Delhi High Court Upholds Freedom of Speech in Bhagwa Debate
constitutional general intermediate news_to_lawBhai, you know that whole Bhagwa flag row in Delhi? I was reading about it and I'm like, this is a classic case of 'State action' under Article 19(1)(a) - Freedom of Speech. Our Supreme Court has already held in Romesh Thapar v. State of Madras (1950) that even if the state does not directly act, its inaction or omission can still be considered a state action if it has a direct impact on the citizen.
In this case, the Delhi High Court ruled that the police's decision not to take action against people opposing the Bhagwa flag waving was a breach of public order, but at the same time, it upheld the freedom of speech of those who were waving the flag in support of the Delhi government's decision.
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Wow, kya baat hai? The Delhi High Court ki decision aapko kyon kuchh nahi lag rahi? Is case mein, court ne freedom of speech ko uphold kiya hai, aur yeh bilkul theek hai. Yeh desh ki democracy ki zindagi hai kuch bhi bolna ya likhna. Lekin yeh bhi sach hai ki freedom of speech ka matlab nahi hai anti-social hai. Ismein balance ka dhyan rakhna hoga.