Rangarajan v Jagjivan Ram: 30 Mar 1989

(Supreme Court of India) Democracy is a government by the people via open discussion. The democratic form of government itself demands of its citizens an active and intelligent participation in the affairs of the community. The public discussion with people’s participation is a basic feature and a rational price of democracy which distinguishes it from all other forms of government.

Judges:

J Shetty

Citations:

[1990] LRC (Const) 412

Links:

Ll of India

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

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PC (Anguilla) A first non-religious radio station had been formed, but came to include much criticism of the government. One programme was suspended by the government. The programme makers complained that this . .
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Updated: 30 November 2022; Ref: scu.182065