CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH

TABLE OF CASES
1. A.K. GOPALAN VS THE STATE OF MADRAS.UNION OF ... ON 19 MAY, 1950 2. ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS CASE 3. BABULAL PARATE V . STATE OF MAHARASHTRA 4. BRIJ BHUSAN VS STATE OF DELHI (1950) 5. DAMYANTI NARANG VS UNION OF INDIA 6. EXCEL WEAR VS UNION OF I NDIA (1979 SC25) 7. EXPRESS NEWSPAPER VS UNION OF INDIA (1986) 8. HAMDARD DAWAKHANA VS UNION OF INDIA 9. HARI SINGH NAGRA & O RS. VS KAPIL SIBAL & ORS 10. HARSHAKER VS DEPUTY 11. EXCUSE & TAXATION COMMISSIONER AIR 1975 SC 1121 12. HIMAT LAL VS POLICE COMMISSION CASE 13. INDIAN EXPRESS NEWSPAPER VS UNION OF INDIAAIR 1962SC 305 14. INDIAN EXPRESS NEWSPAPER VS UOI THE COURT HELD THAT (AIR 1986 SC 515) 15. INDIANEXPRESS NEWSPAPERS PVT LTD VS UNION OF INDIA (1985 16. INDIRECT TAX PRACTITIONERSASSN. VS R.K. JAIN 17. K. KRISHNAMURTHI VS UNION OF INDIA 18. K.A.ABBAS VS UNION OF INDIA 19. KHARAK SINGH VS THE STATE OF U. P. & OTHERS ON 18 DECEMBER, 1962 20. NEW YORK TIME VS SULLIVAN 376 US 254. 21. PANDHARNATH SRIDHAR RANGNEKAR VS DY. COMMR. OF POLICE.(1973)

22. RAILWAY BOARD VS N IRANJAN SINGHAIR (1969) SC 966) 23. RANGARAJAN VS P. JAGJIVAN RAM (1989)2SCC 574 24. ROMESH THAPER VS STATE OF MADRASAIR 1950 SC 25. S.M. KALA VS UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN 26. SAKAL PAPERS VS UNION OF INDIAAIR 1986 27. SITARAMACHARYA V . DY, I NSPECTOR OF SCHOOL 28. STATE OF MADRAS V S V.G ROW 29. T.M.APAI FOUNDATION VS STATE OF KARNATAKA (AIR 2003 SC 355) 30. TATAPRESS LTD VS MTNL(AIR 1995 SC2438), 31. UNNI KRISHNAN VS STATE OF A.P. (AIR 1993 SC2178 32. VISHAKHA VS STATE OF RAJASTHAN (AIR 1997 SC 3011) 33. SHYAM BIHARI TIWARI VS STATE OF U.P. (1994

Right to Freedom of speech

19. Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech, etc. (1) All citizens shall have the right (a) to freedom of speech and expression; (b) to assemble peaceably and without arms; (c) to form associations or unions; (d) to move freely throughout the territory of India; (e) to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India; and * * * * * (g) to practise any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business. (2) Nothing in sub-clause ( a ) of clause (1) shall affect the operation of any existing law, or prevent the State from making any law, in so far as such law imposes reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right conferred by the said sub-clause in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an offence. (3) Nothing in sub-clause ( b ) of the said clause shall affect the operation of any existing law in so far as it imposes, or prevent the State from making any law imposing, in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India or public order, reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right conferred by the said sub-clause. (4) Nothing in sub-clause ( c ) of the said clause shall affect the operation of any existing law in so far as it impo ses, or prevent the State from making any law imposing, in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India or public order or morality, reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right conferred by the said sub-clause.

(5) Nothing in sub-clauses ( d ) and ( e ) of the said clause shall affect the operation of any existing law in so far as it imposes, or prevent the State from making any law imposing, reasonable restrictions on the exercise of any of the rights conferred by the said sub-clauses either in the interests of the general public or for the protection of the interests of any Scheduled Tribe. (6) Nothing in sub-clause ( g ) of the said clause shall affect the operation of any existing law in so far as it imposes, or prevent the State from making any law imposing, in the interests of the general public, reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right conferred by the said sub-clause, and, in particular, nothing in the said sub -clause shall affect the operation of any existing law in so far as it relates to, or prevent the State from making any law relating to, ( i ) the professional or technical qualifications necessary for practising any profession or carrying on any occupation, trade or business, or ( ii ) the carrying on by the State, or by a corporation owned or controlled by the State, of any trade, business, industry or service, whether to the exclusion, complete or partial, of citizens or otherwise.