PIL urges HC to lay down guidelines for protecting artists, public speakers like Kunal Kamra
MUMBAI: A second-year law student has filed a public interest litigation before the Bombay High Court, urging it to establish guidelines to prevent arbitrary First Information Reports against artists and public speakers engaged in satire and political criticism. PIL urges HC to lay down guidelines for protecting artists, public speakers like Kunal Kamra The PIL comes in the wake of an FIR registered against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra and seeks a declaration that his speech was protected under Article 19 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech and expression. The PIL seeks guidelines to prevent arbitrary FIRs against artists and public speakers unless their speech incites violence, protection for individuals who liked, shared, or tweeted Kamra’s video, as authorities have indicated possible action against such content, scrutiny of the legality and constitutional validity of the actions taken by the Shiv Sena workers and local authorities following the video’s broadcast. BOX: What the PIL seeks: Guidelines to prevent arbitrary FIRs against artists and public speakers unless their speech incites violence.
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