https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=216566 Open justice is the general rule, but courts of record may in exceptional cases postpone publication or broadcast of material relating to pending proceedings where there is a real and substantial risk of prejudice to the administration of justice or to a fair trial. Such relief is preventive, not punitive, and must satisfy necessity and proportionality, with less restrictive alternatives first considered. A narrowly tailored postponement order was held to be a constitutionally permissible restriction on freedom of speech, balancing Article 19(1)(a) against fair trial, contempt, and due administration of justice. The applications were maintainable, and the Court declared the governing constitutional principles for case-specific application. en-us Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 12:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=216566 Open justice is the general rule, but courts of record may in exceptional cases postpone publication or broadcast of material relating to pending proceedings where there is a real and substantial risk of prejudice to the administration of justice or to a fair trial. Such relief is preventive, not punitive, and must satisfy necessity and proportionality, with less restrictive alternatives first considered. A narrowly tailored postponement order was held to be a constitutionally permissible restriction on freedom of speech, balancing Article 19(1)(a) against fair trial, contempt, and due administration of justice. The applications were maintainable, and the Court declared the governing constitutional principles for case-specific application. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=216566