The freedoms guaranteed by Article 19 are not liable to be freely expressed only if they fall in line with a majoritarian view, says Delhi HC while rejecting a plea seeking ban on @salman7khurshid’s book ‘Sunrise Over Ayodhya’. 
HC: A democracy governed by the rule of law would be placed in serious peril if creative voices were stifled or intellectual freedom suppressed or suffocated.
HC: The freedom to freely express ideas and opinions cannot be permitted to be overshadowed by the ominous cloud of being non-conformist.
HC: It may be noted that the allegations levelled and apprehensions expressed are not based on a holistic reading of the work authored by @salman7khurshid. In fact the book in its entirety was not even placed before the Court for its consideration.
HC: The entire writ petition rests solely on certain extracts appearing in Chapter Six of the publication. Even that Chapter has not been placed in its entirety before this Court.
Dismissing the petition, Justice Yashwant Verma remembers and reiterates the wisdom of Voltaire who said:-
“While I wholly disagree of what you say, I will defend to the death your right to say it”
“While I wholly disagree of what you say, I will defend to the death your right to say it”
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