Courts must protect freedom of speech and peaceful protest

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Former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka, speaking at the Advocate Haroon Solkar Memorial Lecture in Mumbai, said courts should not 'preach or teach' citizens what to say and must instead protect fundamental rights like free speech and peaceful protest.
He urged constitutional courts to quash criminal cases filed merely to silence dissent, and said judges must check whether an offence was actually committed and rights infringed.
He also expressed concern over growing intolerance towards criticism and said the government has a duty to consider citizens' demands and engage in dialogue.

Whether courts respond by quashing criminal cases seen as filed to silence dissent
Any judicial or governmental reaction to Justice Oka's remarks on protecting constitutional ideals

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