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Advocate Kaleeswaram Raj said that the Supreme Court has done a great balancing job in the judgement of no additional restrictions, other than those prescribed under Article 19(2) of the Constitution, can be imposed on a citizen under the right to freedom of speech and expression.

Supreme Court judge Justice Abdul Nazeer, who retired on Wednesday, in his farewell function, said that representation of women in the judiciary is still very low.

The court said the list of restrictions is exhaustive under Article 19(2).

Delivering its verdict on the right to freedom of speech, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said additional restrictions against free speech cannot be imposed except those mentioned under Article 19(2) of the Constitution.

PITCHED by Prime Minister Modi as a fight against corruption, his decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 on November 8, 2016, hurt businesses and livelihoods across the country. The public anger, however, did not manifest itself in electoral setbacks for the ruling party. The n

Senior BJP leader and former law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the exercise boosted income tax and had cleansed the economy

The Constitution Bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer, BR Gavai, AS Bopanna, V Ramasubramanian and BV Nagarathna were hearing the case.

No additional restrictions, other than those permissible under Article 19(2) of the Constitution, can be imposed on the right to freedom of speech and expression of citizens, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court ruled that ministers, MPs and MLAs enjoy freedom of speech in equal measure as other citizens under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution and additional restrictions cannot be imposed on their right.

The Supreme Court will on Monday pronounce its verdict on 58 petitions challenging the Centre’s November 8, 2016, decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination.