International Journal of Advances in Social Sciences

Sandeep Suman ¹, Melveen Abhishek ¹

Affiliations
1 Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, IN

Abstract

The subject of media by trial is very debatable among civil rights activists, constitutional lawyers, judges and academics. Though Media is regarded as one of the pillars of democracy and it has wide ranging roles in the society. But so far as the administration of criminal justice is concerned it also acquires a greater responsibility. In a democratic country, freedom of expression is an important right but such a right is not absolute in as much as the Constitution itself, while it grants the freedom under Article 19(1)(a), permitted the legislature to impose reasonable restriction on the right, in the interests of various matters, one of which is the fair administration of justice as protected by the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. Such liberty is imposed upon media to avoid any chaos in the society.

Lord Atkin presented a view that Liberty does corrupt into license and is prone to be abused. Every institution is liable to be abused, and every liberty, if left unbridled, has the tendency to become a license which would lead to disorder and anarchy.

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Melveen Abhishek ¹

Affiliations
1 Hidayatullah National Law University, Near Abhanpur, Uperwara Post, Raipur, IN

Abstract

The Central Government in terms of Section 10(E) of the Companies Act, 1956 constituted an independent Company Law Board (CLB) vide Notification No. 364 dated the 31st May, 1991. The CLB is a quasi-judicial body, exercising equitable jurisdiction, which was earlier being exercised by the High Court or the Central Government. The Board has powers to regulate its own procedures. The Company Law Board has framed "Company Law Board Regulations 1991" prescribing the procedure for filing the applications/ petitions before it. The Central Government has also prescribed the fees for making applications/petitions before the Company Law Board, under the "Company Law Board, (Fees on applications and Petitions) Rules 1991".The Board has its Principal Bench at New Delhi, and four Regional Benches located at New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.

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