Dialectics of Freedom of Expression
by A. Lakshminath* and Mukund Sarda**
liberty
All HC | Can the family members harass a couple who on attaining majority got married and started living together? HC reiterates SC’s position
Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., addressed a petition where protection was sought of the Court by a couple against threats
Article 370| Review all orders imposing curbs in a week and put them in public domain: SC to J&K administration [Full Report]
“While the mountains of Himalayas spell tranquillity, yet blood is shed every day.” Supreme Court: In a major verdict, the 3-judge bench
Article 370| SC reserves order on pleas challenging restrictions imposed in J&K after abrogation of Article 370
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of N V Ramana, R Subhash Reddy, and B R Gavai, JJ has reserved the judgment on a
MP HC | Prolonged pre-trial detention is an anathema to the concept of liberty; bail application approved
Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.A. Dharmadhikari, J. allowed the bail application on the ground that trial was not going to be over
Liberty of a detenu under COFEPOSA has to be subordinate to the good of the people: SC
Supreme Court: Stating that the subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority under COFEPOSA is not immune from judicial reviewability, the bench of
MP HC | ‘Early conclusion of trial a bleak possibility and prolonged pre-trial detention an anathema to the concept of liberty’; bail granted to externed accused
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Rusia, J. dealt with a bail application where the petitioner sought bail for the offence under Section
MP HC | Prolonged pre-trial detention is an anathema to the concept of liberty; bail granted
Madhya Pradesh High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of Sheel Nagu, J., fourth time under Section 439 of Criminal
Pak SC | A free lady cannot be compelled to give sample for DNA test as it would violate her liberty, dignity and privacy
Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Divison Bench of Mushir Alam and Qazi Faez Isa, JJ. allowed a petition seeking to set aside
MP HC | Prolonged pre-trial detention is an anathema to the concept of liberty
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Bench of S.A. Dharmadhikari, J. allowed the bail application of an accused whose two previous bail applications
Khap Panchayats have no authority to order honour killings; Their activities are to be stopped in entirety: SC
Supreme Court: “When the ability to choose is crushed in the name of class honour and the person’s physical frame is treated
If a woman has attained age of majority and married out of her own free will, held, illegal to harass her or threaten her for such a reason
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The High Court recently addressed a petition wherein the petitioner argued that despite her having attained the