Orissa High Court grants permission for controversial speaker at a seminar but bars media from airing his speech

In response to the State's concerns that the speaker had made speeches that were hateful towards a certain religion in the past, the Court said that the freedom of speech could not be curtailed merely on apprehensions.

Orissa High Court

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04 Nov 2023, 3:37 pm

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The Orissa High Court recently passed order allowing a controversial speaker to deliver a speech at a seminar on ‘National Integration & Security’ but restrained the media from airing his speech. [Radha Sriniwas Sewa Trust vs State Of Odisha & Ors]

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Orissa High Court

Freedom of Speech and Expression

Freedom of Speech

Odisha

Hate Speech

Justice SK Panigrahi