Can restrictions be imposed on public functionaries? SC reserves order
New Delhi, Nov 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved it order on whether restrictions can be imposed on a public functionary’s right to freedom of speech and expression.
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S A Nazeer heard the arguments of Attorney General R Venkataramani, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and lawyers from other parties on the matter.
The bench also comprised Justices B R Gavai, A S Bopanna, V Ramasubramanian, and B V Nagarathna, “How can we frame a code of conduct for legislators? We would be encroaching into the powers of the legislature and the executive,” Justice Gavai observed.
