Author | Minattur, Joseph. author |
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Title | Freedom of the Press in India [electronic resource] : Constitutional Provisions and Their Application / by Joseph Minattur |
Imprint | Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1961 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-9103-6 |
Descript | XIV, 136 p. 1 illus. online resource |
(i) Freedom of the Press -- (ii) Judicial opinions in India -- (iii) Judicial opinions in the United States -- (iv) Further judicial opinions in India -- I. Constitutional Provisions -- (i) Guarantee of freedom of expression -- (ii) Reasonableness of restrictions -- (iii) Prior restraints -- II. Sedition and Related Offences -- (i) The law of sedition in India -- (ii) Promoting feelings of enmity between different classes -- (iii) The Official Secrets Act, 1923 -- (iv) Endangering friendly relations with foreign states -- III. Public Order and Incitement to an Offence -- (i) Public order -- (ii) Incitement to an offence -- IV. Obscenity -- (i) What is obscene? -- (ii) Statutory provisions -- (d) The Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act -- (iii) Problems of application -- V. Contempt of Court and of Legislature -- (i) The law of contempt of Court -- (ii) Constitutional provisions -- (iii) Statutory provisions -- (iv) Procedure in contempt cases -- (v) Contempt of legislature -- VI. Defamation -- (i) Introductory remarks -- (ii) Civil liability -- (iii) Criminal liability -- (iv) Defamation of public servants -- (v) Suggested changes in the law of defamation -- VII. Conclusion -- (i) Article 19(2) of the Constitution -- (ii) The Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 -- (iii) Section 124A of the Penal Code -- (iv) Section 292 of the Penal Code -- (v) Section 295A of the Penal Code -- (vi) Contempt of Court -- (vii) Contempt of legislature