WP(C) 199/2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.P.KATAKEY Heard Mr R Goswami, learned counsel for petitioner. Also, heard Mr RK Bora, lear ned state counsel appearing for respondent nos.1,2 & 3. None appears for respond ent no.4. Grievance of the petitioner, in this petition, is that in spite of fulfi lling all the requirements of the Advertisement Policy of Government of Assam 19 86 as well as the Press Correspondence (Gradation/Recognition) Rules 1989, he ha s not been issued with the Press Identity Card. It is also the grievance of the petitioner that the government press releases as well as the advertisements have not been issued to him for publication in his magazine ~ Jyotish Phalak, a bili ngual monthly ~ published from Guwahati, of which he is the chief editor. The pe titioner, therefore, prays for a direction to the respondent authorities to issu e him with a press identity card and also to issue press releases and government advertisements in terms of the policy formulated by the government in that rega rd and in accordance with the aforesaid Rules. The respondent no.3, in the affidavit-in-opposition filed, has contended that since the publication of Jyotish Phalak had been stopped during the year 2 003-2004 and the petitioner had failed to file the return to the Director of Inf ormation and Public Relations, Assam, in respect of the said magazine for the af oresaid period, the identity card had not been issued to him in the year 2005, t hough it had been issued in the year 2003-2004. It has also been contended that publication of the magazine had been very irregular and, therefore, the petition er could not be issued with any advertisements as well as the press releases and also the identity cards in terms of provisions contained in 1989 Rules and the aforesaid Policy of 1986. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is now publishing said bilingual monthly magazine regularly about which, he had als o informed the authorities concerned, but nothing has been done till date for is suance of the identity card, apart from press releases and advertisements to his magazine for publication. Learned state counsel has submitted that if the petitioner again approac hes the authority in that regard, the same will definitely be considered in term s of the government policy as well as the aforesaid rules, subject, of course, f ulfillment of the conditions laid down therein. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Director of Information and Public Relations, go vernment of Assam, by means of a fresh representation giving details of publicat ion and on receipt thereof the Director shall definitely consider and pass neces sary order in terms of the government policy as well as the aforesaid rules, sub ject, of course, fulfillment of the conditions laid down therein. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.