Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 995 · Decided 12 December 2006
Ajay Goswami v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 995 · [2006] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 770
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 384/2005
- Decided
- 12 December 2006
- Bench
- AR. LAKSHMANAN, TARUN CHATTERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 292; Constitution Article 19(J)(a), 21
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 19(J)(a) and 21. Newspapers-Freedom of speech and expression-Scope, ambit and C limitation of-Sexually explicit ma.terial-Exposure of minors to-A writ petition was filed seeking protection to ensure that minors were not exposed to sexually exploitative guidelines to all the newspapers regarding the matter which may not be suitable for the reading of minors or D which may require parents' or teachers' discretion-Direction to appoint a committee to suggest ways and means for regulating the access of minors to adult oriented sexual, titillating
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