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Contempt of Court--- ---Programme telecast by a Television Channel giving an impression that the Court/Court officials, were involved in malpractice, corruption, etc.---Notice for proceedings of contempt---Respondents deeply regretted the error and apologized for the same and prayed for the discharge of notices while undertaking to ensure that no such errors would be made in future and to clarify and correct these errors on air, if so directed by the High Court---High Court, directed the Channel to repeatedly show regret/apology .daily at appropriate timings till the next date in the matter and also publish a similar regret/apology in the daily newspapers on the front pages at some prominent spaces daily till the next date of hearing---All the respondents belonging to the Channel reiterated that they held High Court in highest esteem and once again assured the Court that they never intended or meant to lower the esteem of High Court in any manner---Chairman of the Channel, present in the Court, affirmed the contents of unconditional apology and undertook to show the apology on the Channel and to publish the same in their daily newspapers (News & Jang) repeatedly every day till the date of next hearing of the case--Held, unconditional apology having been tendered by respondents at the very initial stage of the proceedings and their sincerity having been demonstrated through their conduct by complying with the order of the Court, High Court observed that it was expected that respondents would remain conscious of their high responsibility as media men in future---High Court further observed that since the Channel and its concerned functionaries had tendered unconditional apology, which the Court had accepted, further action against other three respondents was unnecessary and uncalled for---Proceedings were disposed of accordingly and notice discharged. ORDER 2-2-2007 SYED ZAHID HUSSAIN, J.---In view of a note of the Deputy Registrar (Judicial) of this Court prepared by him on the basis of a programme "Gumnam", which was telecast by GEO T.V. on 12-1-2007, giving an impression that the Court/Court officials were involved in malpractice, corruption etc. the…

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