The Supreme Court held that the freedom of speech and expression includes the following:

  1. Right to propagate one’s views (Freedom of circulation).
  2. Freedom of the press.
  3. Freedom of commercial advertisements.
  4. Right against tapping of telephonic conversation.
  5. Right to telecast, that is, government has no monopoly on electronic media.
  6. Right against bundh called by a political party or organisation.
  7. Right to know about government activities.
  8. Freedom of silence.
  9. Right against imposition of pre-censorship on a newspaper.
  10. Right to demonstration or picketing but not right to strike.
  11. Right to fly the national flag.
  12. Right of voters to know the antecedents of the candidates contesting elections.
  13. Right to choose the medium of instruction at the stage of primary school.
  14. Right to express gender identity.
  15. Right to reply (Right to answer the criticism).
  16. Right to post information/videos on the internet/social media.
  17. Right of film-makers to exhibit their films.
  18. Right to access to the internet (Right to access to information via the internet).