Government should prevent misuse of public funds for issuing advertisements for extraneous purpose

Editors’ Forum Vs State of Maharashtra & Ors. (Bombay High Court) Bombay High Court directed the State of Maharashtra [including BMC, CIDCO, MIDC, MHADA, BEST and Municipal Corporation of Nagpur] to ensure that there is no abuse or misuse of public funds for issuing advertisements for extraneous purpose. Advertisement should not be released in violation of guidelines/ directions. Facts- This petition is instituted by the Editors’ Forum, complaining that the Government Resolutions (GRs) dated 1 May 2001, 13 August 2008, 31 August 2009, and 19 October 2015 issued by the General Administr...