Freedom of Speech and Expression
“Give me the liberty to know, to utter and to argue freely according to conscience above all liberties.”
-John Milton.
The freedom of expression is regarded s the first condition of liberty. But now-a-days questions are raised that is the freedom of speech absolute? Or there are some conditions when one’s freedom of expression is restricted? The many cases like Shalin Dhada case, Aseem Trivedi case throw a harsh light on India’s new Information Technology Act that governs electronic speech. Freedom of speech and expression means the right to express one’s own convictions and opinions freely by words of mouth, writing, painting and pictures or by any other modes. In modern time, it is widely accepted that the right to freedom of expression is the essence of the free society and it must be safeguarded at all times. But the question is ‘How far does it go?’ and ‘How far should it go?’
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