1. After hearing both Mr. A.K. Bhowmik, the learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner, and Mr. B.C. Das, the learned Advocate General, Tripura, representing the State-respondents, I am of the considered view that this writ petition can be remanded to the Director of Information, Cultural Affairs & Tourism Department and Head of Circulation Committee, Government of Tripura (respondent No. 2) for fresh consideration of the case in accordance with law.

2. But before that, I still think it necessary to refer some of the important facts of the case. The petitioner is the owner, Printer, Publisher and Editor of a local daily, namely, “Dainik Ganadoot”, which is printed and published from Agartala in Bengali language. According to the petitioner, his newspaper is one of the most popular newspaper in Tripura with large circulation. It is his case that its role in enlightening the public opinion against corruption and misrule and its espousal of public cause from time to time ever since its inception in 1968 have incurred the wrath of the State Government. In the advertisement policy notified on 20-11-1985, four classes of publications were envisaged, i.e. (1) Dai