Article. The section seeks no
more than the promotion of public decency and morality which
are the words of that clause ... maintained between "freedom of speech
and expression" and "public decency or morality"; but when
the latter is substantially transgressed the former
conformity with the
constitutional scheme. Two of the heads mentioned are :
decency or morality. Thus any law which imposes reasonable
restrictions on the exercise ... this right in the interests
of decency or morality is also saved by clause (2) of
Article 19. Shri Jethmalani contended that the words
`decency
recently enacted a statute regulating obscenity on the internet i.e. Communication Decency Act, 1996 (CDA) which prohibits, knowingly sending or displaying of "patently ... Does the publication...transgress the generally accepted bounds of decency?
...where "[c]ontemporary standards are those currently accepted by the Australian community.... And community
State, friendly relations with foreign states, public order,
decency or morality or in relation to contempt of court,
defamation or incitement to an offence ... libel, slander,
defamation, sedition or any other matter
which offends against decency or
morality or undermines the authority or
foundation of the State.
Proposal introduced
Obscene, adj. (16c) - Extremely offensive under contemporary community
standards of morality and decency; grossly repugnant to the generally
accepted notions of what is appropriate. Under ... poetic; and it is ordinarily restricted to something offensive
to modesty or decency, or expressing or suggesting unchaste or lustful
ideas, or being impure, indecent
security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement ... respondents are said to be in the interest of public order, morality, decency and inducement for committing an offence. We proceed to examine each ground
however, whether the ban on
smoking could come within the domain "decency or
morality" as defined in the exception under Article ... Rules
are also protected in the interest of public order, morality,
decency and incitement for committing an offence.
25. An important aspect which
Cable Television
Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, wherein the term 'decency'
is cast so widely that virtually any broadcast on any issue or
subject ... would be covered to be infringing decency and such
is the reach of the Section and if it is to withstand the test
Obscene, adj. (16c) - Extremely offensive under contemporary
community standards of morality and decency; grossly
repugnant to the generally accepted notions of what is
appropriate. Under ... poetic; and it
is ordinarily restricted to something offensive to modesty
or decency, or expressing or suggesting unchaste or lustful
ideas, or being impure, indecent
security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency, morality etc. Due care is required to be taken while certifying a film ... security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or involves defamation or contempt of Court or is likely
