This article examines the recent Kunal Kamra judgment in light of John Mill's philosophy on truth, misinformation, and State interference. It attempts to modernize his ideas and present a convincing...
The article challenges the Calcutta High Court’s refusal to restrain media trials in Sandipan Ghosh v. Union of India. It argues that such trials can undermine the presumption of innocence...
In this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Rahul Matthan, founding partner at Trilegal and head of their TMT practice, for an insightful conversation about his latest book, The Third...
Introduction On April 25, 2003, The Hindu published an editorial titled ‘Rising Intolerance’. This editorial was translated and further reproduced in Murasoli, a DMK newspaper. The editorial...
The piece critically analyses the Kaushal Kishore judgment and points out its inadequacies and flip-flops with respect to balancing Art.21 and Art.19(1)(a) rights. The author also points out the...
The article, while discussing the legalities of the litigation concerning the author's client, attempts to unpack the implications of the Digital Millenium Copyrights Act (DMCA) on Application...
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The Criminalization of PUBG in Gujarat: A Frivolous Affair?
In our latest piece, the author highlights the criminalization of PUBG in Gujarat with special focus on Section 37(3) of the Gujarat Police Act, 1951. The author discusses this in the light of the...
The post is an attempt to anticipate the trajectory of decisions following the Puttaswamy judgment, in dealing with cases where the right to freedom of speech and right to privacy are seemingly in...
Abhinav Chandrachud’s Republic of Rhetoric: Free Speech and the Constitution of India (2017) is not Gautam Bhatia’s Offend, Shock and Disturb: Free Speech under the Indian Constitution (2016)...
In a new book published this month, “Republic of Rhetoric: Free Speech and the Constitution of India” (Penguin, 2017), I argue that the enactment of the Constitution in 1950 made little substantive...