THE COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION OF DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS vs GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA — Crl.A. No. 1367/1999

Case under 15P-criminal Law Section II-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010155731999

Filing Date

29-Sep-1999

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 1367/1999

Diary Number

15573/1999

Order Date

15-Jan-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Disposed Off

Last updated 07-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

15P-Criminal Law Section II-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION OF DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS

    Adv. VISHWAJIT SINGH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [P-1]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA

    Adv. AADITYA ANIRUDDHA PANDE[R-1] AADITYA ANIRUDDHA PANDE[R-2] AADITYA ANIRUDDHA PANDE[R-3]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-Jan-2026

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  3. 06-Nov-2025

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  4. 24-Jul-2025

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  61. 31-Aug-2023

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  67. 09-Aug-2023

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  68. 03-Aug-2023

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  69. 02-Aug-2023

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  131. 29-Sep-1999

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    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 1367/1999

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Common Record of Proceedings — heard with connected matters

Lead case: Crl.A. No. 1255/1999

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary: Crl.A. No. 001367/1999 The Supreme Court disposed of consolidated appeals and petitions concerning police media briefing practices. The Court directed all States to formulate a media briefing policy within three months, incorporating the Police Manual for Media Briefing prepared by the appointed Amicus Curiae. The Court also directed the Supreme Court Registry to upload the Manual on its website within two weeks, concluding the long-pending litigation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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