There Should Be More Activism On Supreme Court's Part On Issues Of Personal Liberty : Ex-Judge Madan B Lokur

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur opined that the there should be more activism on the part of the Supreme Court on issues relating to personal liberty, reported the PTI.

"Personal liberty is the most cherished aspect of our fundamental rights. And there is an obligation on the State to protect our personal liberty, not to deprive us from our personal liberty, There should be more activism on the part of the Supreme Court when it comes to the issue of personal liberty", the news agency reported.

Justice Lokur was speaking at the award ceremony of the the India chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI-India).  As per the PTI, retired Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur expressed concern about the ongoing assaults on press freedom in India and the violation of citizens' fundamental rights. 

“Between the last award ceremony and the present one, there has been one area where change has taken place. The quality of journalism has improved. The area where no change has taken place is a little troubling and that is assault on the freedom of press. I think that is still continuing and it does not seem to be ending...We have a journalist prevented from going abroad, a journalist from Manipur detained under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. We also had a journalist who got bail but took two months to verify his sureties...Bail has been difficult to obtain for some people.”

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