How Free is Free Speech in India

Date and Time: Saturday, 18 October 2025, 6pm

Entry: Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)
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Venue: Seminar Rooms - 1,2 & 3, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003, India
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Area: Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description: How Free is Free Speech in India

Freedom of Speech is constitutionally guaranteed under Article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution of India. It protects the right of individuals to express their opinions without fear of state reprisal, however it is not unfettered. The discussion will focus on the critical inquiry of the nature, scope, and limits of free speech in India’s constitutional framework.

Speaker: Justice Rekha Sharma, Former Judge, Delhi High Court

Discussants: Jatinder Jay Cheema, Legal Practitioner in various High Courts in India, the Supreme Court of India, Regulators, and Arbitral Tribunals; Santosh Snehi Mann, District and Sessions Judge, Delhi (Retd)

Organised by the IIC’s Sectoral Policy Planning Group on Law and Justice

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