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.
Criticisms of the First Amendment Act: Power under Article 31(A) - Under Article 31(A), the government has been provided broad powers to acquire any estate, and these acts cannot be challenged for violating Articles 14 and 19 of the Indian Constitution. This led to the creation of wide powers within the government and became a subject of criticism.
