JUDGMENT - Mrs. SUJATA MANOHAR, J.:---The petitioner is an Advocate and Solicitor practising in this High Court and the Supreme Court of India . She edits a monthly magazine called "The Lawyers' Collective". She is also the Secretary of an organisation known as "The Lawyer's Collective" which conducts legal literacy campaigns and provides legal aid The petitioner has been invited to address meetings. She has presented papers and articles at seminars and fought cases challenging discrimination against women.

2. In the last week of Feb., 1986 the petitioner was invited to give an interview on Television in a programme called "Sach Ki Parchaian" to be telecast over the national net-work. The topic which was to be discussed in this programme was "Laws relating to Women". The petitioner accepted the invitation. Her interview was recorded in the studio of the Bombay Doordarshan on 1st March, 1986. The petitioner was informed at the studios that she could speak on any aspect of laws relating to women. In the interview, the petitioner, apart from dealing with some aspects of laws pertaining to women, also commented on the Muslim Women's (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Bill, 1986 which was

Click Here to Read the rest of this document