https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292034 Section 31(5) of the Travancore-Cochin Public Safety Measures Act, 1950 was examined against Article 19(1)(a) and upheld as a valid restriction because it bore a real and proximate connection with public order under Article 19(2). The provision was not treated as void under Article 13. The complained-of publication was also found, on the factual findings below, to be false and prejudicial and therefore within the penal scope of Section 31(5). The discussion states that a speech restriction linked to public order can be sustained, and that a false report of the kind covered by the statute constitutes the offence when its falsity and prejudicial character are established. en-us Fri, 09 Aug 1963 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:30:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292034 Section 31(5) of the Travancore-Cochin Public Safety Measures Act, 1950 was examined against Article 19(1)(a) and upheld as a valid restriction because it bore a real and proximate connection with public order under Article 19(2). The provision was not treated as void under Article 13. The complained-of publication was also found, on the factual findings below, to be false and prejudicial and therefore within the penal scope of Section 31(5). The discussion states that a speech restriction linked to public order can be sustained, and that a false report of the kind covered by the statute constitutes the offence when its falsity and prejudicial character are established. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 09 Aug 1963 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292034