Supreme Court of India

N. Radhakrishnan @ Radhakrishnan Varenickal v. Union of India and Others

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Reported as [2018] 11 S.C.R. 1
Bench Dipak Misra, A. M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 5 September 2018

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid analysis, the writ petition, being devoid of merit, stands dismissed.

Judgment, page 22

From the headnote

Constitution of India – Art.19(2) – Freedom of speec h and expression – Imposition of reasonable restriction – Petitioner seeking issuance of writ to ban the novel named ‘Me esha’ – Allegation that the said literary work insulting and derogatory to the temple going women and has the potentiality to disturb t he public order, decency – Held: If books are banned on such allegations, there can be no creativity – Such interference by constitutional courts would lead to end of art – Freedom enjoyed by an au thor is not absolute, but before imposition of any restriction, the duty of the Court is to

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