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Regional Modern Literature — Key Cases & Reports

Updated 6 Mar 2026

Key Cases & Reports

Romesh Thappar v. State of Madras

1950

This landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of India established the paramount importance of freedom of speech and expression, enshrined in Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.…

S. Rangarajan v. P. Jagjivan Ram

1989

This case, concerning film censorship, reiterated that freedom of expression cannot be suppressed unless the speech creates a 'proximate and inevitable' danger to public order.…