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On what grounds restrictions can be imposed on the Fundamental Right to speech and expression?

No freedom can be absolute or completely unrestricted. While it is necessary to maintain and preserve freedom of speech and expression in a democracy, so also it is...

April 13, 2013

What is meant by double jeopardy?

The roots of the doctrine against double jeopardy are to be found in the well-established maxim of the English Common law, Nemo debet bis vexari, meaning that a...

April 12, 2013

When are demonstration or picketing protected under Article 19(1) (a) of Indian Constitution?

Within certain limits, picketing or demonstration may be regarded as the manifestation of one’s freedom of speech and expression. “Peaceful picketing is free speech. Non violent acts are...

April 12, 2013

Is any publication concerning the privacy illegal?

In R. Rajagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu the Supreme Court has laid down certain propositions defining the right to privacy. The Court held that any publication concerning...

April 12, 2013

Write briefly about right to privacy.

The Constitution of India does not grant in relief and express any terms ‘right to privacy’ as such. Right to privacy is not enumerated as a Fundamental Right...

April 12, 2013

Does Article 19 (1) (a) include the right to know?

Right to know is a basic right of the citizens of a free country and Article 19 (1) (a) protects this right. In Dinesh Trivedi, M.P. & Ors...

April 12, 2013

Is calling for the holding of bandh illegal and unconstitutional?

As per the Supreme Court, a bandh interferes with the exercise of the Fundamental freedoms of other citizens, in addition to causing national loss in many ways. The...

April 12, 2013

What is meant by freedom of the press?

In India, freedom of press is implied from the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed by Article 19(1) (a). The freedom of press is regarded as a ‘species...

April 12, 2013

Is tapping of telephone an invasion on the right to privacy?

In People’s Union of Civil Liberties v. Union of India the Supreme Court has ruled that the “telephone conversation is an important facet of a man’s private life.”...

April 12, 2013

Are commercial advertisements a part of freedom of speech and expression?

In Hamdard Dawakhana v. Union of India the Supreme Court stated that an advertisement, no doubt, is a form of speech, but its true character is to be...

April 12, 2013

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