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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Prashant Bhushan Contempt| Courts should take criticism objectively; Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave tells SC; Judgment reserved

Supreme Court: “This is criticism… Why don’t you take it objectively?” asked senior advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for advocate Prashant Bhushan, in

Published on August 5, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Prashant Bhushan-Tehelka Contempt| We seek to balance freedom of speech & the need to protect the dignity of the Court: SC

Supreme Court: In the 2009 contempt petition against Advocate Prashant Bhushan and former Tehelka Tarun Tejpal, the bench headed by Arun Mishra,

Published on August 4, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC grants bail to journalist Prashant Kanojia arrested for making objectionable comments against UP CM

Supreme Court: A vacation bench comprising of Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has  granted bail to journalist Prashant Kanojia who was

Published on June 11, 2019June 27, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Bhobishyoter Bhoot row: West Bengal Govt to pay Rs. 20 lakhs to the Producers for attempting to silence speech

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta, JJ issued a Mandamus restraining the state of West Bengal from

Published on April 12, 2019April 18, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Officials making arrests under scrapped S. 66A of IT Act will be sent to jail: SC tells Centre

Supreme Court: The Court has sought Centre’s response on a plea alleging prosecutions even after the Supreme Court scrapped Section 66 A of

Published on January 7, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

An expression even if hurtful to people’s feelings or downright offensive is protected under Section 16(1) of Constitution of South Africa

Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa: This appeal was filed before a 5-Judge Bench of Dambuza, JA., Lewis, Wallis and Zondi,

Published on December 18, 2018January 5, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cobrapost| Allegations as to reliability of News is a publicly debatable matter; granting ex-parte injunction sans satisfying constitutional standards is infraction on freedom of speech: Delhi HC

“Democracy presupposes robustness in debates, which often turns the spotlight on public figures and public institutions-like media houses, journals and editors.” Delhi

Published on October 2, 2018October 4, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Azam Khan’s remarks on Bulandshahar Rape Case: 5-judge Constitution Bench to decide whether a minister can claim free speech in such matters

Supreme Court: In the plea filed by a man whose wife and daughter were allegedly gangraped in July last year on a highway

Published on October 5, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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