In the Indian legal system, the landmark judgment SHREYA SINGHAL Vs UNION OF INDIA is extremely important. The basic right to freedom of speech and expression protected by Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution is at issue in this case. The constitutional legality of section 66A was challenged, and the IT Act of 2000 was repealed as a result.
There is no uniform application of a strict standard of morality in adjudicating on artistic freedom. This is a more reactive approach, where the tendency of the courts is to wait for the damage to occur and then keep adding and subtracting to the principles of morality so as to suit the situation in hand.
Freedom of speech is an inalienable right of a person which he has from his birth till death, and without that he will be nothing more than just a slave. AUTHOR: Mohit Kesharwani and Ayush […]
