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Constitutional Whispers

There are several troubling aspects to the Apex Court’s interventions in the R G Kar case, argues Debarshi Chakraborty.

Judicial restraint

The issue of exercise of right of freedom of speech and expression by a sitting judge boils down to two questions: (i) is there any specific law imposing any restrictions on his freedom of speech and expression? and (ii) does an interview given to a print or electronic media by him in respect of cases which are being heard by him fall into any of those restrictions?