[Reader-list] How Mumbai Mirror broke the law

[Subuhi Jiwani]

Dear all,

I thought I would share with you a very informative piece written by human rights activist, lawyer and TISS faculty member Monica Sakhrani. It talks about how Mumbai Mirror broke the law by publishing the FIR of the TISS student who was gang raped. 


Apologies for cross posting. Please distribute widely.

Subuhi 

http://loudandproudbombay.wordpress.com/2009/04/26/free-speech-and-breach-of-privacy/


Free Speech and Breach of Privacy
The
furore over the publication of the FIR in the TISS rape case has led to
the raising of the issues as to the limits of free speech and press
freedom. The other issue that has come up is whether the press has the
right to publish a “public document”, the presumption being that all
public documents are in the public domain. This piece seeks to answer
as to why is not so.