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All India Small and Medium Newspapers Federation (a Regd Society) Vs. ...

Court : Delhi

Reported in : AIR2004Delhi180; 109(2004)DLT551; 2004(72)DRJ526

..... its 28 members, excluding the chairman, twenty have to be nominated in accordance with the procedure set out in press council (procedure for nomination of members) rules 1978 as amended on june 18, 1999 read with section 5 of the press council act, 1978. section 5(4) of the press council act, 1978, stipulates that before making any nomination of thirteen working journalists i.e. six editors, seven non-editors and ..... associations of the following categories to file their respective claims for notification (or for renotification of those who had been notified in 1997), by the press council under sub-section (4) of section 5 of the press council act, 1978, as representative associations having all india character with the minimum of six years existence and being registered for not less than six months under the relevant .....

indraprastha People and anr. Vs. Union of India and ors.

Court : Delhi

..... high court consists of 3 or more judges and by a special bench if the high court consists of less than 3 judges.36. the press council act 1978, the cinematographic act 1952 and the applicable provisions of the code of criminal procedure 1973 highlight that freedom of expression, print and celluloid has been accorded a very high ..... and print media, there is no reason why the legislature does not put in place a statutory, regulatory body, and taking cue from the cinematograph act 1952 and the press council act 1978 legislate to have a statutory board comprising men and women of eminence in the field of law, science, art and culture, literature, history and social ..... found polluting the ethos of the society.33. print media is regulated by the press council act 1978. to enforce the act, a council called the press council of india is constituted as per section 4 of the act, and as per section 5 thereof, the composition of the council is : a chairman and 28 other members. the chairman is to be .....

Anoop Baranwal Vs. Union Of India Ministry Of Law And Justice Secretar ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... of 6 months , whichever is earlier retiring member eligible for only one term. (section 6 term of office and retirement of members) press council act, 1978 ix. constitutional silence and vacuum: power of the court to lay guidelines 109. this court has plenary power under article 142 to issue directions to do complete justice . an analysis ..... hold house of newspaper 75 s. authorities composition composition appointing eligibility tenure conditions no.of body of authority ensuring selection independence committee press the a shall office council people committe eligible until act, 1978 (lok e is for the sabha) formed. nomination council is (proviso reconstituted a person to sec in elected 5(3)) accordance with by the section members 5 or for of the .....

All India Small and Medium Newspapers Federation and anr. Vs. Press Co ...

Court : Delhi

Reported in : 2000VIIAD(Delhi)120; AIR2000Delhi409; 87(2000)DLT422; 2000(57)DRJ393

..... the number of terms for which a member can be denominated to the press council. the answer to this questions turns on the interpretation of subsection (7) of section 6 of the press council act, 1978 (hereinafter referred to as the 'act'). subsection 7 of section 6 of the act reads as follows: 'a retiring member shall be eligible for renomination ..... for not more than one term.' petitioners contend that the provision bars more than two successive terms, while the stand of the council is that the total ..... it was sought to be explained that in the first case the two terms were prior to the act of 1978 and as regards the third term in respect of mr. chandukar, it is stated that before the press council could take up the matter of his nomination with the central government, the member had expired within one .....

Indian Federation of Small and Medium Newspapers Vs. Press Council of ...

Court : Delhi

Reported in : 1995IIAD(Delhi)496; AIR1996Delhi90; 58(1995)DLT600

..... this court through the present application. the petitioners are also one of the claimants who is also staking a claim to be recognised by the council under section 5(4) of the press council act and thereforee, in our opinion there is a lis between the petitioners and the respondents nos. 2 and 3. we may also emphasise that ..... small and medium newspapers federation, delhi, which are in the same category as the petitioner and entitled to become member of the press council under clause (b) of subsection (3) of section 5 of the press council act.'5. it has been brought to our notice that before the aforesaid inspection as ordered by this court, could be completed, the ..... the respective associations including the respondents nos. 2 and 3 for the purpose of establishing their claims, to be recognised by the council under section 5(4) of the press council act. it is some of these documents which the petitioners seek to inspect so as to enable it to effectively pursue the cause which it has .....

