Read the text of this newspaper article - Free Speech is an integral part of healthy and civilised society: SC
Excerpts:
"Seventy - Five years into our Republic, we cannot be seen to be so shaky on our fundamentals that a mere recital of a poem, or for that matter, any form of art or entertainment, such as stand-up comedy, can be alleged to lead to animosity or hatred amongst different communities. Subscribing to such a view would stifle all legitimate expressions of view in the public domain, which is so fundamental to a free society," a Bench of Justices A.S.Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan wrote in its verdict.
"A person's view cannot be silenced merely because the majority does not like the sound of them. The law enforcement authorities and courts must employ the standards of reasonable, strong-minded, firm and courageous minds, and not weak and vaccilating onese who scent danger in every hostile point of view, before inciting criminal action against freedom of expression." Justice Oka authored the judgement.
Someone with a spine!
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