artistic talents in a particular manner
or direct the characters to use a particular language in
a particular manner. Artists have full artistic freedom
provided ... Constitution
of India.
13. A film is a creation of an artist. Artistic freedom
generally means a freedom to imagine, create and distribute
cultural expressions
court did not accept the publisher's
argument relating to artistic freedom as protected by Article 5(3) of the
Basic ... bestial sexual conduct. Where there was a conflict with human dignity,
artistic freedom (Kunstfreiheit) must always be subordinate to personality
rights.[35]
11. One commentator
obligation on the State
not to encroach unduly on their freedom of expression.
Artists and those who promote their work are certainly
not immune from ... court did not accept the publisher's argument
relating to artistic freedom as protected by Article 5(3) of
the Basic
broad realms of the law relating to obscenity and the artistic freedom given within the parameters of Article 19 of the Constitution of India (hereinafter ... pose, the surrounding circumstances and background in which woman is shown.
Artistic Freedom and Obscenity
44. There is a sharp distinction between Constitution of United
sensitive to the values and standards of
society;(b)artistic expression and creative freedom are not unduly
curbed;(c)certification is responsive to social change ... Supreme Court reiterated that artistic freedom must be given a wide degree
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individuals and groups impose
unlawful restraints by threatening violence upon citizens‘
artistic freedoms and thereby impinge on the freedom of
speech and expression under Article ... which then
results in attempts to suppress alternate view points, artistic
integrity and the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed
by the Constitution of India
should be its limit?
(5) Should private citizens (to with, journalists, freedom-fighters, artists and social workers) be accommodated in Government quarters ... accommodation, persons belonging to so called special categories like journalists, freedom fighters, artists etc., who are not on the pay roll of the Government, should
other than the three wings of the Government, viz.,
Journalists, eminent Artists, freedom fighters, social workers etc. is
made as per provisions in the guidelines ... that for the persons from special categories,
viz., journalists, eminent artists, freedom fighters, social workers etc.,
guidelines framed by this Court earlier, govern the issue
makes a
profound statement of the connect between art and freedom:
16 Eric Barendt, Freedom of Speech, (2nd Edition ... Himalayas. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul (as he then was) upheld the artistic freedom of
the painter, noting thus:
“…Pluralism is the soul of democracy
status quo ante. The opponents claim that if writing is an artistic freedom, expressing angst against it is the readers freedom. Both rights are reciprocal ... petitioner to have become some kind of a flag bearer of the artistes rights alone. The burning of books, otherwise known as Biblioclasm
