SC allows pictures of Chief Ministers, Governors, Ministers in Government Advertisements

Supreme Court has allowed publication of photographs of Governors, CMs and the Ministers of the department concerned in government advertisements. Ruling in this regard was given by a SC bench headed by the Justice Ranjan Gogoi on pleas by the Union Government and states which had sought review of Supreme Court judgement. This ruling of Supreme Court has been modified its earlier 2015 order which only had permitted photographs of President, Prime Minister & Chief Justice of India (CJI) in the government advertisements.
Background:

• Supreme Court in its May 2015 order had issued Guidelines on Regulating Government Advertisements based on recommendations of Prof. NR Madhava Menon Committee.


• These guidelines had barred publishing photographs of politicians even State Chief Ministers & bureaucrats.


• It also mandated that official advertisements should not carry the name of any political party, political symbol, logo and flag.


• The intention of SC for issuing these guidelines was to disassociate politicians with government policy and achievements in order to stop development of a personality cult that would in turn be the antithesis of democratic functioning.

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SC appoints Justice(Rtd) Virendra Singh as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh

The Supreme Court has appointed Justice (Retd) Virendra Singh as new Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh. In the 1st of its kind order, the SC has invoked its constitutional power and appointed retired HC judge as UP Lokayukta after state machinery failed to appoint it.

The Supreme Court observed that

The failure of constitutional functionaries to comply with the orders of the apex court of the country is deeply regretted and astonishing. Expressed displeasure that Chief Minister, leader of opposition and Chief Justice of High Court failed to comply with its order.

Justice (Retd) Virendra Singh is a native of western Uttar Pradesh. He has served as Judge of Allahabad High Court from 2009-2011 and had superannuated in 2011.

Background:  The Supreme Court’s order came after State Selection Panel of Lokayukta comprising Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, leader of Opposition (LoP) Swami Prasad Maurya & Chief Justice of Allahabad high court Justice DY Chandrachud could not reach on any consensus.

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