Freedom of the press

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Now the importance of the freedom of the press has been recognised as the
sheet anchor of democracy. In 1986, the Supreme Court put it very strongly:
"In today's free world, freedom of press is the heart of social and
political intercourse. But the lack of codification is severely restricting
the capacity of the press to do its social duty of exposing the misdeeds of
the governments, and thus [to] do its duty without fear or favour."

Source:
http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/31/stories/2004013101781000.htm