{"id":62711,"date":"2016-08-22T14:57:51","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T09:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=62711"},"modified":"2016-09-13T15:12:35","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T09:42:35","slug":"2016-scc-vol-7-august-14-2016-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/08\/22\/2016-scc-vol-7-august-14-2016-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 SCC Vol. 7 August 14, 2016 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Motor Vehicles \u2014 Road accidents, deaths and injuries \u2014 Laws governing road safety:<\/strong> Binding directions of Supreme Court in exercise of power under Art. 142 r\/w Arts. 141, 32 and 21 of the Constitution issued, to further effectuate Guidelines contained in notifications issued by Union Road Transport Ministry regarding protection and incentive to good Samaritans i.e. bystanders and passers-by who render help to victims of road accidents, till effective legislation is in place. [Savelife Foundation v. Union of India, <a href=\"http:\/\/beta.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_7_SCC_194\">(2016) 7 SCC 194<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Penal Code, 1860 \u2014 Ss. 499 and 500 \u2014 Criminal defamation as offence under: <\/strong>Criminal defamation as an offence is not violative of fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression under Art. 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, being a permissible restriction under Art. 19(2). Expression \u201cdefamation\u201d in Art. 19(2) includes both civil and criminal defamation. Ss. 499 and 500 IPC are also not discriminatory, arbitrary, excessive or vague and not violative of right to equality under Art. 14 of the Constitution, being reasonable and a proportionate restriction. 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