PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA vs UNION OF INDIA

The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order directing the Government of India to prevent media reporting on troop movements, holding that the High Court's directive was not aligned with the prayers made in the writ petition. The Court emphasized that the High Court should not have issued an order that diverged from the specific requests of the petitioners. The judgment reinforces the principle that judicial orders must be consistent with the relief sought by the parties, thereby allowing the appeals and nullifying the High Court's decision.