SHC restrains Yahoo News
Karachi, January 30: The single bench of Sindh high Court comprising Justice Qazi Khalid has directed the Editor of Yahoo News,Tausif Hanif to restrain publishing any news against Chief Controller of KBCA Rauf Akthar Farooqui or KBCA in Yahoo News.
The SHC single bench was hearing the initial hearing of the defamation suit filed by the Chief Controller of KBCA Rauf Akthar Farooqui for the damages claims of 50 million rupees against the publishing of news against him in Yahoo News.A weekly English Newspaper.
Chief Controller of KBCA stated in his Civil Suit no.1594/2007 that Editor of Yahoo News Tausif Hanif has been publishing news items in Yahoo News, which allegedly defamed him and his department.
Editor of Yahoo News , Who appeared in the court on 30th January on the date of hearing contended that he was not given any notice or official information about the hearings of that suit against him and he came to know about the hearing date from his sources few days ago. So the SHC bench was requested to give him a two months time for hiring of lawyer and preparation of case. The Editor further asked the court to give the case documents which was file against him in SHC By the KBCA Chief. Editor further Stated in the court that the court notices were being sent to the old address of Yahoo News,alhtough he had placed notice on the wall of old address of Yahoo News about the change of address and contact Cell phone number of Editor was also written in that notice board. The declaration of change of address was also printed in the December 2008 issue of Yahoo News prominently but no court notice or intimation was given to him. Editor of Yahoo News told that he came to know few days ago that previously two hearings were held in his absence on 12th and 17th January, 2008 respectively, and he was not informed about these two hearings by any means from the court about the hearings of that case.
Justice Qazi khalid of single bench of SHC ordered the Editor of Yahoo News not to publish any news against KBCA Chief Rauf Akthar Farooqui and KBCA in Yahoo News.The Editor of Yahoo News requested the Court that since he was not given any chance of fair hearing through his lawyer so the court should not restrain him from publishing factual reports against KBCA and its chief.
But the single bench of Justice Qazi Khalid directed the Editor not to publish any news against the CCOB of KBCA Rauf Akthar Farooqui or KBCA till the disposal of case.
Justice Qazi Khalid said in the open court that the KBCA lawyer does not the Law as if he knew the law he would have filed a defamation criminal case in sessions court against the Editor of Yahoo News and would obtained warrants of arrests against the Editor from the session Court..
The SHC single bench was requested by the Editor of Yahoo News to restrain the KBCA Chief Controller for filing frivolous cases in different court and issuing threats and using unfair means just to exert pressure on a Newspaper.
The Court observed that no Newspaper or Journalist could be given permission to defame any respected citizen. In reply of that Editor of Yahoo News Tausif Hanif told the court that he has publishing the factual reports against the official malpractice of KBCA and its officials and did not publish any private matter of KBCA Chief .He pointed out that KBCA Chief Rauf Akthar Farooqui was suspended in corruption charges by The Chief Minister of Sindh in 1996 after receiving credential reports against his corruption and the pervious Chief of KBCA was also indicted in the Anti Corruption court and was removed from the KBCA on these charges by the consent of the Competent authorities.
But the Court issued stay order against the Yahoo News and directed the Editor of Yahoo New not to publish any news against KBCA Chief Rauf Akthar Farooqui and KBCA till the disposal of case.
The hearing was adjourned for a month and the office of the SHC would fix next date.
Editor of Yahoo News told newsmen that He would file review petitions in larger bench of SHC against the SHC single bench order as that order was passed without giving him the chance of submission of his written replies through a lawyer and he was not given the fair chance of hearing or time for hiring of lawyer. He contended that court order was passed without given him any chance of hearing through a lawyer and he would file a petition in SHC after having the written certified orders of court.
Editor of Yahoo News further told that Freedom of speech and writing has been insured in the Article of Pakistan in section 199 of the article and honorable Courts are bound to ensure the freedom of press according to the article of Pakistan ,and he would file the review petition in the SHC against the order of Single bench to vacate the stay order against Yahoo News and change of the bench of the defamation Suit no.1954/07.It may be noted here that the defamation suit was file in December,2007 by the Chief controller of KBCA by using officials resources and funds of KBCA.
