Index of Adjudications AR 1982 1 Complaint of Shri B. Dutta Bhowmik, Proprietor-Editor of Dainik Sambad, a Bengali daily, Agartala against Government of Tripura 2 Complaint of Shri K.Vikram Rao, Member, Working Committee IFWJ against Government of UP Curtailment of Press Freedom 2/11/1982 Disposed Off y Curtailment of Press Freedom 2/11/1982 Upheld y 3 Complaint of the Editor, The Himachal Times against police authorities Curtailment of Press Freedom 2/11/1982 Dismissed y 4 Suo-motu action regarding arrests of journalists of Blitz in Manipur for publicaiton of a news item under the heading "Manipur's Blitzkrieg on the Press" in the issue of Blitz dated May 9, 1981 5 Complaint of Shri Kusha Chandra Sharma, Editor, Jai Ai Asom, a fortnightly, Tezpur against Shri Bhavebdra Nath Phookan, Superintendent of Police, Darrang 6 Complaint of Shri Telu Ram Mohindra, Editor, The Daily Samaj, Ludhiana against Shri Ravi Sawhney, Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana 7 Complaint of Shri Alok Kumar Srivastava, Secretary, U.P. Small and Medium Newspapers Editor's Council, Hardoi against the District Magistrate, Hardoi Curtailment of Press Freedom 2/11/1982 Disposed Off y Curtailment of Press Freedom 2/11/1982 Upheld y Curtailment of Press Freedom 12/28/1982 Not pursued y Curtailment of Press Freedom 12/28/1982 Upheld y Page 1 of 6
8 Complaint of Shri Narendra Dogra, Editor, Yahan Wahan, a Hindi Fortnightly, Gurdaspur, Punjab against the District Officers of Gurdaspur 9 Complaint of Shri Krishna Prasad, Editor, Nayee Mashal, a Hindi weekly, Monghyr (Bihar) against the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Monghyr 10 Suo-motu action regarding alleged prevention of the Bangalore editions of Indian Express, Kannada Prabha, Deccan Herald, Prajavani 11 Complaint of Sh. Swadesh Talwar, Newsphotographer, Indian Express and Sh. Karam Singh, Staff Photographer, The Tribune against Police authorities, Punjab 12 Complaint of Shri Uttam Chand Sharma, Editor, Daily Muzaffarnagar Bulletin against anti-social elements Curtailment of Press Freedom 12/28/1982 No further action y Curtailment of Press Freedom 12/28/1982 Dismissed y Harassment of Newsmen 2/11/1982 Disposed of with observation y Harassment of Newsmen 2/11/1982 Upheld y Harassment of Newsmen 9/21/1982 Upheld y 13 Complaint of Smt. Asha Bhandari wife of Shri V.M.Bhandai, Editor and Publisher of Prachand, a Bombay based Hindi weekly against Haryana Police 14 Complaint of Shri Omi Khandelwal, Chief Editor, Apni Duniya, Indore against Shri Valia, Handling Contractor of the Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited Harassment of Newsmen 12/28/1982 Upheld y Harassment of Newsmen 12/28/1982 Not pursued y Page 2 of 6
15 Complaint of the Chief Editor, Malayala Manorama against the Youth Wing of the Communist Party of India (CPI) a partner in the ruling United Front Government regarding attack on office premises at Kottayam, Calicut and Cochin Harassment of Newsmen 12/28/1982 Upheld y 16 Complaint of Shri Satdeo Swamy, Journalist and Resident Representative of Dainik Janta Express, Meerut (for northern India), Turkish Daily News, Ankara, Turkey (for India and Pioneer and Swatantra Bharat, Lucknow (for Haryana, Meerut and Ghaziabad) against the Central Accreditation Committee Facilities to the Press 12/28/1982 Case remitted back to respondent authorities y 17 Complaint of Shri Darshan Singh Editor, Secular Indian Youth, a Monthly Journal, New Delhi against Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity. 1 Complaint of Government of Assam against The Editor, Dainik Asom Facilities to the Press 12/28/1982 Devoid of merits y Principles and Publication 2/11/1982 Warned y 2 Complaint of Shri John D'Silva, Chairman, Bombay and Thane District Urban Co-operative Banks Association against the Editor, Readers'Digest, Monthly 3 Complaint of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Member of Parliament against the Editor, Probe Principles and Publication 6/8/1982 Settled y Principles and Publication 12/28/1982 Admonished y Page 3 of 6
4 Complaint of Research Scholars, Indian Council of Historical Research against Shri Samir Pal,Correspondent and the Editor of The Hindustan Times 5 Complaint of the Chairman, Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee, Khargaon against the Editor, Nai Duniya 6 Complaint of Shri B.V.Joshi, Assistant Commissioner of Police and Public Relations Officer, Crime Branch, C.I.D., Bombay against the Editor, Maharashtra Times 7 Complaint of Shri D.R.Mankekar, Secretary-General, Authors' Guild of India, New Delhi against the Editor, Illustrated Weekly of India 8 Complaint of Shri Golokeswar Baruah of Guwahati against the Editor of Dainik Asom Principles and Publication 12/28/1982 Settled y Principles and Publication 12/28/1982 Amends made y Principles and Publication 12/28/1982 Withdrawn y Principles and publication 12/28/1982 Settled y Principles and Publication 12/28/1982 Closed y 9 Complaint of Shri M.S.Farooqui, Assistant Commissioner of Police & Public Relations Officer, Crime Branch, C.I.D., Bombay against the Editor, Free Press Bulletin Principles and Publication 12/28/1982 Warned y 10 Complaint of Shri A.C.Pandeya, Member-Director, Press and Public Relations Association, New Delhi against the Editor of Economic Times Principles and Publication 12/28/1982 Rejected- devoid of merits y 11 Complaint of Shri C. Mohideen against the Editor, Indian Express Principles and Publication 12/28/1982 Rejected- devoid of merits y Page 4 of 6
12 Complaint of the General Secretary, Punjab & Sind Bank Officers' Federation, Patiala against the Editor, Chardi Kala Marg, Punjabi daily 13 Complaint of Shri Hiralal R. Parmar, M.P. against the Editor, Gujarat Samachar, Gujarati daily Communal, Casteist, Anti-National and Religious Writings Communal, Casteist, Anti-National and Religious Writings 9/21/1982 Censured y 12/28/1982 Admonished y 14 Complaint of the Special Secretary to the Government of Bihar against the Editor of Blitz, Weekly, Bombay Communal, Casteist, Anti-National and Religious Writings 12/28/1982 Admonished y 15 Complaint of Shri Parkash Nayyar, Public Relations Officer, The Apple Merchants Association, Delhi against the Editor, Hastinapur Samachar 16 Complaint of S/Shri Vijay Panjwani and Raj Panjwani, Advocates on behalf of the Trade Fair Authority against the Editor, The Hindustan Times 17 Complaint of the Trade Fair Authority of India against The Editor, The Hindustan Times Press and Defamation 2/11/1982 Warned y Press and Defamation 9/21/1982 Rejected- devoid of merits y Press and Defamation 9/21/1982 Settled y 18 Complaint of Shrimati Jayanti Patnaik, Member of Parliament against Indian Express Press and Defamation 9/21/1982 Settled y 19 Complaint of Dr. Gopal Singh, Chairman, High Power Panel on Minorities, SCs, STs and Weaker Sections, Government of India against the Editor, The Hindustan Times Press and Defamation 9/21/1982 Withdrawn y Page 5 of 6
20 Complaint of Shri Y.P.Ramachandran, Deputy Director of Collegiate Education, Coimbatore against the Indian Express 21 Complaint of Shri Aroon Purie, Editor, India Today against Shri Khushwant Singh, Editor, The Hindustan Times 22 Complaint of Shrimati Rajkumari, Primary School Teacher, Hissar against the Editor of the weekly Bharti Leader, Sirsa 23 Complaint of Shri Reyaz Azimabadi, Blitz's Correspondent, Patna against Shri R.K. Makkar, Editor, Searchlight, English daily, Patna 24 Complaint of Shri Reyag Azimabadi, Blitz correspondent, Patna against the Editor, Hamara Nara, Urdu daily, Patna 25 Complaint of Shri Reyaz Azimabadi, Correspondent, Blitz, Patna against the Editor, Quami Tanzeem, Urdu daily, Patna Press and Defamation 12/28/1982 Devoid of merits y Press and Defamation 12/28/1982 Contradiction published y Press and Defamation 12/28/1982 Censured y Press and Defamation 12/28/1982 Devoid of merits y Press and Defamation 12/28/1982 Warned y Press and Defamation 12/28/1982 Warned y Page 6 of 6