Though the District Magistrate in the numberice dated 7 July, 1971 gave the petitioner one months time till 8 August, 1971 to show cause, yet the District Magistrate cancelled the petitioners declaration on 8 July, 1971.
the petitioner alleges the order to be violative of his fundamental rights to carry on occupation, trade or business.
lie is a permanent resident of the State of Jammu Kashmir.
The petitioner came to know on 16 July 1971 from the numberice dated 13 July, 1971 served upon the Keeper of the Printing Press where the petitioner printed the issue of his paper that the declaration of the petitioner for Blitzkrieg had been cancelled by the District Magistrate, Jammu by an order dated 8 July 1971.
The petitioner is a citizen of India.
Therefore, by an order dated 8 November 1971 the numberice was withdrawn and a fresh numberice was served on the petitioner to show cause by 20 November, 1971 as to why his declaration should number be cancelled.
The first preference given by the petitioner was Blitzkrieg.
It is also said that numberfundamental right of the petitioner was infringed by the cancellation.
The petitioner was asked to show cause by 8 August, 1971.
The petitioner on 9 February, 1971 made a declaration under section 5 of the Act giving particulars of the newspaper.
A second declaration was given by the.
Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India for the en forcement of fundamental rights.
1971 was a typing error.
The order of the District Magistrate dated 8 July 1971 canceling the petitioners declaration is quashed.
Some time in the month of July 1971 the petitioner was serv ed with a numberice dated 7 July, 1971 asking him to show cause why the declaration dated 23 April, 1971 might number be cancelled inasmuch as the petitioners title of the weekly newspaper Blitzkrieg was similar to that of Blitz published from Bombay.
The petitioner alleges the District Magistrates displeasure with the petitioner.
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The second declaration was necessitated because of two changes.
The other was with regard to the name of the printing press.
270 of 1972.
Petitioner appeared in person.
One was as regards the, day of publication.
The first issue of the petitioners weekly paper was published on 20 March, 1971.
It was shifted from Saturday to Tuesday.
The petitioner challenges the validity of the order.
The District Magistrate by the said order under section 8B of the Press Registration of Books Act 1867, referred to as the Act, cancelled the petitioners declaration dated 23 April, 1971.
The petitioner obtained a rule on 2 August, 1971.
petitioner on 23 April, 1971.
the title of the newspaper, the language in which it was to be published as also the periodicity of the publication.
On 2 June, 1970 he made an application to the District Magistrate, Jammu for permission to start a weekly paper in English from Jammu.
The petitioner in accordance with the rules under the Act gave a list of 11 names in order of preference.
The District Magistrate in his affidavit alleged that in the numberice dated 7 July 1971 the date 8 August.
N. Sachthey for the respondents.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by RAY, J. This writ petition is directed against an order dated 8 July, 1971 made by the District Magistrate, Jammu.
