Tag: freedom of press
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Censoring the Awareness Stretch of the Press
By Anaida Kuthiala, Army Institute of Law, Mohali Since the very incarnation and inception and thereafter the enforcement of the Constitution of India, and in many of the Constitutions of the world, the free citizens have been given the right to freedom of speech, which, though not specifically mentioned in the Constitution of India, is…
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Creation of Autonomy
By Shreyan Acharya,Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi. “All Censorships exists to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. Consequently, the first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.” George Bernard Shaw The year 1997 was a landmark year, which saw far reaching measures to free the broadcast media from the shackles…
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Press & Registration of Books Act, 1867: An Analysis
By Suhasini Srinivasan, Army Institute of Law, Mohali. The Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 is the oldest of the existing Press Laws in India. One has to take his mind back to the second half of the 19th century to understand that the foreign government wanted to put a curb on the Press…