Case Comment: Kaushal Kishore v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors (2023)

The concept of hate speech in India has escalated infinitely over the past few years. The case of Kaushal Kishore v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors (2023) has addressed several significant constitutional questions, such as restrictions on speech, ministerial accountability, limitations on collective responsibility, and the horizontal scope of fundamental rights. This piece, in the form of a Case Comment, critically analyses the judgment passed by the majority bench of the Supreme Court in Kaushal Kishore v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors (2023), while acknowledging the several critical questions that were answered in the case.