Tamil Nadu’s link to a key amendment to the Constitution on freedom of press, expression

On March 1, 1950, the Madras government banned Cross Roads, a Left-leaning journal.

A month later, the Supreme Court’s full Bench, by five to one, quashed the order.

The Constitution had to be amended in the light of the landmark judgment.

Parliament adopted the amendment Bill, with 246 members voting in favour and 14 against ...