FIR is not a detailed chronicle of all intricate and minute details of an offence: Supreme Court [Read what a valid FIR is]
Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has held that the true test of a valid FIR is only whether
freedom of speech and expression
Supreme Court issues contempt notices to comic Kunal Kamra and cartoonist Rachita Taneja
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, JJ has issued notice to cartoonist Rachita Taneja
Freedom & rights cannot armour those who promote & incite violence| 15 notable excerpts on ‘hate speech’ from Supreme Court’s verdict in Amish Devgan case
“In a polity committed to pluralism, hate speech cannot conceivably contribute in any legitimate way to democracy and, in fact, repudiates the right to equality.”
SCOTUS gives a sharp critique to the Fifth Circuit Court for venturing into an “uncertain area of Tort law, especially when it has implications for First Amendment Rights” without seeking guidance from the Louisiana Supreme Court
Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS): While deciding the instant petition for granting the writ of certiorari, wherein a question of
“Dark satirical comedy, attempting to expose ills of various professions”; Del HC refuses to restrain streaming of web series ‘Hasmukh’ as it would be against Art. 19(1)(a)
Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., while addressing the concern with regard to derogatory remarks being canvassed in the Netflix Web Series “Hasmukh”
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
Additional recommendations laid down against violence towards artistic expression: SC
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and A.M. Khanwilkar and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ., laid down some recommendations in
Ban on novel ‘Meesha’| Subjective perception of a book cannot be allowed to enter legal arena for censorship; petition for ban dismissed: SC
“Everything you can imagine is real” -Pablo Picasso “A writer or an author, while choosing a mode of expression, be it a
Priya Prakash Varrier: Supreme Court stays all criminal proceedings against the “Oru Adaar Love” actress
Supreme Court: The 3-judge Bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and AM Khanwilkar and Dr. DY Chandrachud, JJ came to the rescue of actress
Sedition and the Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression
by Ananya Kuthiala*
Right to conduct a public meeting held to be a fundamental right
Madras High Court: The petitioner, an organization involved in social activities for the benefit of general public intending to organize a public
Bombay High Court’s order upholding the State Legislature imposing tax on anything shown on electronic and print media stayed
Supreme Court: In the matter where the Indian Broadcasting Foundation had appealed against the order of the Bombay High Court which upheld
Kenya High Court strikes down criminal defamation, holds it is not a limitation to Freedom of Speech
Kenya High Court at Nairobi: The High Court has struck down the provisions of Criminal Defamation in its Penal Code. The Court observed
Criminal defamation law constitutionally valid; right to free speech does not mean the right to defame others
Supreme Court: Writing down the 268 pages long judgment where the constitutional validity of Sections 499 and 500 IPC and Sections 199(1)
Method for determining whether the censorship on a film is justified and reasonable, clarified
Delhi High Court: Dealing with the issue of violation of fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression by banning a film