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Freedom of Press Under the Constitution of India
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India is known as the world’s largest democracy and after the cessation of the first ever National Emergency in India, Smt. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India held the press to the fourth pillar of democracy after the Legislative, Executive, and the Judiciary. It highlighted the importance of press and media in protecting the democracy of the land and maintaining the Rule of Law enshrined in the Constitution of India. However, surprisingly Freedom of Press was not expressly provided under the Indian Constitution, unlike the American Constitution, but Dr. BR Ambedkar did mention that Freedom of Press as is inherent within the scope of Freedom of Speech and Expression which has been guaranteed as a Fundamental Right under Article 19(1)(a) of the said Constitution. Thus, Freedom of Press exists in India in the form of a Fundamental Right. However, there have been several controversies regarding the promotion of this Right, for which a study in this field becomes important. Considering the importance of press in maintaining the democracy in India at the contemporary times, this paper will attempt to analyse the legal status of the Freedom of Press in India.
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