Right to Life Court slams media reports on Umar Khalid’s alleged confession on involvement in Delhi riots; says reporters must know the law byThe Leaflet
Right to Life Bombay HC stops short of issuing contempt against Republic TV and Times Now; admonishes them for their “vicious campaign” in the SSR case byThe Leaflet
Democracy and Rule of Law Bombay HC on media trials: provides indicative list of what will amount to contempt of court byThe Leaflet
Freedom of the Press What do Arnab Goswami’s WhatsApp Leaks Tell us About the State of our Democracy? byMonica Dhanraj
Freedom of the Press 2 Senior Manipur News Portal Journalists Held Under UAPA, Sedition Charges byNewsClick
Freedom of Speech SC issues notice to Meghalaya govt in Shillong Times Editor Patricia Mukhim’s case byThe Leaflet
Freedom of Speech Can the Amish Devgan Judgment be Misused to Launch False Prosecutions? byPrashant Padmanabhan
Freedom of Speech In pluralistic polity, hate speech cannot contribute to democracy, says SC; refuses to quash FIRs against TV anchor Amish Devgan for alleged defamatory remark against Sufi saint byThe Leaflet
Freedom of the Press SC declines to entertain Republic TV petition seeking protection from arrest for its employees; terms petition “ambitious” byThe Leaflet
Judiciary AP HC media gag on reporting Amravati land scam case stayed by SC; stay on investigation into FIR to remain byThe Leaflet
Freedom of Speech Amid public pressure, Kerala govt puts ordinance punishing “abusive” posts on hold byThe Leaflet