WORKING NEWS CAMERAMENS ASSOCIATION vs PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA & ANR.

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 10.11.2025 % Judgment delivered on: 16.01.2026 W.P.(C) 17385/2024, CM APPL. 74029/2024 & CM APPL. 65260/2025 WORKING NEWS CAMERAMEN’S ASSOCIATION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aseem Mehrotra and Ms. Deeksha Mehrotra, Advs. versus PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents 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 Ms. Shiva Lakshmi, CGSC with Mr. Amit Acharya, GP and Mr. Madhav Bajaj, Adv. for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGMENT DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, C.J. CHALLENGE 1. The instant writ petition filed by an Association of Working News Cameramen challenges the notice dated 09.06.2024 issued by the Press W.P.(C) 17385/2024 2. The petitioner also challenges the letter of the Council, dated 12.11.2024, whereby it was communicated to the petitioner that the Council on deliberations on the recommendations of the Scrutiny Committee has approved the recommendation, enclosing t