First Amendment to the Indian Constitution
Recently, the Supreme Court has agreed to examine a PIL challenging changes made to the right to freedom of speech and expression by the first amendment to the Constitution in 1951.
Objectionable Insertions
- Section 3(1) of the amending Act substituted original Clause (2) of Article 19 with a new Clause (2), which contained two objectionable insertions.
- New Clause (2), contained “two objectionable insertions” allowing restrictions also “in the interest of public order” and “in relation to incitement to an offence”
- These two Insertions protect the following sections:
- 124A: Sedition
- 153A: Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, ....
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