(1.) We had taken suo motu cognizance of the news item published in the daily Edition of the Tribune on 27.11.2015 whereby the notice was issued to the local correspondent Sh. Kuldeep Chauhan why contempt proceedings be not initiated against him.
(2.) The Court on 21.11.2015 had issued the following directions:
(3.) Thereafter the matter was listed on 27.11.2015 whereby we had taken note of the news item, which appeared in the Tribune dated 22.11.2015 under the caption "Now, vehicles to keep off sealed roads in Shimla" and it was misquoted that the Judges/Chief Minister and Governor were entitled to use the sealed roads. The Court had categorically ordered on 21.11.2015 that the Governor, Chief Minister and Hon'ble Chief Justice only were entitled to use the sealed roads and the Judges of this Court were never permitted to use the sealed roads as quoted in the news item though clarified to some extent in the daily Edition dated 23.11.2015. The news item was published on 27.11.2015 under the caption "Harrowing time for commuters, others" and again it was misquoted that the Judges were permitted to use the sealed roads.