Corporate & Commercial Law Legal Articles Media & Tort of Defamation January 22, 2013 / February 10, 2013 by Pratham Darad | Leave a Comment Freedom of Media One of the paradoxes is that Freedom of the Media to which our Founding Fathers were greatly attached finds no mention in Part III of our Constitution which guarantees certain fundamental rights. There is no specific guarantee of Freedom of the Media as in the Constitutions of other countries. In the course […] Read more » 1950 onwards the Supreme Court decisions Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution Constituent Assembly debates Constitution Contempt of court Decency or morality defamation difference between libel and slander Dr B R Ambedkar Freedom of Media Freedom of the Media Freedom of the Media as a fundamental right Friendly relations with foreign States Imputation in unfitness to run a business Imputation of a contagious disease Imputation of criminal conduct Imputation of unchastity Incitement to an offence kind of injury ParshuramBabaramSawant Part III of Constitution public order restrictions is defamation right of the people Security of the State Sovereignty and integrity of India TV broadcasts
Legal Articles Truth as defence for contempt of court September 6, 2012 / September 6, 2012 by Muiz Butt | Leave a Comment AN INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPT OF COURT “Satyameva jayate”(may truth be victorious) is the sublime national motto, And yet every political or judicial philosophy, to the contrary is bete noire. In India, truth cannot be used as a defence in contempt of Court cases even though the Constitution holds truth as paramount. Despite many discourses and […] Read more » Contempt of court CONTEMPT OF COURT AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION Contempt of Courts Act 1971 CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AND FREEDOM OF PRESS MISUSE OF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT BY THE JUDICIARY. Truth as defence