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The Leaflet
Constitutional Authorities can do Better than Seek Fetters on Media, Says SC; Refuses to Gag Reporting of Courts’ Oral Observations
06 May 2021
The top court said it could not stop the media from reporting.
The Leaflet
Media’s Reporting of Oral Remarks of Judges Can’t be Stopped, it is in Public Interest: SC
03 May 2021
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, for the Election Commission, submitted that HC made an “EC should be booked for murder charges” remark was without any evidence.
Md. Tasnimul Hassan
Latest Salvo in the Crisis of Free Speech in India
28 Apr 2021
After the Union Government’s recent direction to a social media company to remove posts critical of its COVID-19 handling, MD. TASNIMUL HASSAN traces the evolution of the right to freedom of speech…
Ajaz Ashraf
Arvind Kejriwal, Pratap Bhanu Mehta Do Not Know the Beast they are Riding
26 Mar 2021
The rising tide of authoritarianism claimed two new victims, even though they were not jailed under fake cases, as has been the fate of a few
The Leaflet
AG Refuses Consent for Contempt Proceedings Against Rahul Gandhi
24 Mar 2021
AG was responding to a letter from advocate Vineet Jindal who sought the former’s consent to prosecute Gandhi under the Contempt of Court Act.
The Leaflet
Delhi HC Notice to Centre on The Wire Plea Challenging New Digital Media Rules
09 Mar 2021
Senior advocate Nitha Ramakrishnan said Information Technology Act, 2000 had no provision to regulate digital media and thus the 2021 Rules were ultra vires of the 2000 Act.
D Raghunandan
Online News Media and Other Content: Big Leap Towards Censorship
05 Mar 2021
The new rules arm the executive with untrammelled powers over online news media with few, if any, checks and balances, opening the door wide for government intrusion, pressure and censorship.
Manya Saini
Notice Issued to Manipur Journalist Under New Digital Media Rules Withdrawn
03 Mar 2021
Amid widespread outrage over the notice sent to Paojel Chaoba’s news outlet, The Frontier Manipur, the Centre asked the state government authority to withdraw it with immediate effect.
The Leaflet
Delhi HC Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against Business Standard, Journalist Mitali Saran
01 Mar 2021
The complaint was filed in relation to an article in the newspaper in 2016 for allegedly making defamatory insinuations against RSS and its members.
Siddharth Ganguly
Are New IT Rules the Next Sedition Law?
01 Mar 2021
The specific wording used in a number of these rules invites comparisons with two contentious, repressive laws currently in place in the country.