#SupremeCourt hearing appeal filed by Matrubhumi newspaper and its managing editor against Sikkim High Court refusing to quash defamation proceedings against them. 
Matter before Justices SK Kaul and AS Oka, plea before HC filed by lottery tycoon Santiago Martin.
SC: You also have to be careful. Without the word mafia, article is fine.
Sr Adv Aryama Sundaram for Martin: It is Sikkim's State lottery. I am protected by Article 19.
SC: You also have to be careful. Without the word mafia, article is fine.
Sr Adv Aryama Sundaram for Martin: It is Sikkim's State lottery. I am protected by Article 19.
Sundaram: I am running a business not some mafia.
Counsel for petitioners: We only reported based on Minister' statement.
Sundaram: Please see the judgment.
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Counsel for petitioners: We only reported based on Minister' statement.
Sundaram: Please see the judgment.
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Sundaram: Without editorial clearance nothing is published. Otherwise you are participating in defamatory proceedings.
SC: Who all have you brought in?
Sundaram: Please see. The managing editor before your lords today. We are required to bring along the person who published
SC: Who all have you brought in?
Sundaram: Please see. The managing editor before your lords today. We are required to bring along the person who published
Justice Oka: Will you publish a clarification deleting these adjectives?
Sundaram: That will make things worse, it is becoming a habit. That is not the way.
Justice Kaul: Just asking them. If they are willing to publish it as widely as the earlier story. Saying they only...
Sundaram: That will make things worse, it is becoming a habit. That is not the way.
Justice Kaul: Just asking them. If they are willing to publish it as widely as the earlier story. Saying they only...
Justice Kaul: reported the Minister's statement without verification.
Sundaram: It should be on first page. The defamatory article was page 1.
Counsel for Petitioners points out a case against Respondent in Sikkim.
Sundaram: That was quashed.
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Sundaram: It should be on first page. The defamatory article was page 1.
Counsel for Petitioners points out a case against Respondent in Sikkim.
Sundaram: That was quashed.
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Counsel for publishers: Order taking cognisance was bad. But we will clarify.
SC: Yes.
Counsel: Not willing to precipitate the matter, we will apologise.
SC: Yes.
Counsel: Not willing to precipitate the matter, we will apologise.
Order: Ld counsel for the petitioner want time to resolve the issue. Ld Counsel for the respondents seek that something appropriate be published.
Sundaram: Mr Isaac had said.
SC: Yes he cannot get away.
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Sundaram: Mr Isaac had said.
SC: Yes he cannot get away.
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Order: This is in context of the newspaper publishing what was stated by the Minister. List on December 15.
Counsel: Please keep proceedings in abeyance.
Counsel: Please keep proceedings in abeyance.
SC: When is next hearing there?
Sundaram: 9th
Order: List on 9th. inform High court of the proceedings here.
Justice Oka: In any case a trip to Sikkim will be good.
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Sundaram: 9th
Order: List on 9th. inform High court of the proceedings here.
Justice Oka: In any case a trip to Sikkim will be good.
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