LIC v Manubhai D. Shah (1992) | Right of Reply in Media Explained

Case 28 of 30 in Law Easy's Media Law series. Life Insurance Corporation of India v. Manubhai D. Shah, Supreme Court of India, decided 1992. FACTS A consumer researcher criticised the premiums charged by the Life Insurance Corporation. The Corporation published a counter-article in its own magazine but refused to publish his reply. WHAT THE COURT HELD In 1992 the Supreme Court held that the Corporation, being the state, could not act so unfairly, and that the refusal violated Articles 14 and 19(1)(a). In a connected case, the Court held that Doordarshan could not refuse, without a valid legal reason, to telecast an award-winning documentary on the Bhopal gas disaster. EXAM POINT This is not an unlimited right to demand space in every privately owned newspaper. PREVIOUS CASE: Hamdard Dawakhana v. Union of India - https://youtu.be/mR4Nrakxajc NEXT CASE: Justice K. S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India - https://youtu.be/h5K93tLtKGg FULL PLAYLIST (all 30 cases in order): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY-t71WbMh6k COMPLETE LECTURE (all 30 cases, 1 hour 52 minutes): https://youtu.be/8AFvktrLPM4 Made for LL.B. students and for CLAT PG, UGC NET Law and judiciary exam preparation. Subscribe to Law Easy for the full law course. Notes: https://www.thelaweasy.com #MediaLaw #RightToReply #LawEasy