IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.13981 of 2011(O&M) Date of decision:03.08.2011 Naresh Kumar Sehgal son of late Shri Bihari Lal Sehgal, resident of near Government Girls School, Kotkapura, District Faridkot, Punjab, Editor- in-Chief, news magazine “Desh De Charche”, Punjabi monthly, Kotkapura. ...Petitioner versus Union of India, through Registrar of News Paper, Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Title Cell), West Block-8, Wing No.2, R.K.Puram, New Delhi, and others. ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr. Tejinder Pal Singh Makkar, Advocate, for the petitioner. ---- K.Kannan, J. (Oral) 1. Counsel for the petitioner says that he will be satisfied if a direction is given to respondent No.6 to consider his declaration as required under Press and Registration Book Act of 1867. The petitioner is prepared to make a fresh declaration and submit the same before the District Magistrate. 2. If such a declaration is made, the District Magistrate will take appropriate decision and communicate the same within 4 weeks from the date of receipt of copy fresh declaration form of the petitioner along with the of this order. 3. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE 03.08.2011 sanjeev