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India Supreme Court to hear legislative privilege, free speech case

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC · How we work

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India’s Supreme Court will hear a seven-judge bench on legislative privilege and free speech on October 6, 2026.
Comedian Kunal Kamra seeks to intervene, saying the case affects his “Naya Bharat” jokes about Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
Journalists Seema Chishti and Ajit Anjum filed interventions, citing press-freedom implications.
The dispute stems from a 2003 Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution to arrest The Hindu editors.
Chief Justice Surya Kant heads the bench examining Articles 19(1)(a), 21 and 194.

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India’s Supreme Court will hear a seven-judge bench on legislative privilege and free speech on October 6, 2026.
Comedian Kunal Kamra seeks to intervene, saying the case affects his “Naya Bharat” jokes about Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
Journalists Seema Chishti and Ajit Anjum filed interventions, citing press-freedom implications.
The dispute stems from a 2003 Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution to arrest The Hindu editors.
Chief Justice Surya Kant heads the bench examining Articles 19(1)(a), 21 and 194.