“Appealing to prurient interests”: Book bans, the courts, the mob
In an intolerant environment, decisions on book bans are increasingly being taken in bureaucratic offices, city streets and village squares
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Seizing electronic devices in the absence of proportionality checks violates the right against self-incrimination
13th Dec 2023
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DESK BRIEF: Recently, it seems that the prescriptive aspect of Article 19 is only a poetic indulgence when faced with media rights
7th Oct 2023
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The Court stayed proceedings under all First Information Reports filed against members of the guild.
15th Sep 2023
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Comedian Kunal Kamra argues that the Rules will lead to censorship and overregulation of online content.
26th Jun 2023
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Various provisions of the FCRA Act have been challenged as violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution.
4th Jun 2020
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Five human rights activists arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence under the UAPA Act.
26th Dec 2018
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N. Ram v. Union of India
The SC will decide if the Union’s ban on the BBC Documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ violates the rights to free speech and expression.
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Bench:Sanjiv Khanna CJI, M.M. Sundresh J
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Noel Harper v Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld provisions of the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020, which place restrictions on NGOs ability to raise and use foreign funds.
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Bench:A.M. Khanwilkar J, Dinesh Maheshwari J, C.T. Ravikumar J
In an intolerant environment, decisions on book bans are increasingly being taken in bureaucratic offices, city streets and village squares
A look at one of the SC’s earliest landmark decisions and its fallout warns against an uncritical veneration of our constitutional past