Sharad J. Rao vs Subhash Desai And Ors. on 3 April, 1991
100. Mr. Hattangadi relied strongly on the case of Mohammad Koya v. Muthukoya, . This is a case where a publication in a newspaper called "Chandrika", which was an official organ of Muslim League, made certain allegations against the petitioner and the publication contained various extracts of speeches and cartoons which tendered to ask the Muslims to vote for the appellant on religious and communal grounds and also promoted ill will and hatred between two classes of citizens, namely, the Janasangh and the Muslim League. The Supreme Court found that there was no sufficient material to substantiate the charge. The decision appears to have been based on facts only, and that there is hardly any ratio as such in this case.