[1] Salman Rushdie’s full speech at India Today Conclave 2012, available at http://conclave.intoday.in/conclave2012/speechtranscript.php?id=3429&issueid=38
[2] Nayeem Akhtar, Freedom Of Speech And Expression vis-à-vis Censorship, available at http://www.slideshare.net/mf23/freedom-of-speech-and-expression-vis-a-vis-censorship
[3] Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Preamble
[4] ‘John Locke’, available at http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/
[5] Richard Nii Abbey, ‘Is freedom of speech absolute in Ghana?’, available at http://news.myjoyonline.com/features/201006/47872.asp
[6] Brian Palmer, ‘Is There Freedom of Speech in China?’, available at http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2010/10/is_there_freedom_of_speech_in_ china.html
[7] State of Bihar v. Shailabala Devi, SCR 654, 672 (1952)
[8] SCR 594, 607 (1950)
[9] Om Prakash vs. Emperor, Air 1948 Nag, 199
[10] Raj Bahadur Gond vs. State of Hyderabad, AIR 1953 Hyd 277
[11] Ramjilal Modi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1957 SC 622
[12] 3 LR QB 360, 371 (1868)
[13] 1 SCR 65, 82 (1965)
[14] (2002) 3 SCC 343
[15] 328 US 331: 0 Ed 1295 (1946)
[16] V. N. Shukla, ‘The Constitution of India’, Eastern Book co., Lucknow, 8th Edition, 1990: p.105
[17] Lakshmi Ganesh Films and Ors. vs. Government of Andhra Pradesh & Ors., 2006(4) ALD 374
[18] 1950 INDLAW SC 94
[19] 1961 INDLAW SC 429 9
[20] 1950 INDLAW SC 42 5
[21] Narendra Kumar vs. Union of India, 1959 INDLAW SC 61
[22] Cinematograph Act (1952), Section 3
[23] Ibid., Section 4(1)
[24] Ibid., Section 4(11)
[25] Ibid., Section 4 (ii)(a)
[26] Ibid., Section 4 (iii)
[27] Ibid, Section 4 (iv)
[28] Notification No. 5/5/77-F)C) dated 7.1.78 published in the Extraordinary Gazette of India Part II, Section 3 sub-section (ii) dated 7.1.98 as S.O. 9(E)
[29] K.A. Abbas v. U.O.I., 2 SCR 446, 476 (1971)
[30] Ibid.
[31] Cinematograph Act (1952), Section 5D
[32] Malini Nair, ‘When satire wasn’t off-limits…’, available at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/stoi/deep-focus/When-satire-wasnt-off-limits-/articleshow/18313476.cms?intenttarget=no
[33] 2 SCR 204, 232 (1989)
[34] 1971 AIR 481
[35] 2 SCR 1011, 1025 (1988)
[36] Supl. 1 SCR 486,493 (1988)
[37] 2 ALD 81 (1995)
[38] 3 SCR 595, 626 (1992)
[39] Anand Patwardhan v. Union of India and others, 1 BCR 90 (1997)
[40] ‘Punjab ban for Da Vinci Code film’, available at
[41] Monica Chadha, ‘Indian censors win Da Vinci fight’, available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5011314.stm
[42] ‘Muslims join Da Vinci criticism’, available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5074578.stm
[43] ‘India court blocks Da Vinci ban’, available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5074578.stm
[44] ‘Protecting freedom and artistic creativity’, available at
http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/14/stories/2006061407151200.htm
[45] Supra note 43
[46] Subhradipta Sarkar & Archana Sarma, ‘Banning Films Or Article 19(1)(A)?’, available at http://www.legalserviceindia.com/articles/fban.htm