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Contempt Of Courts Act, 1971
5. Fair criticism of judicial act not contempt. A person shall not be guilty
Central Government Act
Constitution which includes fair criticism of the
law or any executive action. Freedom of speech and expression is
guaranteed ... exercise of right of speech and expression including a fair
criticism is not to be throttled.
It is no doubt
Supreme Court of India
like any other
institution does not enjoy immunity from fair
criticism. This Court does not claim to be always
right ... Arundhati Roy [(2002) 3 SCC 343] the court held, fair criticism
of the conduct of a Judge, the institution
Supreme Court of India
observed;
The courts are as much open to fair criticism as anyone else, and it
is very right that they ... persons in authority that they should be subject to fair criticism.
7. Contempt of court may be of many forms
Kerala High Court
fact
does not in anyway affect the integrity and fairness of the Judge nor
does it bring the administration ... because of their individual
perceptions. In such a situation, fair criticism of the viewpoint
expressed in a judicial pronouncement
Gauhati High Court
appear to be protected by law relating to
fair criticism. It was stated by her in the court that ... lodged by the contemners exceeded the bounds of
fair and legitimate criticism. This Court referred to various judgments
of English
Supreme Court of India
appear to be protected by law
relating to fair criticism. It was stated by her in the court
that ... lodged by the
contemners exceeded the bounds of fair and legitimate
criticism. This Court referred to various judgments of
English
Supreme Court of India
society and the
judiciary cannot be immune from criticism.
18. Another fact which requires to be noticed is that ... daily 'Lokgatha'
and 'Dainik Bhaskar' editorials are a fair and accurate version of the
incident which took place and whether
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court
D.K. Paliwal And Ors. vs Editor, Dainik Bhaskar And Ors
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Calcutta High Court
In Re: William Tayler vs Unknown on 24 April, 1869 Equivalent citations
Calcutta High Court
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