#SupremeCourt to shortly hear the 7-judge reference originating from the 2003 case N. Ravi v. Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Chennai, challenging the 2003 decision taken by the Tamil Nadu assembly to sentence 5 journalists of #TheHindu for articles criticising the State Government

The matter involves the interplay between Articles 194(3), 19(1)(a) and 21 of the Constitution

Yesterday, CJI Kant expressed inclination to close the matter, upon being informed that the 2003 decision was withdrawn in 2004.