exercise of the
right in the interest of inter alia public order, decency or
morality. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case ... ambit and
scope of this fundamental freedom and whether the words
"decency or morality" therein have any restricted meaning. The
Supreme Court held
this case (4) The film 'Pati Parmeshwar' offends both decency and morality and also violates 'Guideline 2(iv-a). Section ... depicted and glorified is not in accordance with the standard of decency, as commonly understood and recognised. Put positively, it is indecent to the point
expression. The prohibition sought to be imposed on the grounds of obscenity, decency and morality in the absence of the State discharging its burden amounts ... made. The restriction could only have been imposed on the ground of decency, morality and public order. The onus of proving the restriction as reasonable
security of the State, friendly relations with
foreign States, public order, decency or morality or involves
defamation or contempt of court or is likely ... security of
the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order,
decency or morality or involves defamation or contempt of court
or is likely
security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality or in relation to Contempt of Court, defamation or incitement ... film is an expression, and, any expression which goes contrary to decency or morality would not be protected. At the same time, concepts
order, in confusion, irregular, lawless, defying the restraints of decency.'1 In the context in which the. word has been used in this section ... been used in the sense of "defying the restraints of decency." Hence in order to hold whether a particular behaviour upon which
opinion of the competent authority, it is against public
order, decency or morality. Hence, the film "Aarakshan" which is anti-
reservation and release ... security
of the state, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or
morality or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement
Sunil Shantisarup Gupta vs Dept. Of Legal Affairs And 17 Ors on 7 January, 2016
there are well understood and well
recognized norms of conduct of morality, decency, decorum and
propriety becoming of Government servant and they do not depend ... Every government servant is expected to observe certain
standards of decency and decorum in his behaviour and conduct.
Whether an act of a Government servant
addition was necessary and desirable from the point of view of decency as stated in Section 5-A(1) of the Act and further that ... security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement
