WP(C) 4646/2008. Gauhati High Court

Case NumberWP(C) 4646/2008
Judgement DateMay 16, 2019
CourtGauhati High Court

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT AT GUWAHATI

(The High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh) PRINCIPAL SEAT AT GUWAHATI

Writ Petition ( C) No.4646/ 2008

  1. NORTH EAST NEWS PAPAERS SOCI ETY.

    HAVI NG I TS OFFI CE AT GLP COMPLEX, I ST FLOOR,

    G.S.ROAD, ULUBARI , GHY-7,

    REP. BY THE SECY. OF THE ASSOCI ATI ON SRI G.L.AGARWALA.

    -Versus-

  2. THE STATE OF ASSAM,

    REP. BY THE COMMI SSI ONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, I NFORMATI ON AND PUBLI C RELATI ON DEPARTMENT, DI SPUR, GHY-6.

  3. THE DI RECTOR OF I NFORMATI ON AND PUBLI C RELATI ONS, GOVT. OF ASSAM, DI SPUR, GHY-6.

    Advocates for the Petitioner: Mr. N. Dutta,

    Mr. P. Mahanta,

    Mr. G. Choudhury,

    Mr. P. Borah &

    Ms. K.M. Saikia.

    Advocate for the Respondents: Ms. D.D. Barman, Addl. Sr. Govt. Advocate.

    Writ Petition ( C) No.1254/ 2009

  4. M/ S AGRADOOT PUBLI SHERS PVT. LTD.

    A COMPANY DULY I NCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANI ES ACT. 1956, HAVI NG I TS REGD. OFFI CE AT AGRADOOT BHAWAN,

    DI SPUR, GHY-6 UNDER P.O.AND P.S DI SPUR, GHY-6

    I N THE DI ST OF KAMRUP, ASSAM

    REP. BY I TS CHAI RMAN CUM MANAGI NG DI RECTOR SRI KANAK SEN DEKA.

    -Versus-

  5. THE STATE OF ASSAM,

    REP. BY THE COMMI SSI ONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT.OF ASSAM, DEPTT.OF I NFORMATI ON AND PUBLI C RELATI ONS , DI SPUR,GHY-6.

  6. THE DI RECTORATE OF I NFORMATI ON AND PUBLI C RELATI ONS, GOVT.OF ASSAM, DI SPUR,GHY-6, REP. BY I TS DI RECTOR.

  7. THE DI RECTOR,

    I NFORMATI ON AND PUBLI C RELATI ONS, ASSAM, DI SPUR, GHY-6, DI ST. KAMRUP, ASSAM

    Advocates for the Petitioner: Mr. G. Choudhury &

    Mr. P. Borah.

    Advocate for the Respondents: Ms. D.D. Barman, Addl. Sr. Govt. Advocate.

    …… PETI TI ONER.

    …RESPONDENTS.

    …… PETI TI ONER.

    …RESPONDENTS.

    BEFORE

    HON’BLE MR. JUSTI CE HRI SHI KESH ROY

    Date of hearing & judgment: 16.05.2017.

    JUDGEMENT AND ORDER ( ORAL)

    Heard Mr. P. Mahanta, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners in the WP(C) No.4646/ 2008. The petitioners in the WP(C) No.1254/ 2009 is represented by the learned Advocate Mr. G. Choudhury. The respondents in both the cases are represented by Ms. D.D. Barman, the learned Addl. Sr. Govt. Advocate, Assam.

  8. The registered association of the media houses, who publish daily/ fortnightly newspapers and periodicals, are the petitioner in the WP(C) No.4646/ 2008. The petitioner in the WP(C) No.1254/ 2009, is an individual group which publishes the daily and bi-weekly newspaper ‘Agradoot’. The grievance of both litigants relates t the inadequate advertisement revenue and the discriminatory implementation of the Advertisement Policy by Assam Government and how they impact the rights of the

    petitioners, guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.

  9. The current advertisement policy was notified by Assam on 29.1.2009 whereunder, the newspaper/ periodicals were classified as...

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