Published On: December 1st 2025 Authored By: Dheepshika M Chennai Dr Ambedkar Government law college pudupakkam Case title : Shreya Singhal v. Union of India Court : Supreme Court of India Citation: AIR 2015 SUPREME COURT 1523 Bench composition: R.F. Nariman, J. Chelameswar. Date of Judgement: 24 March 2015 Procedural History: The Supreme Court of […]
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Published On: October 7th 2025 Authored By: Pakhi Tandon Christ (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Abstract This paper examines the clash between hate speech restrictions and free speech protections in constitutional democracies, comparatively in India and the United States. Both countries are founded on free speech protections, but the U.S. First Amendment enjoys near-absolute
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Published On: October 7th 2025 Authored By: Ishika Aggarwal Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies Abstract Freedom of speech is often called the backbone of a democracy1 — but what happens when that very freedom starts being used to divide rather than to express? In recent years, India has seen a surge in hate speech
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Published On: October 7th 2025 Authored By: Ananya Karan Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies, GGSIPU ABSTRACT India’s Constitution provides for freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) while allowing for “reasonable restrictions” in Article 19(2) in the case of sovereignty, public order, decency, and several other concerns. Hate speech, defined as expressions that
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Published On: October 5th 2025 Authored By: Sonakshi Kumar Shankarrao Chavan law College Abstract This paper explores the complex relationship between hate speech and free speech, a central challenge in modern democratic societies. Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution guarantees the fundamental right to freedom of expression, although this right is not unqualified and may
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