Supreme Court of India
S. Rangarajan v. P. Jagjivan Ram
(1989) 2 SCC 574
- Decision date
- 1989
- Text availability
- Summary or case record only
- Bench
- 3-Judge Bench
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Principle
Freedom of expression cannot be held to ransom by a hostile audience or threats of violence; restriction under Article 19(2) must have a proximate and direct nexus like a spark in a powder keg.
Connected provisions and cases
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Judgment text
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