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
object was not merely the stopping of
advertisements offending against morality and decency.
Advertisement is no doubt a form of speech, but its true
character ... merely to put a curb on advertisements which offend against
decency or morality but the object truly, and properly
understood is to prevent self-medication
merely to put a curb on advertisements which offend against decency or morality but the object truly and properly understood is to prevent self-medication ... above-mentioned and not merely to stop advertisements offending against morality and decency.
15. Mr. Munshi's argument was that
individual view that it is
desirable for the sake of public decency or morality that
the hearing should take place in private. If there
I.C. Golak Nath And Ors. vs State Of Punjab And Anr. on 27 February
I. C. Golaknath & Ors vs State Of Punjab & Anrs.(With Connected ... on 27
security of the State,
friendly relations with foreign States, public
order, decency or morality or in relation to
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contempt of court defamation or incitement
Pandit M. S. M. Sharma vs Shri Sri Krishna Sinha And Others on 12 December
Pandit Ukha Kolhe vs The State Of Maharashtra on 11 February, 1963
Equivalent citations: 1963
acute, largely due to
the influx of refugees. Questions of public
decency, public morale, public health and the
temptation to lawlessness and crime, which
such
