Supreme Court · 1981 INSC 191 · Decided 7 November 1981
Prabha Dutt v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1981 INSC 191 · [1982] 1 S.C.R. 1184
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 8193/1981
- Decided
- 7 November 1981
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, A.P. SEN, BAHARUL ISLAM (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 161(2); Constitution Article 19(l), 19(l)(a), 32
Headnote
F G H 1184 PRABHA DUTT v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. November 7, 1981 [Y. V. CHANDRACHUD, C. J., A. P. SEN & BAHARUL ISLAM, JJ.) Constitution of India-Article 19(l)(a}-Journalist if has a right to n1eans of information-If could claim right to interview a prisoner sente11ctd to death. Jail conferred by article 19(l)(a) of the Constitution, which includes the freedom of Press, is not an absolute right; nor indeed docs it confer any right on the Press to have an unrestricted access to means of information. The Press is entitled to exercise its freedom of speech and expression
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