PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA vs PRESS CLUB, MUMBAI & ORS.

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 10.11.2025 % Judgment delivered on: 16.01.2026 LPA 1242/2024, CM APPL. 75626/2024, CM APPL. 75629/2024 & CM APPL. 64851/2025 PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, ASG with Mr. T. Singhdev, Mr. Bhanu Gulati, Ms. Yamini Singh, Mr. Abhijit Chakravarty, Ms. Anum Hussain, Ms. R. Kaur, Ms. Akansha, Mr. S. Kumar, Mr. T. Srivastava, Mr. P. Rawat, Mr. Vedant Sood, Advs. for PCI versus PRESS CLUB, MUMBAI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Akhil Sibal, Sr. Adv with Mr. Salim A.Inamdar, Ms. Janvi Sindhu and Mr. Krishnesh Bapat, Advs for R- 1. Mr. Rohan Jaitly, CGSC with Mr. Dev Pratap Shahi and Mr. Varun Pratap Singh, Advs. for UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGMENT DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, C.J. CHALLENGE 1. This intra-Court appeal takes exception to the judgment and order dated 22.11.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge whereby W.P.(C.) No. LPA 1242/2024 2. Press Council of India is a statutory body incorporated under Section 4 of the Press Council Act, 1978 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) and is a body corporate having perpetual succes