periodical issue
Writ puts govt. in tight spot
THE AFTERNOON DESPATCH & COURIER · 1987
6 pages
Summary
The rendered clipping is drawn from the Thursday, September 17, 1987 issue of The Afternoon Despatch & Courier. Its principal article, “Writ puts govt. in tight spot,” reports a constitutional and legal challenge to the government’s monopoly over radio and television broadcasting. The petitioners, Minoo Masani and P. C. Chatterjee, argue that citizens’ rights to freedom of speech and expression include the right to establish and operate broadcasting stations, and that the government’s exclusive control lacks adequate constitutional or statutory support.
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