Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 455 · Decided 7 October 1994
R. Rajagopal@ R.R. Gopal and ANR. v. State of Tamil Nadu and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 455 · [1994] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 353
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 422/1994
- Decided
- 7 October 1994
- Bench
- B.P. JEEVAN REDDY, S.C. SEN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19(l)(a)
Headnote
B Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 19(l)(a) and (19)2. Freedom of Press-Right of Press to publish autobiography of a con­ demned prisonei-Extent of-Whether prison officials can prevent publication C of prisoner's autobiography to protect his right-Right of Press to criticise the acts and publication of material defamatory of its officers. Article 21-Right to privacy-Two important aspects of-General law of privacy affording action in tort in case of invasion of privacy-Constitu- D tional right as part of Article 21 providing protection against unlawful Govern­ ment
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