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Can't hurt community sentiment in garb of freedom of speech: SCThe Supreme Court addressed pleas about comedians' objectionable comments. The court stated influencers cannot hurt community sentiment und...- Right to dignity will trump Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression: SCThe Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that Article 21—right to life and dignity—will take precedence over Article 19, which ensures ...
- Citizens must know value of freedom of speech, expression: SCThe Supreme Court emphasized the importance of self-regulation and understanding the value of freedom of speech and expression, while heari...
- SC quashes FIR against Congress MP Imran PratapgarhiThe Supreme Court of India annulled an FIR against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi for a social media post. Highlighting the importance of fr...
- Satire makes life of human beings more meaningful, says SC amid raging debate over freedom of speechThe Supreme Court has emphasized the importance of freedom of speech in democracy while quashing an FIR against Congress MP Imran Pratapgar...
- Defamatory speech in Parliament, Assembly not a crime, legislators have full freedom of speech: SCThe court ruled that an act of defamation on the floor of the House is not a crime. The proposition was put forward to defend JMM MLA Sita ...
- View: Without cast-iron guarantees, freedom of expression of MPs would be redundantFreedom of speech in Parliament extends even to making allegations and statements that at the time of making them, the member believes them...
- Media freedom, bail term proportion & arrest power rulings came to aid of Mohammed ZubairThese three judgements dealt with the issues of multiplicity of proceedings, power to arrest and proportionality of conditions to be impose...
- Curbing free speech on social media wrong: Attorney General K K VenugopalIndia’s top law officer K K Venugopal on Sunday batted for free speech on social media and said any move to curb it would be very wrong for...
- Airing private WhatsApp messages of accused is dangerous: Government in Supreme Court"A bail petition is filed in a court of law and TV channels go to town with private WhatsApp conversation messages of the accused. This is ...
- Prashant Bhushan refuses to apologise to SC on his 2009 statement of former CJIs being corruptAfter much discussion over the tone and tenor of statements to be issued by Bhushan and Tejpal, the former finally agreed to express regret...
- Blocking newspaper delivery is a legal offence: Top lawyersRenowned lawyer Harish Salve, who has served as solicitor general and who represented India at International Court of Justice to save Kulbh...
- Mamata's Morphed picture: SC grants bail to BJP activist, asks her to apologiseApology related to this case, will not be precedent: Court
- Supreme Court backs authors’ creative licenceThe petition, filed by Delhi resident N Radhakrishnan, alleged that the literary work was derogatory to temple-going women and hurt the sen...
- ‘Kissa Kursi Ka’ to ‘Padmavati’: Personality based films target of intoleranceIn 1975, Amrit Nahata’s film ‘Kissa Kursi Ka’ boldly portrayed the political doings of Indira Gandhi and her petulant political heir, Sanja...
- Three reasons why Section 66A verdict is momentousSC's analysis while striking down 66A is a masterclass of legal clarity and a significant contribution to free speech jurisprudence.
- Even without section 66A, India lags behind many nations in internet regulations for freer speechActivists say India has taken a small yet firm step in the right direction, but even then, its internet laws have some catching up to do.
- Self-regulation would imperil media's freedom of expressionConcerned stakeholders should come up with guidelines that strike the right balance between regulation and freedom of speech.
- Most corrupt people come from OBC, SC and ST communities, Ashis Nandy saysAt a panel discussion at the festival, Nandy said, "Most corrupt people come from OBC, SC and ST communities".
- Cops face legal hurdle in slapping sedition chargeIf the police book a sedition case against writer Arundhati Roy, they will have to prove that her speeches on Kashmir, were an ‘‘ incitemen...
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