Freedom of Speech & Expression

Article 19 (1) (a) Freedom of Speech & Expression

§ Meaning and Scope

§ Article 19 UDHR 1948

§ Article 19 ICCPR 1966

§ Four freedoms : Speech of US President F. D. Roosevelt during II World War

§ Ist Amendment of US Constitution 1791

§ Whitney Vs California (1927) 247 U.S. 214 (Louis Brandeis J.)

§ Kleindiest Vs Mandel 408 U.S. 753.

§ Romesh Thaper Vs state of Madras AIR 1950 (Patanjali Shastri J.)

§ Maneka Gandhi Vs Union of India AIR 1978 SC (Bhajwati J.)

Cases:

§ Right to Know and to obtain information

§ Prabhu Dutt Vs Union of India AIR 1982 SC 6.

§ Voters right to know about antecedents of their candidates

§ Union of India Vs Association for Democratic Reform AIR 2003SC2112.

§ PUCL Vs Union of India AIR 2003 SC 2363.

§ Right of the examinee to have access to evaluated scripts

§ Secretary, West Bangal Council of Higher Secondary Education Vs Ayan Das AIR 2007 SC 3098.

§ Right to reply/ answer the criticism against one’s view

§ LIC of India Vs Prof. Manubhai D.Shah AIR 1993SC171.

§ Compelled Speech

§ Union of India Vs Motion Pictyres Association AIR 1999SC.

§ Freedom of Silence

§ Bijoe Emmanual Vs state of Kerala AIR 1987 SC 748.

§ Right against sound pollution

§ Maulana Mufti Syed Vs state of W.B. AIR 1999 Cal.