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Madras HC: Media Must be Enlightened With Regards to Limitations on Freedom of Speech & Expressions(08.06.2023)

Madras High Court while making observation about media trial in criminal cases stated that the real need of the hour is to educate and enlighten media.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Freedom of Speech & Expressions, Media Trial, Criminal Cases

Allahabad HC: Can Criticize Government on any Aspect(19.02.2025)

Allahabad High Court while extending stay on arrest of accused over his alleged X post, has observed that there can be criticism of the Government on .....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, Freedom of Speech, Criticize Government

Supreme Court: Why Yogi Adityanath Should Not be Prosecuted for Hate Speech in 2007?(20.08.2018)

Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government in connection with an alleged hate speech delivered by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanat.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Hate Speech

Judgments

Court restricts iBall from importing mobiles, handsets and other devices(02.09.2015)

Ericsson was successful in its plaint alleging infringement of its patents by several mobile devices imported by and sold as iBall products. Some of t.....

Tags : Mobile, patent, speech, codec

Del. HC Partially Allows Plea Against Discharge of Sharjeel Imam & Others in Jamia Violence Case(28.03.2023)

Delhi High Court while partially allowing petition against discharge of Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in Jamia viol.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Discharge, Sharjeel Imam, Jamia Violence Case, Violent Speeches

Kar. HC: Registry Directed to Engage Interpreter to Assist Lawyer With Speech & Hearing Impairment(05.04.2024)

Karnataka High Court has directed its registry to secure a certified interpreter to assist a lawyer who is suffering from hearing and speech impairmen.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Certified Interpreter, Hearing Impairment, Speech Impairment

Supreme Court Refuses to Extend Interim Bail to Jitendra Tyagi(30.08.2022)

Supreme Court while extending interim bail granted on medical grounds to Jitendra Tyagi for allegedly making anti-muslim hate speeches at Haridwar Dha.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Hate Speech, Dharam Sansad

Ker. HC: Emp. Messaging in Pvt. Whatsapp Group About Safety of Company Doesn’t Attract Disc. Proc.(21.06.2024)

Kerala High Court has held that an employee sending messages on a private WhatsApp group regarding the safety of company cannot attract disciplinary p.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Whatsapp Group, Disciplinary Proceedings, Freedom of Speech

SC: Need to Find Enduring Solution to the Problem of Hate Speech(07.08.2023)

Supreme Court while issuing call to action to stakeholders to find an enduring solution to the problem of hate speech, has observed that police forces.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Hate Speech, Police Forces, Sensitized

Kerala Court Remands Former Kerala MLA PC George to 14 Days Judicial Custody in Hate Speech Case(26.05.2022)

Kerala Magistrate Court remanded former MLA PC George to 14 days judicial custody in Anti-Muslim hate speech case.

Tags : Kerala, Former MLA, Hate Speech, Anti-Muslim

Tripura HC: Right of Freedom of Speech Includes Freedom to be Critical of Public Administration(03.11.2020)

Tripura High Court has observed that the right of freedom of speech and expression would include the freedom of being critical of the public administr.....

Tags : Tripura High Court, Right of Freedom of Speech

SC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Criminal Action on Haridwar Hate Speeches(12.01.2022)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the State of Uttarakhand in a Public Interest Litigation seeking criminal action with respect to the Haridwar Dharm.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Haridwar Hate Speeches

Puffery’ by advertiser permitted, so long as it doesn’t misrepresent(01.06.2016)

Delhi High Court dismissed an application Gillette India against Reckitt Benckiser for airing allegedly disparaging and false television advertisement.....

Tags : advertisement, comparison, commercial speech, protected

SC to Centre: Collect Information from States on Compliance With Directions to Prevent Mob Violence(22.07.2022)

Supreme Court has asked Ministry of Home Affairs to compile information regarding preventive, corrective and remedial measures taken by the State Gove.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Remedial Measures, Hate Speech

Kerala HC: Ex- MLA PC George Granted Bail in Hate Speech Cases(27.05.2022)

Kerala High Court granted bail to Ex- MLA PC George in hate speech cases.

