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Supreme Court Review 2023: Freedom of Speech
The Court ruled in favour of media outlets in some free speech cases though the key sedition matter is moving at a glacial pace
3rd Jan 2024
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Guidelines for search and seizure of digital devices a must under right to privacy, Supreme Court says
Supreme Court directs Union to frame guidelines for search and seizure of digital devices by investigative agencies
7th Nov 2023
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Article 19: Prescription, procedure and the press
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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Judgement Pronouncement: MediaOne Broadcast Ban
The Supreme Court quashed the broadcast ban placed on MediaOne TV and cautioned the Union against sealed cover submissions.
5th Apr 2023
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The Sedition Order: A Real Hope for Free Speech?
DESK BRIEF: The intended impact of the SC's relatively ambiguous Order remains unclear.
12th May 2022
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SC Stays MediaOne TV Ban, Grants Petitioners Interim Relief
A three-Judge Bench stayed the Malayalam channel's ban, permitting it to resume operations until the Court reaches a final verdict.
15th Mar 2022
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MediaOne TV Ban: Will the Court Balance Free Speech and National Security?
Amidst concerns of national security, the Supreme Court shall next hear the challenge to MediaOne TV's ban on March 15th.
10th Mar 2022
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Monthly Review: December 2021
We covered cases the SC heard in December, reviewed the key judgments of 2021, and engaged with the cases that the Court will hear in 2022.
8th Jan 2022
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Looking Ahead: Key SC Cases 2022
The Supreme Court in 2022 is poised to address key questions on reservations, terror, and freedom of the press.
31st Dec 2021
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Key Supreme Court Judgments 2021
We review the SC's most significant judgments in 2021.
29th Dec 2021
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SC Judgment Review 2021: Freedom of the Press
The Court recognised that press freedom and privacy were allies and that the fear of surveillance is an ‘assault’ on the press.
21st Dec 2021
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The SC’s Top Cases 2021: Threats of Surveillance, Sedition and Dead Laws
The Supreme Court addressed a plethora of possible threats to the freedom of speech and expression of the press this year.
20th Dec 2021
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Ban on PM Modi Documentary
Pending
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 J, M.M. Sundresh J