Whether state High Court injunctions restraining journalists from publishing reports — before publication — constitute a valid legal remedy or an unconstitutional prior restraint on press freedom under Article 19(1)(a).
Aaj ka motion hai: 'Kya High Courts ko yeh adhikar hona chahiye ki woh kisi khabar ke chhapne se pehle hi media reporting ko rok sakein?' Yeh ek gehri constitutional tension hai — ek taraf press ki aazadi, doosri taraf nyay aur niji adhikaron ki suraksha. Counsel Aarav, aap pehle apna paksh rakhein.
My lord, yeh motion sirf media ki aazadi ka sawaal nahi hai — yeh ek naazuk balance ka sawaal hai: kisi bhi vyakti ke fair trial ke adhikar aur unki reputation ki suraksha ke beech. Agar ek High Court ke paas yeh shakti na ho ki woh pre-publication reporting ko rokke jab prima facie nuksaan ka andeshaa ho, to ek baar galat khabar chhaap jaane ke baad koi bhi remedy meaningful nahi rehti — ghaav ho chuka hota hai. Isliye, preventive jurisdiction ek zimmedar nyaaypalika ki pehchaan hai, na ki press ki dushman.
My lord, Aarav sahab ne kaha ki pre-publication restraint press ki azaadi ki raksha karta hai — lekin yeh tark hi is motion ka sabse bada khatra hai. Ek aisi shakti jo publication se pehle hi kalam rok de, woh azaadi ki raksha nahi, balki uski qabar khod deta hai. Aur jab tak koi verified authority bhi is restraint ko justify nahi karti, to in powers ko High Court ko dena ek khataraanak precedent hoga.
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