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Freedom of press, means right of citizen to speak, publish and express their view as well as right or people to read, Bennett Coleman and Co. v. Union of India, (1972) 2 SCC 788. See also People's Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India, (2003) 4 SCC 399.Freedom of press, Freedom of press as the petitioners rightly assert means freedom from interference from authority which would have the effect of interference with the content and circulation of newspapers, Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Private Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1986 SC 515: (1985) 1 SCC 641: (1985) 2 SCR 287.Is a freedom included in the fundamental right to the freedom of speech and expression, Express Newspapers v. Union of India, AIR 1958 SC 578.Is freedom of speech and of press lie at the foundation of all democratic organizations, Romesh Thapper v. State of Madras, 1950 SCR 594.In U.K., it is a part of the individual right of freedom of discussion, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, Vol. C...
Freedom of expression
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...
freedom of the press
freedom of the press :the right to publish and disseminate information, thoughts, and opinions without restraint or censorship as guaranteed under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution NOTE: The First Amendment's guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of the press are closely intertwined, and many cases relating to freedom of the press are couched in terms of the freedom of speech. ...
Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech, Freedom of speech presupposes that right conclusions are more likely to be gathered out of a multitude of tongues than through any kind of authoritative selection. It rests on the assumption that the widest possible dissemination of information from as many diverse and antagonistic sources as possible is essential to the welfare of the public. It is function of the Press to disseminate news from as many different sources and with as many different facts and colours as possible. A citizen is entirely dependent on the Press for the quality, proportion and extent of his news supply. In such a situation, the exclusive and continues advocacy of one point of view through the medium of a newspaper which holds a monopolistic position is not conductive to the formation of healthy public opinion. If the newspaper industry is concentrated in a few hands, the chance of an idea antagonistic to the idea of the owners getting access to the market becomes very remote. But our consti...
Freedom of speech and expression
Freedom of speech and expression, includes freedom of propagation of idea which is ensured by freedom of circulation, Romesh Thappar v. State of Madras, AIR 1950 SC 124: 1950 SCR 594: 1950 Cri LJ 1514. See also People's Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India, (2003) 4 SCC 399.Carries with it the right to publish and circulate one's ideas, opinions and views, Sakal Papers (Pvt.) Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1962 SC 305.Means the right to express one's opinion by words of mouth, writing, printing, picture or in any other manner. It would thus include the freedom of communication and the right to propagate or publish opinion, S. Rangarajan v. P. Jagjivan Ram, (1989) 2 SCC 574. See also People's Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India, (2003) 4 SCC 399.Includes right of citizens to exhibit films on Doordashan, Odyssey Communications (Pvt.) Ltd. v. Lokvidayan Sanghattana, (1988) 3 SCC 410. See also People's Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India, (2003) 4 SCC 399.Is a natural r...
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)]...
Freedom of a borough
Freedom of a borough, the right to enjoy the privileges of a freeman. Before the Municipal Corporations Act, 1835, these privileges, in many cases valuable either from conferring, especially before the Reform Act, 1832, a limited parliamentary franchise or from other causes, could be sold or given away; but the Act of 1835, s. 3, enacted that no person should be admitted a freeman by gift or purchase, and s. 202 of the (English) Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, repeats this enactment, which is, however, qualified by the Honorary Freedom of Boroughs Act, 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 29), in favour of the admission to be honorary freemen of persons of distinction and persons who have rendered eminent services to the borough (see now (English) Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51), ss. 259-265, which reproduces the provisions of the former Acts). The right of a freeman, as such, to a vote at parliamentary elections was abolished by the (English) Representation of the People Act, 1...
Freedom of residence
Freedom of residence, a person whose citizenship has been terminated under an Act of Parliament cannot complain of the infringement of the freedom of residence, Abdul Rahim v. State of Bombay, AIR 1960 SC 1315....
Freedom of information
Freedom of information, means the right to obtain information from any public authority by means of:(i) inspection, taking of extracts and notes;(ii) certified copies of any records of such public authority;(iii) diskettes, floppies or in any other electronic mode or through printouts where such information is stored in a computer or in any other device. [Freedom of Information Act, 2002 (5 of 2003), s. 2(c)]...
freedom to contract
freedom to contract :freedom of contract ...
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