New Delhi: Freedom of expression is among the most abused freedoms in recent times, the Supreme Court said today in a case related to media reports about Tablighi Jamaat’s gathering at a Delhi mosque in violation of virus restrictions. The high court also reprimanded the government for causing a junior …
Read More »SC while listening to the requests of Tablighi Jamaat
Freedom of expression is the most abused freedom in recent times, the Supreme Court observed on Thursday. Chief Justice of India SA Bobde approved the remarks while listening to a slew of petitions, claiming that a section of the media demonized Muslims through the way they reported on the Tablighi …
Read More »Freedom of expression is most abused, SC says of ‘fake news’ in Tablighi Jamaat
Freedom of expression is one of the most abused freedoms in recent times, the Supreme Court said Thursday while listening to a case seeking action against television channels for allegedly spreading false news about the Tablighi Jamaat and communalizing the Nizamuddin markaz incident. . A bank headed by the Chief …
Read More »SC Says Maintaining Transmission Was a Nuclear Missile, Warns Media Against Targeting a Community
Television journalists are seen outside the Supreme Court premises in New Delhi on January 22, 2020 (REUTERS / Anushree Fadnavis). A court headed by Judge DY Chandrachud said the court was aware of the dangers such an order could pose, given the fact that there are 700 courts across the …
Read More »Freedom of speech and expression is not an absolute right
Freedom of expression is not an absolute right and has restrictions, the Bombay High Court said. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court said on Friday that the freedom of expression provided for in article 19 of the Constitution was not an absolute right. The court made the observation while refusing to …
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