https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308924 A duly certified film cannot be obstructed by executive or police pressure outside the statutory scheme under the Cinematograph Act, 1952 and related law; informal directions, intimidation, or withdrawal pressure were unlawful and constitutionally impermissible. The State also bore a positive constitutional duty to protect lawful screening and safeguard exhibitors and viewers, rather than yielding to threatened disorder, because freedom of speech and expression requires conditions for its exercise. The resulting interference with lawful exhibition and business was treated as actionable in public law, justifying mandamus, protective directions, and compensation for violation of fundamental rights. en-us Thu, 11 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:14:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308924 A duly certified film cannot be obstructed by executive or police pressure outside the statutory scheme under the Cinematograph Act, 1952 and related law; informal directions, intimidation, or withdrawal pressure were unlawful and constitutionally impermissible. The State also bore a positive constitutional duty to protect lawful screening and safeguard exhibitors and viewers, rather than yielding to threatened disorder, because freedom of speech and expression requires conditions for its exercise. The resulting interference with lawful exhibition and business was treated as actionable in public law, justifying mandamus, protective directions, and compensation for violation of fundamental rights. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308924