journal

speech

Analysis

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

R. Sai Spandana

3rd Jan 2024

More
search and seizure

Analysis

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

R. Sai Spandana

7th Nov 2023

More
Article 19

Analysis

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

R. Sai Spandana

7th Oct 2023

More

Analysis

Judgement Pronouncement: MediaOne Broadcast Ban

The Supreme Court quashed the broadcast ban placed on MediaOne TV and cautioned the Union against sealed cover submissions.

Ajoy Karpuram

5th Apr 2023

More

Analysis

The Sedition Order: A Real Hope for Free Speech?

DESK BRIEF: The intended impact of the SC's relatively ambiguous Order remains unclear. 

Aarathi Ganesan and Ayushi Saraogi

12th May 2022

More

Analysis

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.

Aarathi Ganesan

15th Mar 2022

More

Analysis

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.

Analysis

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.

Analysis

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.

Analysis

Key Supreme Court Judgments 2021

We review the SC's most significant judgments in 2021.

Analysis

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.

Gauri Kashyap

21st Dec 2021

More

Analysis

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.

Ajoy Karpuram

20th Dec 2021

More

cases

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.

More

Next Hearing:

Last Updated:

Bench:Sanjiv Khanna J, M.M. Sundresh J

More