Justice Markandey Katju to be new Chairman of Press Council of India

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Oct 05, 2011

The Press Council of India (PCI), the apex media regulator of the country, will soon be headed by the Former Supreme Court Judge, Markandey Katju. Justice Katju will succeed Justice G. N. Ray.

 

Justice Katju, retired from Supreme Court on September 20, 2011. He is likely to hold the post for the next 5 years reports HT. 

 

Justice Katju, is known for delivering various landmark judgments and most of the times controversial ones.  He was in the limelight for legalizing “passive euthanasia” and for quoting “Wikipedia” in his judgment. Justice Katju also appealed to Pakistan government to consider granting remission to Gopal Dass, who was an Indian prisoner detained in the Lahore central jail for many long years. Women’s rights in live-in-relationships were also recognized for the first time in history by Justice Katju. Justice Katju was also in the news when he had granted bail to Dr. Binayak Sen.

 

Noted jurist Fali S. Nariman has referred to Justice Katju as “A Judge above Contempt.”

 

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Comments(10)
  • 1. "Hon,ble Mr. Justice Katju is not only an honest judge but he has also dare to speak always truth. ". S.K.Singh, (Unknown City?)
  • 2. "Justice Katju and Press? Rather he should be the Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission...". Advocate Davinder Khurana, Jalalabad West Disitt Fazilka Punjab
  • 3. "I want to know the E-Mail ID of The Honourable Justice Markandey Katju who is to be new Chairman of Press Council of India, to get my doubts cleared which are related to bring the E-FILLING SYSTEM be available to all the public which is being all ready available Before the honourable supreem court but not in any other court in Indian judiciary ( all courts in India) . Please let me know weather the HONOURABLE JUSTICE RECEIVED THIS MAIL OR NOT. ". MADHAVA RAO CHOWDARY, BANGALORE
  • 4. "MADHAVA RAO CHOWDARY, BANGALOREFollowing is weblink of PCI Link". Dr. Surendra Pathak , (Unknown City)
  • 5. "MADHAVA RAO CHOWDARY, BANGALOREFollowing is weblink and email IDs of PCI Link Secretary,Press Council of India,Soochna Bhavan, 8-C.G.O. Complex,Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003Emails : pcibpp@gmail.com, pcimeetings@gmail.com,pcibppcomplaint@gmail.com, pcibpplevy @gmail.com , pcibpplib @gmail.com, pcibppeditorial @gmail.com,pcibppaccount @gmail.com, pcibpphindi@gmail.com, pcibppadmin@gmail.com, pcibppds @gmail.comYou have to directly contact to PCI ". Dr. Surendra Pathak , (Unknown City)
  • 6. "Abolish petro taxes(As urged by Standing Committee on Energy of Parliament In 2005) Fuel prices are going up and up every month resulting in 41% increase in the last one year. These hikes mainly affect two-wheeler riders and small car users directly and not the rich. Besides, these hikes are leading to increased inflation, particularly food inflation, because fuels form an essential factor for production of all goods and services. These result in increased suffering to millions of disadvantaged people. Because of higher costs of production and transportation, development is retarded resulting in loss of revenue and our exports have declined, being less competitive. Civil aviation industry is suffering huge losses due to high fuel price. Governments are not only closing their eyes to all these pitfalls but also continuously increasing fuel taxes ignoring Parliament Committee recommendation and bluffing that they have no role in the pricing of fuel. The facts are:1. Central and state governments have been taxing fuels (about 50% in some states) and making huge profits at the expense of people from sale of petroleum products.2. They have been earning about Rs.1,50,000 crores from the sale of petroleum products, mostly extorted from unwilling but helpless aam admi. One could even doubt whether governments have developed a vested interest in increasing fuel prices because some part of the tax is a percentage of the price – higher the price higher the revenue (profit) in absolute terms.3. The central subsidy paid this year is likely to be around Rs.23,000 crores only, leaving a huge profit of Rs.1,27,000 crores. Hence subsidy is not a real reason for high prices.4. A basic defect of these taxes is that they burden both rich and poor alike, both directly and indirectly by the spiraling cost of everything including essential things needed by the lower and middle classes already suffering from inequitable development.5. Lack of an ethics of care for aam admi is crystal clear on the part of governments which go on merrily making profits from sale of fuels while aam admi, have been forced repeatedly to increasingly struggle against inflation and badly hurting food inflation, that too continuously for a long time.6. Prevention of budget deficit is not a proper justification because it can be achieved much better by (1) preventing misuse and wastage of public funds due to inefficiency, grave irregularities and corruption in the system and (2) postponing funding of projects with comparatively lower priority.7. Current domestic price of fuel on account of international price will be about Rs. 30 only as against about Rs.75 . Fuel price in India is double of that in China and many times higher than in USA. Hence increase in international price is not a real reason for high prices.8. In 2005, Standing Committee on Energy of Parliament had urged government to reduce its reliance on petro-taxes. Ignoring this, revenue from petro-taxes was repeatedly increased, showing scant respect for Parliament which is repeatedly stated as supreme (whenever it suits!).[Please see attached article “Need to rethink and act urgently on fuel pricesâ€‌ for more details.] To bring down fuel prices we have to put pressure on the governments to do the following:A. Stop collection of taxes on fuels immediately to reduce fuel prices and to control both general and food inflation and thereby relieve the burden on aam admi. This will enable them to eat well, maintain good health, educate their children better and use transports necessary for their daily use, besides achieving speedier development of the country and larger exports and reducing burden on the airlines struggling for survival.B.Present a white paper covering all aspects of buying petroleum products and fixing fuel prices to clear all issues.If you agree, please send a copy this mail (so that even those who are reluctant to open attachments can be made aware of the facts) and attach the article to as many individuals and group mail members as possible. On my part, I intend to send these to hundreds of persons to spread awareness. If you send these to more than 10 persons you can satisfy yourself and feel happy that you have sincerely cooperated in bringing down fuel prices. This will be an important contribution from you to help millions suffering directly and indirectly from high fuel taxes.SSN“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothingâ€‌ Edmund BurkePS. The front page of Deccan Chronicle of 05-11-11 has a pertinent cartoon in which the Prime Minister says “We never face any debt crisis. Whenever we need money we hike fuel prices.â€‌". S S Nair, Bangalore
  • 7. "mr. justice, many appreciate u as judge. and many expect u to bring good reforms in M E D I A. many media managements not paying salaries to reporters and encouraging blackmailing practices. also, media persons taking accreditations beyonD limit and against rules of press information bureau (PIB). ". Govind, (Unknown City?)
  • 8. "dear mr. katju,we have want to shear some thoughts like who is the deserving for bharat ratnaEx.pt.shreeram sharma acharya (from gayatri pariwar) shri satyanarayan ji goenka(vippasana acharya) shri a. nagraj ji (from amarkantak; developer of madhyasth darshan) swami ramshukh das ji (from geeta press )". Arun Mittal, RAIPUR CHATTISGARH
  • 9. "we sincerely wish to invite this great man(whom I adore)to deliver4 a talk on role of press in medical hooliganism in the perspective of medico legal issues for our conference. Want to know his email id". Dr Gita Guin, Jabalpur
  • 10. "mr katju is said realty of india i am very impress mr katju ..................". Ishwar Singh , (Unknown City?)agar (mp)
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