“In Democratic Nations, Freedom to Express One’s Views is Respected”: SC Grants Protection to Journalist Facing Charges for Tweet on Caste Bias in UP Administration

Today, On 24th October, the Supreme Court provided interim protection to journalist Mamta Tripathi, who faced multiple FIRs for tweeting about caste bias in Uttar Pradesh’s administration. The Court has requested the state government’s response to her plea for quashing the FIRs, emphasizing journalists’ rights under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.