https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=101656 A preventive injunction restraining publication on matters touching a pending issue is an exceptional restraint on the press and can be sustained only where there is a real and imminent danger to the due administration of justice. The court balanced Article 19(1)(a) freedom of speech against Article 19(2) restrictions, including contempt concerns, and held that remote or speculative prejudice was insufficient. On the facts, the risk of publication frustrating the debenture issue was no longer immediate because the issue had already been over-subscribed, so continued restraint was not justified. The injunction was vacated. en-us Fri, 23 Sep 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:59:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=101656 A preventive injunction restraining publication on matters touching a pending issue is an exceptional restraint on the press and can be sustained only where there is a real and imminent danger to the due administration of justice. The court balanced Article 19(1)(a) freedom of speech against Article 19(2) restrictions, including contempt concerns, and held that remote or speculative prejudice was insufficient. On the facts, the risk of publication frustrating the debenture issue was no longer immediate because the issue had already been over-subscribed, so continued restraint was not justified. The injunction was vacated. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 23 Sep 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=101656