Advocates:
['S V UPADHYAYA', 'R D HAJARER D HAJARE', 'R D HAJARE', 'GOVERNMENT PLEADER']

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IN THE COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR

WRIT PETITION NO. 4283/2016

(Sachin Shantil Khatri vs. Union of India and others)

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Office Notes, Office Memoranda of

Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order

of directions and Registrar's orders

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Ms. S.V. Upadhyay, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. A.A. Madiwale, Asst. Government Pleader for respondents

Nos. 2, 3 and 4

CORAM : SMT. VASANTI A NAIK &

MRS.SWAPNA JOSHI, JJ.

DATED : 28^th July, 2016

Heard.

By this Writ Petition, the petitioner seeks a

direction against the respondents to monitor the

advertisements that are exhibited on various

television channels and direct the respondents to

discontinue the advertisements of ‘Shubhlaxmi

Kuber Yantra’.

It is stated on behalf of the petitioners that

by making advertisements of Shubhlaxmi Kuber

Yantra, a false assurance is given by the

respondent nos. 9 and 10 to the public that wealth

would come their way if they purchase the

Shubhlaxmi Kuber Yantra. It is stated that when the

Government is required to implement the

Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human

Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori

Practice and Black Magic Act, 2013, the State

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Government is expected to monitor the

advertisement on the television channels, especially

the advertisements of Shubhlaxmi Kuber Yantra, as

it is apparent that on the purchase of Shubhlaxmi

Kuber Yantra, a person may not receive money. It

is stated that the respondent nos. 9 and 10 are

cheating the public by issuance of such

advertisements.

We are not inclined to entertain the petition

in exercise of the writ jurisdiction. Prima facie,

the advertisements of Shubhlaxmi Kuber Yantra

would not be a matter which can be looked into

by the State Government under the Prevention and

Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other

Inhuman Evil Aghori Practice and Black Magic

Act, 2013. If the petitioner is of the view that the

respondent nos. 9 and 10 are cheating the public

by issuing advertisements of Shubhlaxmi Kuber

Yantra, the petitioner has other remedies. The

petitioner is free to exhaust those remedies, if the

petitioner desires that the Government authorities

including the law enforcing agencies should take

some action against the respondent nos. 9 and 10.

In the circumstances of the case, we dismiss

the Writ Petition, with no order as to costs.

JUDGE

JUDGE

sahare

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