1. “Hari Bhoomi” is a national level daily newspaper owned by Hari Bhoomi Communications Private Limited, the petitioner herein, which is a company registered under the provisions of the Indian Companies Act , 1956. The petitioner has filed this writ petition impugning legality, validity and correctness of order dated 3-3-2017 passed by Press Council of India (hereinafter called as 'PCI') and also calling in question the order dated 13-9-2017 passed by the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (hereinafter called as 'DAVP') suspending the petitioner from DAVP panel for a period of two months with effect from 13-9-2017 to 12-11-2017 in exercise of power conferred under Clause 25(d) of the Print Media Advertisement Policy , 2016, as procedurally ultra vires and contrary to law.

2. Essential facts, shorn of all paraphernalia to adjudicate legality and validity of the impugned orders, as mentioned herein - above, are as under: -

2.1) Election Commission of India (hereinafter called as 'ECI') issued notification for General Elections, 2014 on 5-3-2014. The election period can be presumed from 5-3-2014 to 28-5-2014. During the aforesaid period, on 12-4-2014, the newspaper owned