Supreme Court · 1985 INSC 238 · Decided 5 November 1985
Express Newspapers PVT. LTD. & ORS. v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1985 INSC 238 · [1985] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 382
- Case number
- WRIT TO PETITION (CIVIL)... No. 535/1980
- Decided
- 5 November 1985
- Bench
- A.P. SEN, E.S. VENKATARAMIAH, R.B. MISRA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 9; Specific Relief Act
Headnote
Articles 32 & 226 - Executive action challenged on grounds of violjitions of Art. 14, 19(l)(a) & (g) by writ petition - Maintainability of - Issues pertaining to civil rights arising out of contracts between parties - Whether can be decided on mere affidavits. lleld: Filing of civil Articles 19(1) (a) and (2) - Freedon, guaranteed under - Whether comprehends freedom of press. - Violation of such freedom - How to be determined. Articles 239(1), 53(1), 72,77, 240 & 298 - Lt. