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PIL In Calcutta High Court Seeks Action Against TMC MLA For Allegedly Comparing CM Mamata Banerjee With Allah
2 years, 5 months ago

PIL In Calcutta High Court Seeks Action Against TMC MLA For Allegedly Comparing CM Mamata Banerjee With Allah

Live Law  

A Public Interest Litigation plea has been moved before the Calcutta High Court seeking direction legal actions against a member of the TMC, Dr. Nirmal Majhi alleging that he compared State's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with the supreme god of Islamic theology, Allah and thereby he hurt the sentiments of the people of Muslim Community.It may be noted that the …

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Explained | The need for a distinction between blasphemy and hate speech
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | The need for a distinction between blasphemy and hate speech

The Hindu  

July 31, 2022 10:52 pm | Updated August 01, 2022 08:36 pm IST The story so far: While Mohammad Zubair of Alt News was arrested for tweeting a still picture from a movie that had some religious context attached to it, Nupur Sharma, a member of the BJP, has been absconding with no coercive action taken against her for her …

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Unfortunately, No Politician in India Vouches for Absolute Free Speech. Here's Why
2 years, 5 months ago

Unfortunately, No Politician in India Vouches for Absolute Free Speech. Here's Why

News 18  

The premise of the first part of this series was about how the world has looked at the idea of “Freedom of Expression”. Interestingly, while the trial was on in court, the Punjab Legislative Council debated the case and concluded as below : “The book contained language, which was open to objection, it was decided not to prosecute as there …

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The peril of fighting blasphemy with bigotry | VIEWS
2 years, 6 months ago

The peril of fighting blasphemy with bigotry | VIEWS

India Today  

Controversy, followed by vandalism and violence, over sacrilegious remarks against religion or religious figures is not new in India. Prof. Shafey Kidwai’s account of Sir Syed writes: “Sir Syed denounced the book for its innumerable historical inconsistencies but stressed that the Quran did not prescribe any corporal punishment for such a deplorable act and that the Muslims must not seek …

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What Centre said when asked about definition, stats of hate crime
2 years, 6 months ago

What Centre said when asked about definition, stats of hate crime

India Today  

The recent beheading of a Hindu tailor, Kanhaiya Lal, in Rajasthan’s Udaipur and the threats to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that followed in two videos have raised the issue of hate crime in India once again. Laws against hate crime, religious lynching, and hate speech have been demanded by numerous notable individuals and social activists in India. WHY NCRB STOPPED …

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High time PM Modi breaks ‘silence’ on ‘proliferation’ of Islamophobic incidents: Tharoor
2 years, 6 months ago

High time PM Modi breaks ‘silence’ on ‘proliferation’ of Islamophobic incidents: Tharoor

The Hindu  

Amid outrage over the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammed by the BJP’s now-sacked two functionaries, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said it is high time Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke his silence on the “proliferation of hate speech and Islamophobic incidents” in the country, asserting that his silence is interpreted by some as condoning what has been happening. In …

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The executive seems more fragile than hurt sentiment
2 years, 7 months ago

The executive seems more fragile than hurt sentiment

The Hindu  

In yet another brute show of power, Dr. Ratan Lal, a Dalit academician, was arrested for an ‘objectionable’ post on the Gyanvapi mosque row. In 1927, when Section 153A was already in existence, Section 295A was brought on the demand of a religious minority community which alleged that a pamphlet titled ‘Rangeela Rasul’ published objectionable content against its founder. A …

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Munawar Faruqui's Case- Misuse Of Section 295A Of Penal Code And An Aggravated Insult On Free Speech
3 years, 11 months ago

Munawar Faruqui's Case- Misuse Of Section 295A Of Penal Code And An Aggravated Insult On Free Speech

Live Law  

The dangerous curtailment of comedian Munawar Faruqui's personal liberty must prick at our collective conscience. Section 295A of the IPC states that- "Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage reli­gious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or reli­gious beliefs.—Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of,, insults or attempts to insult …

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Burdening Legal Speech: Vishal Dadlani And The P&H High Court
5 years, 8 months ago

Burdening Legal Speech: Vishal Dadlani And The P&H High Court

Live Law  

Two decisions, delivered over the last few days, exemplify how the terrain of free speech remains a contested field in Indian constitutional law. The Court noted that "justice" would also have to be done to the Jain community; it then observed: After extracting the submissions of both parties, the High Court held that the quashing petitions ought to be allowed, …

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