MAH LLB 3 Year CET 1 April Shift 2 2026
Which of the following cases expanded freedom of press?
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Answer: Option A — Romesh Thappar v. State of Madras
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In Romesh Thappar v. State of Madras (1950) the Supreme Court held that freedom of speech includes freedom of propagation of ideas through circulation, striking down a ban on the journal Cross Roads; it is the founding press-freedom case.
ADM Jabalpur dealt with habeas corpus in the Emergency, Maneka Gandhi with Article 21 and 'procedure established by law', and Kesavananda Bharati with the basic structure doctrine.
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Landmark Judgments is part of the Legal Aptitude & Legal Reasoning section of MAH LAW CET (32 questions in the 5-year LLB paper, 24 in the 3-year paper). Topics: Supreme Court judgments that shaped Indian constitutional and criminal law. Practise Law CET-level MCQs with step-by-step explanations.