Supreme Court Upholds Right to Criticize J&K Special Status Abrogation and Extend Wishes to Pakistan on Independence Day
In a groundbreaking judgment delivered on March 7, 2024, by Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, the Supreme Court of India asserted the paramount importance of freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. The case, labeled Criminal Appeal no.886 of 2024, involved an appeal by Javed Ahmad Hajam against the State of Maharashtra & Anr., challenging an FIR under Section 153-A of the Indian…
