Judiciary and media: Tensions between two natural allies

Today is the anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency in India in 1975. The day also marks the anniversary of the first introduction of press censorship since Independence, as the two emergencies of 1962 and 1971, declared prior to 1975, were devoid of censorship. On June 26, 1975, the Indira Gandhi government used the Defence of India Rules, 1971 to impose the Censorship Order, requiring every newspaper, periodical, or other document to submit any news, comment, rumour or other report relating to a list of specified subjects to an authorised officer for scrutiny before publication.

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