Freedom of Speech and Expression: Article 19(1)(a) and Reasonable Restrictions
1. Introduction Think about this for a moment. Without the freedom to speak, how would you protest a government policy you believe is unjust? Without the freedom to write, how would journalists expose corruption? Without the freedom to express, how…
Article 13 of the Indian Constitution: Shield of Fundamental Rights & Judicial Review
1. Introduction — A Small Article with an Enormous Job Somewhere in the very beginning of Part III of the Constitution of India — the chapter that houses our Fundamental Rights — sits Article 13. It is not the most dramatic article. It does not declare…
The Amendment of the Indian Constitution
1. Introduction — A Constitution That Must Live and Breathe Imagine writing a set of rules in 1950 to govern a country of 350 million people — rules meant to last not just for that generation, but for every generation that follows. How do you write…