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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Newspaper (Price and Page) Act, 1956

Bare Act Title Category / State
Newspaper (Price and Page) Act, 1956 Media and Entertainment Law
 

List of Judgements

Bachan Singh Vs. State of Punjab [1982] INSC 62 (16 August 1982)

Judgement Date : august/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 62 SC

Bennett Coleman & Co. & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1972] INSC 266 (30 October 1972)

Judgement Date : october/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 266 SC

Headnote :

The Import Control Order of 1955, enacted by the Central Government under sections 3 and 4A of the Imports and Exports Control Act of 1947, imposed restrictions on the importation of newsprint. As a vital commodity, newsprint was also regulated under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act of 195...

Sakal Papers (P) Ltd., & Ors Vs. The Union of India [1961] INSC 281 (25 September 1961)

Judgement Date : september/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 281 SC

Headnote :

The Newspaper (Price and Page) Act, 1956 authorized the Central Government to oversee newspaper pricing based on their page count and size, as well as to manage the allocation of advertising space. Following this Act, the Central Government issued the Daily Newspapers (Price and Page) Order, 1960, w...