Kr. Chopra, Editor of Harrasment of Newsmen 12/21/1989 Upheld 13 Hindi Samachar Group of Papers regarding attempt by relevant groups and terrorists organisations to muffle their activities 23 Complaint of Shri Keshabsen Sarma, Harrasment of Newsmen 3/26/1990 Assurance 13 Special Press Correspondent, Dainik Janmabhoomi, Jorhat against threats to him by Assistant Public Prosecutor of the Sub- Divisional Judicial Court of Tinsukia 24 Suo motu inquiry regarding attack on press Harrasment of Newsmen 3/26/1990 Sub -judice 13 premises of Kannada daily, Vishwavani by miscreants 25 Complaint of the Chief Editor, Sarpanch Facilities to the Press 6/29/1989 Expressed displeasure 13 (weekly) Chandigarh against Govt of Punjab regarding stoppage of advts and forfeiture of 22nd issue dt. 1.6.87 of his weekly 26 Complaint of Shri Mahmood Ansari, Editor, Facilities to the Press 6/29/1990 Disposed of with observations 13 Munsif, Urdu daily published from Hyderabad against Govt of Andhra Pradesh regarding not restoring advts to his daily despite Press Council Order dated 6.3.86 27 Complaint of Shri Mahavir Solanki, Editor Facilities to the Press 6/29/1990 Dismissed 13 and Publisher of Sahmat weekly published from Jalore against Govt of Rajasthan regarding non-issuance of advts Page 4 of 27 Sl No Parties Nature of Complaint Date of Decision Category Section 28 Complaint of Shri Hari Aggarwal, journalist Facilities to the Press 6/29/1990 Disposed of observations 13 of Sahrsa, Bihar, regarding non-availability of railway concession to accredited journalists of the area against Railway authorities, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi 29 Complaint of Mrs. H.R.Rasal, Executive Facilities to the Press 6/29/1990 Directions 13 Editor of Godateer Samachar Dainik against Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation 30 Complaint of Shri Om Prakash Aggarwal, Facilities to the Press 6/29/1990 Upheld 13 Editor, Dainik Yuva Samooh, Hindi Marathi daily published from Maharashtra regarding non-release of the advt from the State Government 31 Complaint of Shri B.J.Paharwala, Editor Facilities to the Press 6/29/1990 Upheld 13 Antarjwala, Hindi weekly regarding non- release of government advts 32 Complaint of Shri Veer Singh Jatav, Editor Facilities to the Press 6/29/1990 Settled 13 and Publisher Dainik Sandhya Maneesh Times published from Saharanpur regarding non-release of the advts from the State Government 33 Complaint of Shri C.S. Kalra, Editor of Facilities to the Press 9/28/1989 Upheld 13 University Today published from New Delhi regarding discrimination by MD University by not issuing advertisments to his paper 34 Complaint of Shri S.K. Banerjee, Publisher, Facilities to the Press 9/28/1989 Assurance 13 Swastika, Bengali news weekly published from Calcutta regarding denial of Government advertisement to his paper Page 5 of 27 Sl No Parties Nature of Complaint Date of Decision Category Section 35 Complaint of Shri Om Prakash Sharma, Facilities to the Press 9/28/1989 Assurance 13 Editor and Publisher of Amar Abhimanyu, a Hindi weekly published from Agra regarding non-issuance of advertisments by State Government of UP 36 Comlaint of Shri D.R.Chaudhary, Editor of Facilities to the Press 12/21/1989 Upheld 13 Peeng weekly paper published from Haryana regarding non-issuance of Govt. advertisements 37 Complaint of Shri C.S.Dev, Chairman of Facilities to the Press 12/21/1989 Upheld 13 Bihar Non-Daily Newspaper's Union regarding total stoppage of advertisements from March 1988 by Government of Bihar 38 Complaint of Shri Vijay Kumar, Editor of Facilities to the Press 12/21/1989 Grievance Redresed 13 Chhatra Mashal regarding harassment by DAVP 39 Complaint of the Publisher, daily, Facilities to the Press 12/21/1989 No action 13 'Rajyadesh' published from Ajmer regarding getting less advts compared to the other papers 40 Complaint of Shri Charanjit Chawla, Editor, Facilities to the Press 3/26/1990 Dismissed for non-prosecution 13 Raf Bharat (weekly) against Municipal Committee, Rohtak 41 Complaint of Shri Khurshid Alam, Chief Facilities to the Press 3/26/1990 Upheld 13 Editor of Dafina Motihari against the Assistant Collector, Custom Division, Motihari, Bihar Page 6 of 27 Sl No Parties Nature of Complaint Date of Decision Category Section 42 Complaint of Shri Biplab Das Gupta, editor, Facilities to the Press 3/26/1990 Upheld 13 Pratibhadi Chetna against stoppage of DAVP advts 43 Complaint of Shri P. Rajan against Curtailment of Press Freedom 9/28/1989 Upheld 13 Management of the Mathrubhumi, Calicut 44 Complaint of Shri Mario Cabral Esa, Curtailment of Press Freedom 12/21/1989 Outside jursdiction 13 freelance journalist of Goa against Dr. Gopal Singh then Governor of Goa and Shri H. Lal Thlamuana, Ex Secretary to the Government 45 Complaint of Shri M.S. Sathe, Editor of Curtailment of Press Freedom 3/26/1990 Dismissed with observations 13 Swarajya against Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd 46 Complaint of Shri Shishu Patial, Co- Curtailment of Press Freedom 3/26/1990 Dismissed 13 convenor of HP Journalist Guild regarding the ban of the entry of Jansatta into Civil Secretariat 47 Suo-Motu Inquiry into resignation of Shri Curtailment of Press Freedom 3/26/1990 Warned 13 Vinod Mehta 48 Complaint of Deshar Katha against