SC notice to Centre on PCI's petition

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 4:04 AM IST

A bench of justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad issued notice to the Union government, seeking its reply.

The high court had directed various Central and state government authorities on April 10 "to ensure that there is no reporting/release of any news item by the print or electronic media on the movement of troops."

The petition filed by the office of PCI Chairman and former apex court judge Markandeya Katju, has submitted that the high court's order was in violation of the fundamental right under Article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution, granted to the media and every citizen of the country.

The high court's order had come on a PIL filed by a social activist relating to a report in The Indian Express on April 4. The report pertained to the purported movements of some Army troops towards New Delhi.

  

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