K.K. Birla Vs. the Press Council of India and ors.

Court : Delhi

Reported in : ILR1976Delhi753

..... , inter alia, to safeguard the freedom of the press and to help the press to maintain its independence. the press council bill was later introduced to implement these major recommendations of the press commission concerning the establishment of a press council in india consisting of people principally connected with the press which would safeguard the liberty of the press. the press council act, 1965 received the assent of the president on november ..... maintaining and improving the standards of newspapers and news agencies in india was enacted by parliament, being press council act 1965 (act 34 of 1965), (hereinafter called the 'act'). in furtherance or its object the press council is empowered to help newspapers and news agencies to maintain their independence. the jurisdiction of the press council was invoked by two complaints under sections 12(2) (a) and (e) of the .....

Shri Rajan Sharma Vs. Union of India and anr.

Court : Delhi

..... quoted the following passage from cross in statutory interpretation (3rd edn., 1995) and applied the law explained therein in for interpreting the provisions of section 6 of the press council act, 1978: "9. the governing idea here is that if a statutory provision is intelligible in the context of ordinary language, it ought, without more, to be interpreted ..... statute must be given their ordinary grammatical and full meaning. in that case, the supreme court was concerned with the provisions of section 6(7) of the press council act, 1978 which read as under:6(7). a retiring member shall be eligible for renomination for not more than one term.20. the court held that the language ..... for nomination for more than two terms. xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx 16. we are clearly of the opinion that sub-section (7) of section 6 of the press council act must be assigned its ordinary, grammatical and natural meaning as the language is plain and simple. there is no evidence available, either intrinsic or external, to .....

Kerala Christian Professional College Management Federation Vs. The Me ...

Court : Kerala

..... government medical colleges. by virtue of the powers conferred under section 33 read with section 20 of the indian medical wpc no.19552/2014 4 council act, the respondent council has framed post graduate medical education regulations 2000 with the previous sanction of the central government. according to the learned senior counsel for the petitioners, ..... utilised in the hospitals attached to the college.7. it cannot be disputed that the respondent is a body constituted and established under the indian medical council act, 1956 and it has been given the responsibility of discharging the duty of maintenance of highest standards of medical education. as an expert body to ..... the first respondent has justified the action on the ground that the respondent being a body wpc no.19552/2014 3 constituted under the indian medical council act, 1956 has the responsibility of discharging the duty of maintenance of highest standard of medical education and this has been endorsed by various decisions of the .....

Dainik Sambad and anr. Vs. State of Tripura and ors.

Court : Guwahati

..... that extent it cannot be said to be ousting the jurisdiction of the press council of india. for deciding this question the relevant provisions of the press council act may conveniently be referred to. 6. the press council act, 1978 (act no. 37 of 1978) is an act to establish a press council for the purpose of preserving the freedom of the press and of maintaining and improving the standards of newspapers and news agencies ..... in india. section 4 of the act provides for incorporation of the press council whichis composed of eminent members having .....

Sh. Ravi Kumar Uppal and Others Vs. Press Council of India Through the ...

Court : Central Administrative Tribunal CAT Delhi

..... . 4. shri krishna kumar, learned senior central government standing counsel representing the second respondent would submit that the applicants being employees of the press council of india are governed by the conditions of service spelt out in the press council act, 1978 and press council of india (terms and conditions) regulations, 2002. his contention is that regulation 13 being part of the regulations framed by the pci and ..... the employees) regulations, 2002 has been framed and notified in exercise of the powers conferred by clause(6) and proviso to section 26 read with section 11(2) of the press council act, 1978 and with the prior approval of the government of india. thus, these regulations are statutory in nature and binding on both pci and the government of india. once the policy .....