The Delhi High Court has dismissed the Associated Journals Ltd’s plea challenging the Centre’s order to vacate its premises. Prem SinghAssociated Journals Ltd, the publisher of Congress mouthpiece National Herald, was on Friday directed by Delhi High Court to vacate its premises in the national capital within two weeks. The court dismissed AJL’s plea challenging the Centre’s order to vacate the premises. Justice Sunil Gaur rejected the contentions of AJL challenging the Centre’s October 30 order ending its 56-year-old lease. In its plea, AJL had also said that the digital versions of English newspaper National Herald, the Hindi Navjivan and the Urdu Qaumi Awaz had started in 2016.

Source: The Telegraph December 21, 2018 22:18 UTC