Rajagopal vs State of Tamil Nadu - Extended the boundaries of right to privacy for media & the freedom of expression
In 1994, A prisoner had been convicted of murder and wrote an autobiography. He asked a weekly magazine in Madras to publish it, and they decided to go ahead with it. The autobiography had details of the murder and the fact that many senior officials were also involved.
The officials, obviously scared, claimed the story to be false and sued the publication for libel & defamation. But the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the media house, stating that public officials can only sue publishing houses if the published material was untrue.
This judgement for Rajagopal vs State of TN upheld freedom of expression and the right to privacy.
Source: thecampusconnect
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