No pictures of 'Leaders' in Govt Ads - Supreme Court
THE SC has directed that advertisements issued by the Government should not carry the pictures of politicians or other functionaries. The Court held in a judgement delivered yesterday, "The legitimate and permissible object of an advertisement can always be achieved without publication of the photograph of any particular functionary either in the State of a political party. There should be an exception only in the case of the President, Prime Minister and Chief Justice of the country who may themselves decide the question."
But why the Chief Justice?
The Court of course gave an exception- Advertisements issued to commemorate the anniversaries of acknowledged personalities like the father of the nation would of course carry the photograph of the departed leader.
No ads for Centenary of High Court: The Supreme Court observed, “Advertisement issued on certain other occasions, for instance, to mark the centenary year of the Patna High Court does not serve any purpose and must be avoided. Institutions need not be glorified. They must earn glory by contribution and work. (Also see )
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