Tag: Freedom of Expression
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Satire and Intolerance: The Story of Two Indias?
In the world’s largest democracy, does freedom of speech and expression really exist as a right? Or is it a concept not equally applicable to all? It is high time that these questions be answered as recent instances make us question our own fundamental rights. The supreme court has recognised that on “open discussion and…
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A need for breaking the archaic shackles
Introduction The Supreme Court of India has held Senior Lawyer and Activist, Prashant Bhushan guilty of the offence of contempt of court for his tweets, through which he criticised the Chief Justice of India and questioned the court’s silence in times when its actions were demanded the most. He has been charged a fine of…
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Hoardings by Uttar Pradesh Government: The Constitutional Angle
General Background The Indian Parliament recently passed a new legislation “The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019” (CAA) through which religiously persecuted minorities from three countries namely Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who have come to India before 31st December 2014 will get ‘easy’ citizenship. The chaos started when some leaders in the opposition linked CAA with National…
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Contempt of Court v. Freedom of Speech & Expression
It was rightly said by John Milton that for establishing any liberal society it is necessary to give the right to freely express their views and opinions to members of the society. It acts as a precursor for the smooth conduct of any democratic society. With this regard, Article 19(1)(a)[1] of the Indian Constitution guarantees…
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Freedom of Expression vs. Honour: Your rights end where mine begin
Let’s share the story of a friend of mine: She was born in a small and humble home of a little town, but she wanted to be somebody, to succeed in life, so she worked really hard for her dreams. That’s how she was able to go to school, but this wasn´t enough for her.…
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