Publish - Indian Laws - General

Publish As given in Webster s Comprehensive Dictionary , International Edition, word publish is (1) To make known or announce publicly; promulgate; proclaim. (2) To print and issue to the public. (3) To communicate to a third person. According to the Legal Glossary , published by the Legislative Department, Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Government of India in 1992, it means to make generally accessible or available; to place before or offer to public; to bring before the public for sale or distribution . Thus the word `publish connotes not only an act of printing but also further action of issuing or making it available to the public. Notification, According to Webester s Third New International Dictionary , inter alia means 1 : the act or an instance of notifying : Intimation, Notice; est : the act of giving official notice or information; 2 : a written or printed matter that gives notice . The Legal Glossary , referred to above, defines it as a written or printed matter that gives notice. COLLECTOR OF CENTRAL EXCISE VERSUS NEW TOBACCO CO. - 1998 (1) TMI 72 - SUPREME COURT