Criticism Of Executive, Judiciary, Bureaucracy Or Armed Forces Not Sedition : Justice Deepak Gupta
5 years, 6 months ago

Criticism Of Executive, Judiciary, Bureaucracy Or Armed Forces Not Sedition : Justice Deepak Gupta

Live Law  

Justice Deepak Gupta, judge of Supreme Court, spoke at length about the chilling effect caused by sedition law on legitimate criticism on the organs of state. He was speaking at the a workshop organised by Praleen Public Charitable Trust at Ahmedabad, Justice Deepak Gupta of the Supreme Court spoke at length on the topic "Law of Sedition in India and Freedom of Expression". Notably, Justice Gupta mentioned about the recent incidents of application of criminal law against rapper Hard Kaur, Bengal BJP leader Priyanka Sharma, Manipur journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem, Tamil film director Pa Ranjith etc, for voicing their opinions. "In Chhattisgarh, a 53 years old man was arrested on charges of sedition for allegedly spreading rumours over social media about power cuts in the State.

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'Judge Can't Perform With The Intention Of Pleasing People': Justice Hemant Gupta On His Farewell Function
2 years, 5 months ago

'Judge Can't Perform With The Intention Of Pleasing People': Justice Hemant Gupta On His Farewell Function

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Bar Association organised a Farewell Function in honour of Justice Hemant Gupta. The farewell function saw various members of the bar, such as the Attorney General for India R. Venkataramani, President of the SCBA, Senior Advocate Vikas Singh and Vice President of the SCBA, Sr. Adv. He said– "Justice Hemant Gupta is the son of Hon'ble Jitendra …

Celebrating Pakistan's Victory Over India In Cricket Definitely Not Sedition: Former SC Judge Justice Deepak Gupta
3 years, 4 months ago

Celebrating Pakistan's Victory Over India In Cricket Definitely Not Sedition: Former SC Judge Justice Deepak Gupta

Live Law  

Celebrating Pakistan's victory, defeating India at the Cricket World Cup, is definitely not Sedition, former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta said recently. In an interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, Justice Gupta said, "It is definitely not sedition but, it is definitely ridiculous to think that it amounts to sedition… There are better things to do than charge …

'Centre Thought They Could Bludgeon The Court Like Earlier That We Say This & The Court Will Accept It' : Justice Deepak Gupta On Pegasus Order
3 years, 5 months ago

'Centre Thought They Could Bludgeon The Court Like Earlier That We Say This & The Court Will Accept It' : Justice Deepak Gupta On Pegasus Order

Live Law  

The Supreme Court's order in the Pegasus case is getting widely hailed. LiveLaw spoke to Justice Deepak Gupta, former Supreme Court judge, N.Ram, former Chief Editor of 'The Hindu' and one of the petitioners in the Pegasus case, Advocate Vrinda Bhandari and Apar Gupta from the Internet Freedom Foundation on the significance and implications of the Court's orders directing that …

Encounter Not A Procedure Established By Law; Condoning It A Disservice To Nation & Constitution : Justice Deepak Gupta
4 years, 8 months ago

Encounter Not A Procedure Established By Law; Condoning It A Disservice To Nation & Constitution : Justice Deepak Gupta

Live Law  

"The brazeness with which the law is being flouted does not protend good things for the country coming up," former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Deepak Gupta remarked recently during an interview with The Wire. "There is no doubt that the long delays in the court, in the judicial system, in delivering Justice in cases like this does cause anguish in …

A Heartfelt Thank You To A Perfect Mentor, Justice Deepak Gupta
4 years, 10 months ago

A Heartfelt Thank You To A Perfect Mentor, Justice Deepak Gupta

Live Law  

It has been nothing less than an honour for all of us to have been attached with the office of Justice Deepak Gupta. Seeing him work tirelessly, 7 days a week even towards the end of his judicial career motivated all of us to work twice as hard. His dog Silly, who was rescued by Punam ma'am while he was …

Justice Deepak Gupta : An Uncompromising Judge
4 years, 10 months ago

Justice Deepak Gupta : An Uncompromising Judge

Live Law  

The average tenure of a Judge of the Supreme Court of India is about four years. If a Judge has more than five years, he/she would definitely retire from the front courts ; be a member of the collegium - determine who is elevated to the Supreme Court; if sitting in the first three courts, the person would also have …

Justice Deepak Gupta, Who Spoke Against Misuse Of Sedition Law And Majoritarianism, Demits Office
4 years, 10 months ago

Justice Deepak Gupta, Who Spoke Against Misuse Of Sedition Law And Majoritarianism, Demits Office

Live Law  

Justice Deepak Gupta, who served the Supreme Court as a judge for over three years, had his last working day at the top court on Wednesday.He assumed the office of SC judge on February 15, 2017.The Supreme Court Bar Association gave a "virtual farewell" to Justice Gupta on Wednesday evening on account of the lockdown - a first of the …

Dissent against govt is not anti-national: Justice Gupta
5 years, 1 month ago

Dissent against govt is not anti-national: Justice Gupta

The Hindu  

A dissenter is not an anti-national. Holding a contrary view to that of the government does not make one an anti-national, Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta said on Monday. Justice Gupta’s speech at a lecture organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association on 'Democracy and Dissent' received standing ovation. They may be the elected government voted on the first-past-the-post …

"Sedition Law Most Abused Today, Criticism Against Govt In Power Does Not Make Any One Less Patriotic": Justice Deepak Gupta
5 years, 6 months ago

"Sedition Law Most Abused Today, Criticism Against Govt In Power Does Not Make Any One Less Patriotic": Justice Deepak Gupta

Live Law  

Addressing the lawyers at a workshop organised by Praleen Public Charitable Trust at Ahmedabad, Justice Deepak Gupta of the Supreme Court spoke at length on the topic "Law of Sedition in India and Freedom of Expression".In his speech, Justice Gupta said dismally;"The art of conversation is itself dying down. Addressing the lawyers at a workshop organised by Praleen Public Charitable …

Criticism of government cannot invite sedition, defamation charges: Supreme Court
8 years, 6 months ago

Criticism of government cannot invite sedition, defamation charges: Supreme Court

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today sent out a clear message stating that sedition or defamation cases cannot be slapped on anyone for criticising the government. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit said, "Someone making a statement to criticise the government does not invoke an offence under sedition or defamation law. Bhushan said law has not been amended …

Lawyers, activists shocked by Binayak Sen verdict
14 years, 3 months ago

Lawyers, activists shocked by Binayak Sen verdict

The Hindu  

As a crush of lawyers, reporters and policemen awaited the sentencing of Dr. Binayak Sen, Pijush Guha, and Narayan Sanyal on the ground floor of the Raipur Sessions Court, an almost identical case was under way in another courtroom on the first floor of the same building. Like Dr. Sen, Mr. Sen Gupta was also found guilty under section 124 …

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