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Jun 26 1945

In Re: S.S. Vasan Alias T.S. Srinivasan

Court: Chennai

Decided on: Jun-26-1945

Reported in: AIR1945Mad441; (1945)2MLJ128

ORDERClark, J.1. The petitioner is the proprietor and editor of Anandavikatan, a Tamil weekly. He has been prosecuted and convicted under Rule 81(4) of the Defence of India Rules read with Clause 3 (6) of the Newsprint Control Order of 1941. The case for the prosecution was that the petitioner had used paper other than newsprint for the production of an annual supplement to Anandavikatan issued by him at Deepavali in the year 1944.2. Sub-clauses 1 to 5 of Clause 3 of the Newsprint Control Order, 1941, impose restrictions on the sale and purchase of newsprint. It is only to be sold to and purchased by proprietors of newspapers. Sub-clause (5) prohibits the proprietor of a newspaper or of a newspaper press from using newsprint for any purpose other than the printing of newspapers. Sub-clause (6) prohibits the proprietor of a newspaper from using in the printing of his newspaper any kind of paper other than newsprint.3. Sub-clauses (5) and (6) are as follows:(5) No proprietor of a newspap...


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