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29Mar 2025

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Supreme Court Upholds Free Speech, Quashes Hate Speech Case

Why in the News? The Supreme Court of India quashed a criminal case against Congress MP Imran Pratapgadhi for a poem, reaffirming that artistic expression is vital to free speech and cannot be curbed merely due to majority disapproval. SC Quashes Case Against Imran Pratapgadhi: The Supreme Court of India quashed a criminal case against …

24Feb 2025

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WHAT HAS SC PREVIOUSLY RULED ON GAG ORDERS?

Why in the News? The Supreme Court granted interim protection from arrest to podcaster and influencer Ranveer Allahbadia on February 18 in relation to FIRs filed against him over remarks made on the YouTube show India Got Latent. A Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh passed the order. The Court imposed stringent …

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Supreme Court Upholds Free Speech, Quashes Hate Speech Case

WHAT HAS SC PREVIOUSLY RULED ON GAG ORDERS?