Terming the advertisement as "highly objectionable", a Division Bench of the court comprising Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice A M Magray asked the English daily not to publish anything that instigates public.
The order was passed yesterday after a Public Interest Litigation against illegal structures drew attention of the court to the advertisement captioned "let the people know" published in the local daily on Thursday.
In the PIL, the amicus curiae submitted that the contents of the notice are totally objectionable and tantamount to instigating the general public by giving wrong facts and figures.
"We have gone through the publication and are convinced that the contents are not only objectionable but also reflect the tendency of the concerned to interfere with the court proceedings," the bench said.
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"For the present we do not wish to take any action on the objectionable material so published. However, in the future if such material is published, the learned counsel for the petitioner and the amicus would be under the duty to bring the same to the notice of the court where after necessary action as may be warranted under law would be taken," it added.
The court last month had directed Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to seal 45 illegal commercial buildings in the city which had come up in violation of the Srinagar Master Plan.
Those affected by the sealing so far have alleged that SMC was sparing influential persons.