Electoral Campaigns and Freedom of Speech: The Need for a fetter
by Swarnendu Chatterjee* & Anshita Khandelwal**
freedom of speech
Prashant Bhushan-Tehelka Contempt| SC refuses to accept advocate Bhushan’s explanation in 2009 case; says further hearing required
Supreme Court: In the 2009 contempt petition against Advocate Prashant Bhushan and former Tehelka Tarun Tejpal, the bench headed by Arun Mishra,
Necessity for decriminalizing Sections 499 and 500 of IPC (defamation), discussed
Madras High Court: While discussing the need to decriminalize defamation in order to uphold the sacrosanct right of freedom of speech and