LAWS(RAJ)-2006-3-63

RAGHUVEER SINGH Vs. SHIV KUMAR SWAMI

Decided On March 21, 2006
RAGHUVEER SINGH Appellant
V/S
SHIV KUMAR SWAMI Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN newspaper ``lok Sammat'' published from Sri Ganganagar dated 24. 2. 2001, the following Headline was published. ***

(2.) UNDER the detailed report dated 24. 2. 2001, it was stated firstly that addressing hundreds of workers assembled in front of Collectorate, Sriganganagar, the leaders of communist Party levelled sharp allegations against judiciary. Incriminating statements were attributed to Het Ram Beniwal, Navrang Choudhary, Bhuramal Swami, Advocate, Hardeep Singh and Sheopat Singh. Following statements were attributed to the respective speakers: ***

(3.) IN response to the show cause notices, firstly a joint reply was submitted by the non-petitioner No. 2 to 6, namely, Het Ram Beniwal, Navrang Choudhary, Advocate, Bhuramal Swami, Advocate, Hardeep Singh, Sarpanch and Sheopat Singh. Apart from alleging oblique motive on the part of the petitioner to move the present application, the respondents No. 2 to 6 in their defence denied making of any such statement as referred in the application and as reported in ``lok Sammat'' and took a stand that whatever stated in the news-item is faise. However, the conduct of meeting at Collectorate, Sri Ganganagar on 23. 2. 2001 was not denied.