1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH 2014 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR.D.H.WAGHELA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE B.V.NAGARATHNA WRIT PETITION NO.30477/2012 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN : 1.LOUIS J PINTO S/O LATE ALBERT PINTO AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT "SOPHIA" KANKANADY POST MANGALORE-575 002 2.DR KISHAN SHETTY S/O DR K S C SHETTY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT PINTOS LANE KARANGALPADY MANGALORE-575 003 3.SRIDHAR KAMATH S/O LAXMAN AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT PLANTERS LANE MANGALORE-575 003 4.PRAMOD PINTO S/O L PINTO AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT 404, MEDHA APARTMENTS GEORGE MARTIS KADRI MANGALORE-575 002 5.SHAKEEL MAZHAR S/O J PURHABBA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS 2 R/AT "RESHMA", B V ROAD FALNIR, MANGALORE-575002 6.AVALON PATRAO S/O L C PATRAO AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT "PARADISE" BEHIND SHIVBAGH TOWERS SHIVBAGH, KADRI MANGALORE-575 002 7.DR AVINASH BHANDARY S/O GOPALKRISHNA BHANDARY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT ORCHARD APARTMENTS ARYA SAMAJA ROAD MANGALORE-575003 8.ANAND J MATHAIS S/O L J MATHAIS AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT "BLOOM FIELD" KANKANADY MANGALORE-575 002 9.GREGORY F PERES S/O LATE M PERES AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT 301, SHANGRILA APARTMENTS KANKANADY, MANGALORE-575 002 10.SHREYAS J SORAKE S/O S JAYAVIKRAM AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT OPPOSITE HDFC BANK KADRI, SHIVBAGH MANGALORE-575 002 11.MATHARANI MATHIAS S/O RICHARD FERNANDES AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT SUSHANT, GURUNAGAR KONCHADY POST MANGALORE-575 008 3 12.NAYANA FERNANDES D/O MR. VINCENT BRITTO AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT "FERNDALE" KANKANADY MANGALORE-575 002 13.HELEN ALVARES D/O LATE K S ALVARES AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/A ALVARES CENTRE NANTHOOR MANGALORE-575 005 14.NAVEEN CARDOZA S/O JOHN LAWRENCE CARDOZA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT CARDOZAS 4TH CROSS PARAMESHWARI NAGAR SURATKAL, MANGALORE-575014 15.DR. ERROL R. PINTO S/O LATE JEROME A. PINTO AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT NILAYA COLLECTORS GATE BALMATTA MANGALORE-575 001 16.K. PRAKASH RAO S/O LATE K. RAMACHANDRA RAO AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT "ANANYA", HATHILL MANGALORE-575 006 17.VENKATESH PAI S/O RANGA PAI AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT SRINIKETAN KADRI HILLS MANGALORE-575 004 18.DENZIL P.F. CASTELINO S/O A. CASTELINO AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT 3RD CROSS EXTENSION 4 LOWER BENDOOR MANGALORE-575 002 19.SANTOSH RODRIGUES S/O R.C. RODRIGUES AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS R/AT "JOIE-DE-VIVRE" TOLL GATE, KADRI MANGALORE-575 002 20.DEEPAK RAMANI S/O MURALIDHAR RAMANI AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT RAMANI MANOR 3RD CROSS ROAD, BENDOOR MANGALORE-575 002 21.SAJU VINCENT NEELIYARA S/O LATE JOSEPH NEELIYARA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT ROSE HOUSE, BALMATTA MANGALORE-575002 22.AJAY R KAMATH S/O DR. C.R. KAMATH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT 1402 WEST WIND APARTMENTS BALMATTA, MANGALORE-575 002 23.SUSHIL HERI S/O A.C. HERI AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT CASA MARIE, ROW HOUSE NANTOOR, MANGALORE-575 002 ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI L GOVINDRAJ, ADV.,) AND 1.STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001 5 2.HOME DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001 3.THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE MANGALORE CITY MANGALORE-575001 4.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER MANGALORE RURAL POLICE STATION MANGALORE-575005 5.UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY FOR INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING, NEW DELHI-110001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 6.KARNATAKA STATE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN CAUVERY BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD BANGALORE-560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON ... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1 TO 4; SRI S KALYAN BASAVARAJ, ASG FOR R-5; SRIYUTHS SIDDAPPA, SUNIL AND NITIN, ADVS., FOR IMPLEADING APPLICANT ON I.A.NO.I/13; R-6 SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENT NOS.1, 2 AND 5 TO REGULATE ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND BRING THEM UNDER INSTITUTIONAL DIRECTIONS IN ORDER TO OBVIATE IRRESPONSIBLE EMANATION OF NEWS AS ALSO PROMOTING INCIDENTS OF CRIME IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR VIEWERSHIP AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING: 6 ORDER D.H.WAGHELA, CJ (Oral) 1. The petition is withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh petition with specific averments and necessary parties, if the petitioners are so advised. 2. Accordingly, the petition is disposed with liberty, as aforesaid, along with the interim application made therein. Sd/CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/JUDGE bkv