KBCA Chief files frivolous cases against Yahoo News’Editor
Karachi: Various Civil suits and criminal proceeding cases have been filed against the Editor of Yahoo News.Tausif Hanif by the Chief Controller of Karachi Building Control Authority,Rauf Akthar Farooqui in the Sindh High Court and Sessions courts of Karachi respectively after the publishing of corruption stories against CCOB of KBCA and other officials in Yahoo News, a weekly English newspaper of Karachi.
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Chief Controller of KBCA Rauf Akthar Farooqui has filed a Civil Suit no.1594/2007 in the Singh High Court under the defamation ordinance of 2002, demanding 50 million rupees as damages from the Editor of Yahoo News,Tausif Hanif for publishing of miss deeds and corrupt practice of his and other KBCA officials.
CCOB of KBCA,Rauf Akthar Farooqui in his Civil suit and criminal proceedings cases, claimed that he is the most honest officials of KBCA and KBCA is also the most honest and efficient department of government. He further claimed that Editor of Yahoo News tarnished the honest image of his and his department by published corruption stories against the KBCA in Yahoo News. He claimed that KBCA is facing financial loses due the publishing of news against the corruption of KBCA officials in Yahoo News. He prayed to the Sindh High Court that he should be paid 50 million rupees by the Editor of Yahoo News as a damages for alleged tarnishing of his image as an honest official.
It may be noted here that Chief Controller of KBCA,Rauf Akthar Farooqui was suspended on corruption charges by the then Chief Minister of Sindh in 1996 ,after receiving credentials reports of his corruption from various government circles.
And the previous Chief Of KBCA Brig.A.S Nasir and other two dozens senior officials of KBCA were arrested by Anti Corruption Establishment and put behind bars on corruption charges, Various Substantiated FIR’s were registered against these officials and they were indicted by the Anti Corruption Court of Karachi few months ago.These officials are on bail presently.
KBCA Chief Controller further filed a private direct criminal proceeding complain in the Court of Judicial Magistrate.South,Rubab Fatima ,against the Editor of Yahoo News. Chief controller of KBCA Rauf has initiated that private criminal proceeding case under section 200 of Cr.Pc read with section 499/500 of Pakistan Penal Code. Farooqui has filed that private complained by using the KBCA lawyer, officials funds and giving power of Attorney to the Assistant Public Relation officer of KBCA Amjad Ali for filing the case.
Chief Controller of KBCA claimed in that private complain of him that Editor of Yahoo News, Tausif Hanif has tarnished his neat and clean image by publishing news against him in Yahoo News. Chief Controller Farooqui requested the Court to issue arrests warrants against the Editor of Yahoo News,Tausif Hanif and put him behind the bars on the charges of publishing of news against corrupt practice of KBCA and its Chief Controller.
It may be noted here that Editor of Yahoo News Tausif Hanif has been working in various leading Newspaper of Pakistan for more than 15 years and he there was no case of any type against him in his lengthy journalistic career , He has been working in Daily Financial Post , Daily leader. weekly Takbeer and Daily Ummat and other leading Newspapers of Pakistan during previous 15 years
He started publishing Yahoo News nearly six months ago from 15th July.2007. Various factual reports were published about the corrupt practice of Chief Controller of KBCA Rauf Akhtar Farooqui in the first and other issues of Yahoo News.These all news were about the officials misdeeds of concerned officials of KBCA and nothing was written about the non official matters of the officials of KBCA. In December.2007 Chief Controller Farooqui initiated and filed Civil and Criminal proceedings cases against the Editor of Yahoo News by using the Public Fund and resources of KBCA. Editor of Yahoo News few months ago had informed the Government high ups in written that the Chief Controller of KBCA had threatened him of filing frivolous cases against him if he did not stop publishing news against KBCA Chief and KBCA.
Note: For any query please contact to Tausif Hanif via his cell no of 0333-2278904
you can write back to Tausif Hanif through tausifhanif@gmail.com
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