Court grants bail to YouTuber ‘Sattai’ Duraimurugan
The Hindu
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court observed that while the freedom of speech and expression was an internationally recognised right, it was not regarded as absolute, when there was a conflict with other rights and protections
Hate speech has affected freedom of speech and expression widely in recent times, and has given rise to social unrest and public disturbance, observed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court while granting bail to YouTuber ‘Sattai’ Duraimurugan.
Justice K. Murali Shankar observed that social networking had become the most ordinary tool for spreading hate speech. “The freedom of speech and expression is an internationally recognised right. However, freedom of speech is not regarded as absolute, when the same conflicts with other rights and protections.”
Chennai has two categories of Black kites: a larger group heading to the city from the western parts of India during the south west monsoon and heading back when the monsoon is past; and another group, smaller and resident, which would make minor movements in and around Chennai looking for an optimal atmosphere for nesting and raising the young. A couple of pylons in Perumbakkam suggest that Black kites have found an ideal nesting space there
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