COMMON ORDER:

As the parties in both these writ petitions are one and the same and the issue involved is intrinsically interconnected, these writ petitions are taken up, heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

2. Writ Petition No.6732 of 2024, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is filed by the petitioner, seeking the following relief:

“….to Issue a Writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Direction or Order against the Respondent, declaring the Order vide F.No.1404/6(ii)/2006-TV(I) Vol.III.Part Dt. 06.03.2024 of the respondent wherein the petitioner's permission to uplink and downlink of the News & Current Affairs TV Channel namely 'Prime9 News' permitted vide Ministry's Letter No.1404/6(ii)/2007-TV(I) dated 04.12.2007 (Registration number 108/1/2007-TV(I)) is revoked with immediate effect and the name of the Channel is removed from the list of TV channels permitted by the Ministry as illegal, arbitrary, unilateral and against to the principles of natural justice and also in violation of the fundamental rights of the Petitioner under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India and in violation of Section 20 of the Cable Televi