Application under article 32 of the Constitution of India for a writ of certiorari and prohibition.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Petition No.
May 26.
was deliv ered by Patanjali Sastri J. Fazl Ali J. delivered a separate dissenting judgment, PATANJALI SASTRI J. This is an application under arti cle 32 of the Constitution praying for the issue of writs of certiorari and prohibition to the respondent, the Chief Commissioner of Delhi, with a view to examine the legality of and quash the order made by him in regard to an English weekly of Delhi called the Organizer of which the first applicant is the printer and publisher, and the second is the editor.
XXIX of 1950.
The judgment of Kania C.J., Patanjali Sastri, Mehr Chand Mahajan, Mukherjea and Das JJ.
The facts are stated in the judgment.
C. Setalvad, Attorney General for India, S. M. Sikri, with him for the respondent.
C. Chatterjee B. Banerji, with him for the petition er.
On 2nd March, 1950, the respondent, in exercise of powers companyferred on him by section 7 1 c of the East Punjab Public Safety Act, 1949, which has been extended to the Delhi Province and is hereinafter referred to as the impugned Act, issued the following order Whereas the Chief Commissioner, Delhi, is satisfied that Organizer, an English weekly of Delhi, has been pub lishing highly objectionable matter companystituting a threat to public law and order and that action as is hereinafter mentioned is necessary for the purpose of preventing or companybating activities prejudicial to the public safety or the maintenance of public order.