Tags : Kerala High Court, Hate Speech, Bail

Mad. HC Sets Aside Order Imposing Conditions on RSS' Route March(10.02.2023)

Madras High Court while setting aside single judge order imposing certain conditions on the route march sought to be carried out by the Rashtriya Sway.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Freedom of Speech

SC: Why Can’t States Develop Mechanism to Stop Hate Speech?(30.03.2023)

Supreme Court while stating its concerns over failure of authorities to take prompt action against instances of hate speech, has observed that State i.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Hate Speech, Mechanism

SC: Board to Examine Whether Candidate with Speech Disability is Eligible for Medical Education(04.09.2024)

Supreme Court has directed Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College, Pune to constitute a medical board for examining whether a candidate with s.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Speech Disability, Medical Education

SC Expresses Satisfaction Over EC Action Against Politicians Giving Hate Speeches(17.04.2019)

Supreme Court has expressed satisfaction over swift action by Election Commission against various politicians, including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Politicians, Hate Speech

Delhi HC: Speech Given During Elections Just to Create Atmosphere, Different from Ordinary Times(28.03.2022)

Delhi High Court has said in a case related to alleged hate speeches connected to the Northeast Delhi riots that a speech given during election time i.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Speech Given During Elections

SC: Offence of Hate Speech is Specific & Cannot be Equated With Wrong Assertions or False Claims(15.11.2024)

Supreme Court while dismissing a PIL over prevention of 'provocative speech' by political leaders, has observed that the offence of hate speech is spe.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Provocative Speech, False Claims

Observations Not Recorded by Court shouldn’t be Attributed to Court in Speeches: SC(17.04.2019)

Supreme Court has made it clear that no views, observations or findings should be attributed to the court in political addresses to the media and in p.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Observation, Speeches

Orissa High Court Says 'No' to Suppression of Freedom of Speech & Expression on Ground of Convenience(20.06.2017)

Orissa High Court has observed that constitutional freedom of speech and expression is subjected to reasonable restraints, but it cannot be suppressed.....

Tags : Orissa High Court, freedom of speech

Madras High Court: Tendering Apology for Hate Speech Cannot be Entertained(15.11.2024)

Mad. HC has stated that whenever scurrilous and derogatory statements are made by any person bordering hate speech and thereafter the person is prosec.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Tendering Apology, Hate Speech

SC: Secular State Must Prevent Hate Speech at Any Cost(06.02.2023)

Supreme Court directing that meeting proposed by 'Sakal Hindu Samaj' in Mumbai on February 5 should be videographed by police and that contents should.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Secular State, Hate Speech

Karnataka HC Becomes the First Court to Hear Arguments of Speech & Hearing-Impaired Advocate(09.04.2024)

Karnataka High Court has created history by becoming the first court in the country to hear submissions advanced by a speech and hearing-impaired advo.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, First Court, Sign Language Interpreter, Speech & Hearing-Impaired

P&H HC: Freedom of Speech Not to Entitle Person to Make Derogatory Remarks(01.12.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has stated that freedom of speech does not entitle a person to make derogatory remarks/posts against any community or ge.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Freedom of Speech

Delhi HC Issues Notice on Application Seeking NIA Investigation, FIR Against Swara Bhasker(28.02.2020)

Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Delhi Government, Central Government and Delhi Police in a plea seeking First Information Report (FIR) and.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Hate Speeches

Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Government, Police on Pleas over Hate Speeches(02.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Centre, Delhi Government and Police on a batch of plea demanding registration of First Information Rep.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Government, Hate Speeches

Delhi HC: Comparative Advertising is Protected Under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution(19.05.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that comparative advertising is protected under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution as commercial speech, has held that .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Comparative Advertising, Commercial Speech, Article 19(1)(a)

SC: Restrictions Not Found in Article 19(2) Can’t be Imposed on Right to Free Speech(03.01.2023)

Supreme Court Constitution Bench while observing that the grounds mentioned in Article 19(2) are exhaustive, has by 4:1 majority held that additional .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Constitution Bench, Free Speech

Ker HC: Defamation Case Quashed Against Media Persons for Discussing Book about Mata Amritanandamayi(05.08.2024)

Ker HC has quashed defamation case against media persons for discussing a book about Mata Amritanandamayi and her Math in a show. The Court observed t.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Mata Amritanandamayi, Freedom of Speech

SC Grants Interim Bail to Mohammed Zubair in Hate Speech FIR by UP Police(08.07.2022)

Supreme Court has granted interim bail for 5 days to Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact checking website AltNews, in connection with the Hate Spe.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Interim Bail, Hate Speech

LCI 267th Report: Panel Calls For Wider `Incitement' Definition to Curb 'Hate Speech'(27.03.2017)

Law Commission of India (LCI) in its 267th Report has recommended introducing more provisions in Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Code of Criminal Procedur.....

Tags : Law Commission of India, Hate Speech

Madras HC: Writing Negative Review About a Service Provider Doesn’t Constitute Defamation(13.09.2023)

Madras High Court while observing that right to free speech covers such expression of one's review for services received in an Online platform, has he.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Free Speech, Google Review, Defamation

SC: Offending Anchors Must be Taken Off Air(16.01.2023)

Supreme Court while hearing pleas related to hate speech incidents has observed that offending anchors should be taken off air and hefty fines should .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Hate Speech, Anchors, Fines

International Cases

Hurtful or not, free speech is free(22.12.2015)