State of Karnataka v. Common Cause

Supreme Court of India · 18 Mar 2016
Ranjan Gogoi; Pinaki Chandra Ghose
WRIT PETITION (C) NOS.13/2003
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The Supreme Court extended the exception permitting publication of photographs of the President, Prime Minister, and Chief Justice to Governors and Chief Ministers, allowing publication of Departmental Ministers' photographs in lieu of the Prime Minister's, while upholding other directions of its 2015 judgment.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
REVIEW PETITION (C) NOS.1879-1881/2015
IN
WRIT PETITION (C) NOS.13/2003, 197/2004 & 302/2012
STATE OF KARNATAKA ...PETITIONER
VERSUS
COMMON CAUSE AND ORS.ETC. ETC. ...RESPONDENTS
WITH
R.P.(C) NO.1876-1877/2015 IN W.P.(C)
NO.197/2004, R.P.(C) NO.1834/2015 IN W.P.(C)
NO.197/2004, R.P.(C) NOS.2703-2705/2015 IN
W.P.(C) NOS.13/2003, 197/2004 & 302/2012, R.P.
(C) NOS.3191-3193/2015 IN W.P. (C) NOS.13/2003, 197/2004 & 302/2012, R.P.(C) NOS.3275-
3277/2015 IN W.P. (C). NOS.13/2003, 197/2004 &
302/2012, R.P.(C) NO.3259/2015 IN W.P.(C)
NO.197/2004, R.P.(C) NOS.3674-3676/2015 IN
W.P. (C) NOS.13/2003, 197/2004 & 302/2012, R.P.
(C) NOS.123-125/2016 IN W.P.(C) NOS.13/2003, 197/2004 & 302/2012.
ORDER

1. We have heard the learned counsels for all the contesting parties. Upon due consideration, we review our judgment dated 13th May, 2015 passed in Writ Petition

(Civil) No.13 of 2003, Writ Petition (Civil) No.197 of 2004

(i) The exception carved out in paragraph 23 of the aforesaid judgment dated 13th May, 2015 permitting the publication of the photographs of the President, Prime Minister and Chief Justice of the country, subject to the said authorities themselves deciding the question, is now extended to the Governors and the Chief Ministers of the States.

(ii) In lieu of the photograph of the Prime

Minister, the photograph of the Departmental (Cabinet) Minister/Minister In-charge of the concerned Ministry may be published, if so desired.

(iii) In the States, similarly, the photograph of the Departmental (Cabinet)

(iv) All other observations/directions in the aforesaid judgment dated 13th May, 2015 Page 3 shall continue to remain in force subject to the above modification.

2. The review petitions are disposed of in the above terms.........................................,J. (RANJAN GOGOI).......................................,J. (PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE) NEW DELHI; MARCH 18, 2016.