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Gautam Bhatia

Offend, shock, or disturb : free speech under the Indian Constitution /Gautam Bhatia - New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press , 2016. - xli, 347 pages ;24 cm.

Understanding free speech --
Common concepts --
Note : The changing faces of the Free Speech Clause --
Public order --
Sedition --
Obscenity and pornography --
Hate speech --
Film and internet censorship --
Defamation, privacy, and injunctions --
Contempt of court --
The meaning of 'speech and expression' --
The meaning of 'freedom' : free speech and economic structure --
Surveillance, net neutrality, shield laws, and copyright.


A comprehensive examination of free speech under the Indian Constitution. It traces the development of free speech law from the colonial period up to present-day controversies, covering areas such as public order, obscenity, hate speech, defamation etc.

ISBN: 9780199488643

Publisher. No.: Brijwasi Book Distributors ;H-87,Lalita park ,Laxmi Nagar,Delhi-110092

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social Sciences

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Freedom of speech -- India.--Libel and slander -- India.

Dewey Class. No.: 342.540 BHA