{"id":301594,"date":"2023-09-15T18:15:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T12:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=301594"},"modified":"2023-09-15T18:18:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T12:48:33","slug":"everything-that-is-vulgar-is-not-always-obscene-justice-rajiv-shakdher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/15\/everything-that-is-vulgar-is-not-always-obscene-justice-rajiv-shakdher\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cEverything that is vulgar is not always obscene\u201d: Justice Rajiv Shakdher at the book release of &#8220;OBSCENITY: Prevention, Law &amp; Practice&#8221; by Saurabh Bindal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">EBC releases Book on Obscenity: Prevention, Law and Justice by Mr Saurabh Bindal published by EBC. The Chief Guest of the Event was Justice Rajiv Shakdher and the release was followed by a panel discussion. The event saw presence of Justice Prathiba M Singh, Mr Sidharth Luthra, Ms Nitya Ramakrishnan, Ms Puja Talwar and Ms Anusha Soni moderated the event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Eastern Book Company released &#8220;OBSCENITY: Prevention, Law &amp; Practice&#8221; by Saurabh Bindal, Partner, Fox Mandal &amp; Associates. You can order your copies of the book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product\/obscenity-prevention-law-practice?products_id=99106692\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The release was followed by a very interesting and engaging panel discussion. The panel comprised of Mr. Saurabh Bindal; Ms. Nitya Ramakrishnan, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Justice Prathiba M Singh, Judge, Delhi High Court; Justice Rajiv Shakdher, Judge, Delhi High Court; Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Ms. Puja Talwar Senior Editor and Entertainment Journalist. Further, Ms. Anusha Soni, Senior Journalist, CNN-NEWS18 was the moderator.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 388px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture credits: Ms Kriti Kumar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 395px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr Sumeet Malik, Associate Editor, SCC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>About the Book<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaurabh Bindal\u2019s book will be an essential reading for all. It has been a wonderful experience writing this book with Saurabh\u201d said Sumeet Malik, Associate Editor, Supreme Court Cases, He further said that the aim of the book was not an exhaustive analysis of obscenity, but a detailed analysis of the book. He also remarked that \u201cobscenity is like an elephant, impossible to define but u know it when u see it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justice Rajiv Shakdher, Judge Delhi High Court<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Justice Rajiv Shakdher, Judge, Delhi High Court, while congratulating Saurabh Bindal said that the book is a wonderful read, it has 13 chapters, it navigates through 14 statutes. It is written in a readable style. Further, he suggested that lawyers and journalists must read it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Anusha Soni, Senior Journalist, CNN-NEWS18<\/span>, Moderator for the event said that \u201cSaurabh\u2019s book is a fantastic account of what the law on obscenity is really about\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 323px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ms Anusha Soni, Senior Journalist, CNN-Network 18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ff0000;\">Book Release<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Our esteemed panelists released EBC&#8217;s &#8220;OBSCENITY: Prevention, Law &amp; Practice&#8221; written by Saurabh Bindal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"448\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ff0000;\">Panel Discussion<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Prachi Bharadwaj, Senior Associate Editor, EBC<\/span> introduced the panelists.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ms Prachi Bhardwaj, Senior Associate Editor, EBC Publishing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The topic of the panel discussion was \u201cObscenity in a Digital and Globalised World: Freedoms and Fetters\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ms. Anusha Soni asked the first question to<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> Mr. Saurabh Bindal<\/span> about the idea behind the book. Mr. Bindal replied that \u201cin this era you have lot of OTT content, where there is obscenity. And then when I tried to search, I found there is no law on it, just then I started with it\u201d.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<figure style=\"width: 431px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"431\" height=\"287\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr Saurabh Bindal, Partner, Fox Mandal &amp; Associates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Answering the question on what aspect has the law evolved on the subject,<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> Justice Pratibha M Singh<\/span> said that \u201cwhy obscenity should be viewed from a woman&#8217;s perspective only, it can be viewed from various perspectives. Obscenity has multidimensional views\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">She said that \u201cmore space, comfort and economic prosperity in a house, has led to a rise in obscenity\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justice Prathiba M Singh, Judge Delhi High Court<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On the question of whether there is a line in law on what\u2019s obscene in public and private, are those lines been blurred, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan<\/span> said that there is a need to first determine what is public and what is private. She further said that \u201cwhere expression is under control, when definitions are hard to describe, there is a tendency to abuse expressions. It is time to reconsider how we regulate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">She further stated that the \u201celusiveness of the term obscenity is static\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 435px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ms Nitya Ramakrishnan, Senior Advocate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Further, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Justice Rajiv Shakdher<\/span>, said that in India test of community standards is prevailing.The social views of judges play an important role when deciding cases relating to obscenity. The difficulty the judges face is how to apply the tests to certain facts\u201d. He further added that \u201cvulgar is not always the test for obscene. Everything that is vulgar is not always obscene\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justice Rajiv Shakdher, Judge, Delhi High Court<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra<\/span> said that \u201ccommunity standard test varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. What is appropriate and inappropriate, varies now\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 516px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"344\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr Sidharth Luthra, Senior Advocate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Puja Talwar<\/span> remarked that \u201cSocial media is an untameable beast\u201d. She further said that \u201ceverything that is vulgar is not obscene, it depends on how you are consuming it\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 521px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"521\" height=\"347\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ms Puja Talwa, Senior Journalist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Justice Shakdher suggested that the only way to regulate social media platforms is for them to disclose to the world what kind of algorithms they are using, their policy and user agreements etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra said that &#8220;nobody is going to share their algorithm. It&#8217;s confidential\u201d. Further Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan questioned this wisdom to trying to regulate something, as its ineffective and counterproductive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Justice Prathiba suggested that there are various ills of society that are treated in different ways. Promotional persuasive campaigns are the solution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Justice Shakdher said that \u201csexual content needs to be contextualized. The internet cannot be taken away. We need to regulate in a balanced way\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Concluding the panel discussion, Ms. Anusha Soni remarked that social media is a multi-edged sword, what is normal for some is not normal for others. Further, she thanked all the esteemed panelists for an interesting and informative discussion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In his closing remarks, Mr. Saurabh Bindal said that the book talked about a subject that has never been dealt in India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The event concluded as <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Bhumika Indulia, Associate Editor, EBC<\/span> thanked the esteemed guests of the evening.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 417px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18-15_Obscenity-book-Press-Release-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"278\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ms Bhumika Indulia, Associate Editor, EBC Publishing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">EBC brings Saurabh Bindal&#8217;s book on &#8220;OBSCENITY: Prevention, Law &amp; 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