Gwalior Court stays publication of IRS 2013

Hearing a plea filed by Bhaskar Publications & Allied Industries Private Limited, the District Court orders MRUC to stop publication of the new IRS findings until the court's next order

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | February 13, 2014

Even as the dispute rages between publications and the Media Research User Council (MRUC) over the findings of the new Indian Readership Survey (IRS 2013) that witnessed withdrawal advises issued by Indian Newspaper Society (INS) and Association of Indian Magazines (AIM) to their members, Gwalior-based 'Bhaskar Publications and Allied Industries Private Limited' has obtained a stay on IRS 2013.

The stay order was given by XI Additional District & Session Judge Devendra Pal Singh Gaur and MRUC has been ordered not to publish IRS 2013 until the court's next order.

Bhaskar Publications & Allied Industries had filed a case seeking ban on IRS 2013. Representing the case on behalf of the plaintiff, advocate Sitesh Gupta had given an affidavit stating that the disputed survey is full of anomalies which have been opposed by a number of leading newspapers across the country. The disputed survey is affecting the business of Bhaskar Publications & Allied Industries Private Limited, hence it should be banned, claimed the affidavit.

On hearing the plea, Justice Gaur said in his order, a copy of which is with BestMediaInfo.com, that MRUC did not appear before the court despite being informed by Speedpost and email. The court observed in its order that the disputed survey may harm the interests of the plaintiff and hence directed MRUC to stop publication of the disputed new IRS Findings 2013 until the next order.

Bhaskar Publications & Allied Industries is engaged in newspaper printing and publication. The company was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Gwalior, India. According to the information available on corporate shareholding pattern as on December31, 2013, Bhaskar Publications & Allied Industries is listed as one of the shareholders of DB Corp Limited.

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