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Sanjay Patil : Nagpur : Freedom of press is a requirement in any democratic society for its effective functioning and governments are required to respect this at all times, the Supreme Court said on Friday.

The apex court said importance of the press is well established and is a valuable and sacred right enshrined under the Constitution.

“This right is required in any modern democracy without which there cannot be transfer of information or requisite discussion for a democratic society,” a bench headed by Justice N V Ramana said.

The observation came while delivering a judgement on a plea filed by Anuradha Bhasin, Executive Editor of Kashmir Times, who had submitted that since August 6 the newspaper’s Kashmir edition has not been printed and published as complete and absolute restrictions on communication services and movement have resulted in the imposition of a de facto blockade on media activities, including reporting and publishing on the situation in the valley.

However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told  the court that editors of Kashmir Times chose not to publish their newspaper from Srinagar.

The apex court said that no evidence was put forth to establish that other individuals were also restricted in publishing newspapers in the area.

“Without such evidence having been placed on record, it would be impossible to distinguish a legitimate claim of chilling effect from a mere emotive argument for a self serving purpose,” it said.

“In view of these facts, and considering that the aforesaid petitioner has now resumed publication, we do not deem it fit to indulge more in the issue than to state that responsible governments are required to respect the freedom of the press at all times. Journalists are to be accommodated in reporting and there is no justification for allowing a sword of Damocles to hang over the press indefinitely,” the court said.

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Nagpur, 12 : Human Rights Protection Act has come into existence to protect the rights of freedom of expression, justice and rights of Amravati citizens. A human rights commission was formed to enforce this law. What is human rights for citizens? State Human Rights Commission President Justice S. S, appealed that the complaint should be lodged in the Commission’s office to ascertain the extent, scope and any grievances of the Act. R. Powered by Blogger.

While directing the Human Rights Awareness Program organized by the State Human Rights Commission and the Divisional Commissioner’s Office. Bannurmath was talking. Bhavantrao, a member of the State Human Rights Commission. More, Divisional Commissioner Dnyaneshwar Rajurkar, Special Inspector General of Police C.S. Opener, Commissioner of Police Rajkumar Vatkar, Collector Kiran Gitte, Superintendent of Police Lakhmi Gautam, Yachmat District Collector Sachindra Pratap Singh were present.

Justice Bannurmath said, “Awareness program will be implemented in all six zones in the state to bring the concept of ‘justice to your door’. He explained that human rights are the right of a person to life, liberty and social dignity. In the state, 5% of the complaints are in Mumbai and Thane areas, while 5% are in the rest of Maharashtra. 5% of the commission received cases are non-maintainable. What is the awareness and human rights of these non-maintainable cases? What is a Human Rights Commission? The program is being implemented to inform the public about its important function, its scope, boundaries, where no cases come from within the Commission’s Commission, human rights protection and all other important matters, he added.

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