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Freedom of expression, in a democracy freedom of expression is indispensable as all men are entitled to participate in the process of formulation of common decisions. Indeed, freedom of expression is the first condition of liberty. It occupies a preferred position in the hierarchy of liberties giving succour and protection to other liberties. It has been truly said that it is the mother of all other liberties. The Press as a medium of communica-tions a modern phenomenon. It has immense power to advance or thwart the progress of civilization. Its freedom can be used to create a brave new world or to bring about universal catastrophe, Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Private Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1986 SC 515: (1985) 1 SCC 641: (1985) 2 SCR 287.Freedom of voting by expressing preference for a candidate is nothing but freedom of expressing oneself in relation to a matter of prime concern to the country and the voter himself, People's Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India, AIR...
express
express : directly and distinctly stated or expressed rather than implied or left to inference compare implied vt : to make known (one's thoughts, ideas, or opinions) by words, conduct, or symbols see also expression ...
expression
expression 1 : an act, process, or instance of representing or conveying in words or some other medium : speech [protected under the First Amendment] 2 : a mode or means of expressing an idea, opinion, or thought NOTE: An expression is protectible under copyright law, but an idea is not. ...
expressive
expressive 1 : of or relating to expression 2 : serving to express or represent [ conduct protected by the First Amendment] ex·pres·sive·ly adv ex·pres·sive·ness n ...
Expression
The act of expressing the act of forcing out by pressure as the expression of juices or oils also of extorting or eliciting as a forcible expression of truth...
Express
Express, that which is not left to implication; as express promise, express covenant.Clearly and unmistakably communicated directly stated, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 601....
Express condition
Express condition, the words 'express condition' stipulates that condition must be clear, manifest, explicit, unambiguous and there is no question of drawing any inference. If there is no express condition restraining partial alienation of the leasehold property, it would not be open to the transferee of the lessor's right to invoke the forfeiture clause for determining the perpetual lease and such conditions cannot be inferred by implication, Raghurao Rao v. Eric P. Mathias, (2002) 2 SCC 624: AIR 2002 SC 797 (802). [Transfer of Property Act, 1882, s. 111(g)]...
Expressed
Expressed, one of the meanings of 'expressed' is to make known the opinions or the feelings of a particular person and when a secretary to Government apprehends a man and tells him in the order that this is being done under the orders of the Governor, he is in substance saying that he is acting in the name of the Governor and, on his behalf, is making known to the detenu the opinion and feelings and orders of the Governor. In our opinion, the Constitution does not require a magic incantation which can only be expressed in a set formula of words, State of Bombay v. Purushottam Jog Maik, AIR 1952 SC 317 (318). (Constitution of India, Art. 166)...
Freedom of speech or expression
Freedom of speech or expression, 'freedom of speech' means freedom to speak so as to be heard by others, and therefore to convey one's ideas to others. Similarly the very idea of freedom of expression necessarily connotes that what onehas a right to express may be communicated to others, All India Bank Employees Association v. National Industrial Tribunal, AIR 1962 SC 171 (181). [Constitution of India, Article 19(1)(a)]...
Unparliamentary expressions
Unparliamentary expressions, are defamatory, in-decent or undignified, amount to unparliamentary expressions, if the Speaker is of the opinion that such words have been used in the debate, he may, in his, discretion, order expunction of such words from the proceeding of the House, Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, 10th Edn., 2002, r. 380;Unparliamentary expressions, contains accusations or imputations against a member of either House which are abusive in nature and are not be used in Parliamentary Debate, Parliamentary Dictionary, L.A. Abraham and S.C. Hawtrey, 1956, p. 228....
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