The Supreme Court judgment upholding the criminality of defamation is disappointing and not in consonance with its tendency of judicial activism.
The Supreme Court judgment upholding the criminality of defamation is disappointing and not in consonance with its tendency of judicial activism. We have seen how many times the defamation route was taken by politicians to harass those who satirised and caricatured them. The legal perception of defamation, in its current avatar, stifles free speech and stunts democracy. The verdict needs more nuance.
Subhadra Mishra
Patna
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