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MEDIA AND LAW

SEMESTER VII
B.A. LL. B (HONS.)
LAW HONS. PAPER I
SYLLABUS – SESSION 2024 TO 2025
DHARMASHASTRA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY,
JABALPUR

COMPILED BY:
BHAGYASHREE AGARWAL
TEACHING ASSOCIATE (LAW)
COURSE CONTENT
Module I - Introduction to Media and Law

1. Legislative History of the Press in India


2. Media as the Fourth Pillar of Democracy
3. Media and the Constitution - Article 19(1)(a) and Article 19(2)
4. Socio-legal impact of Media

Module II - Rights and Obligations of Media

1. Right to Privacy and Publicity


2. Defamation and the Responsibility of Truth
3. Right to Information
4. Trial by Media and Fair Trial

Module III - Legislative Framework to Regulate Media in India

1. Provisions relating to Regulation of Press and Broadcasting


2. Provisions relating to Cinema and Censorship
3. Regulation of Advertisements
4. Social Media Regulation

Module IV - Problems and Perspectives

1. International Perspectives on Free Media


2. Contempt of Court – Comment and Criticism
3. Variable Obscenity
4. Reporting of Legislative Proceedings

Module V – Media and Contemporary Issues

1. OTT Platforms and Regulations


2. Hate Speech
3. Investigative Journalism and Sting Operations
4. Ownership Issues of Media Houses
SUGGESTED CASES -

1. ABP Pvt Ltd. V. Union Of India, (2014) 3 SCC 327


2. Ajay Goswami V. Union Of India, AIR 2007 SC 493
3. Ashok Shankarrao Chavan V. Madhavrao Kinhalkar, (2014) 7 SCC 99
4. Bennett Coleman & Co. V. Union Of India, AIR 1973 SC 106
5. Bobby Art International V. Om Pal Singh Hoon, (1996) 4 SCC 1
6. C K Dapthary V. O P Gupta, (1971) 1 SCC 626
7. Common Cause V. Union Of India, (2015) 42 SCD 686
8. Court On Its Own Motion V. State, (2008) 146 DLT 429
9. CPIO, Supreme Court Of India V. Subhash Chandra Aggarwal, AIR 2010 Delhi 159
10. Devidas Ramachandra Tuljapurkar V. State Of Maharashtra, 14 May 2015 (Criminal
Appeal No. 1149 Of 2010)
11. In Re Destruction Of Public And Private Properties V. State Of A.P. & Ors, (2009) 5
SCC 119
12. In Re S. Mulgaokar V. Unknown, 1978 SCR (3) 162
13. Jatish Chandra V. Hari Sadhan, AIR 1951 SC 613
14. Jawaharlal Darda V. M G Kapsikar, (1998) 4 SCC 112
15. Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) V. Union Of India, (2017) 10 SCC 1
16. M.P. Lohia V. State Of West Bengal, (2005) 2 SCC 686
17. MSM Sharma V. Krishna Sinha, AIR 1959 SC 395
18. Naveen Jindal V. Zee Media Corporation Ltd, CS(OS) 143/2015
19. Odyssey Communications Pvt Ltd. V. Lokvidayan Sanghatana, (1988) 3 SCC 410
20. Prabha Dutt V. Union Of India, 1982 SCR (1) 1184
21. R.K. Anand V. Registrar, Delhi High Court, (2009) 8 SCC 106
22. Rajagopal V. State Of Tamil Nadu, 1994 SCC (6) 632
23. Rajat Prasad V. CBI, (2014) 6 SCC 495
24. Rajeev Dhawan V. Gulshan Kumar Mahajan, (2014) 41 SCD 785, Contempt P.
(Crl.)2/1994
25. Rajendra Sail V. Madhya Pradesh Bar Association, (2005)6 SCC109
26. Reliance Petrochemicals Ltd V. Proprietors Of Indian Express Newspapers, Bombay
Pvt Ltd., 1988 SCR Supp. (3) 212
27. S. Rangarajan V. P. Jagjivan Ram, 1989 SCR (2) 204
28. Sahara India Real Estate Corp. Ltd. V. Securities & Exchange Board Of India, (2012)
10 SCC 603
29. Sanjoy Narayan, Editor-In-Chief, Hindustan V. Hon. High Court Of Allahabad
Through Registrar General, 2011 (9) SCALE 532
30. Secy., Ministry Of Broadcasting V. Cricket Association Of Bengal, (1995) 2 SCC 161
31. Shreya Singhal V. Union Of India, (2015) 5 SCC 1
32. Swatanter Kumar V. The Indian Express Ltd, 207 (2014) DLT 221
33. Union Of India V. Motion Picture Association, AIR 1999 SC 2334
34. X V. Union Of India, 2021 SCC Online Del 1788

SUGGESTED MATERIALS -

1. Bloy, Law And The Media, Second Edition (Sweet & Maxwell, 2013).
2. D. D. Basu, Law Of The Press, Fifth Edition (Lexis Nexis, 2010).
3. Dr Jayvir Pandya, Media And Entertainment Law, First Edition (Rawat Prakashan,
2019).
4. Kiran Prasad, Media Law In India (Kluwer Law International, 2011).
5. M. Neelamalar, Media Law And Ethics, 2nd Edition (Phi Learning, 2009).
6. Madhavi Goradia Divan, Facets Of Media Law (Eastern Book Company, 2021).
7. Mahendra Pal Singh, Constitution Of India By V. N. Shukla, Classic Edition (Eastern
Book Company, 2019).
8. Marshall Mcluhan And W. Terrence Gordon, Understanding Media: The Extensions
Of Man, Critical Edition (Gingko Press, Corte Madera, CA, 2003).
9. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Media Ethics, Second Edition (Oxford University Press,
2011).
10. Rattan Singh & Shruti Bedi, Law & Media (Allahabad Law Agency, Faridabad,
Haryana, 2019).
11. Roger Patching And Martin Hirst, Journalism Ethics: Arguments And Cases For The
Twenty-First Century, 1st Edition (Routledge, London; New York, 2013).
12. Sebastian Paul, Law, Ethics And The Media: Law And More Law, Ethics And The
Media, Ninth Edition (Lexis Nexis, 2015).
13. Sukanta K. Nanda, Media Law, First Edition (Central Law Publications, 2014).
14. Ursula Smartt, Media & Entertainment Law, 4th Edition (Routledge, Milton Park,
Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY, 2019).

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