By way of this petition, the petitioner requested the Court to direct the authorities to strike a reasonable balance between the fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression enjoyed by the press and the duty of the Government, being signatory of United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989 and Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to protect the vulnerable minors from abuse, exploitation and harmful effects of such expression.
The discretion in this regard should vest with parents, guardians, teachers or experts on sex education.
The effect of words or written material should always judged from the standards of reasonable strong minded, firm and companyrageous man i.e. an average adult human being.
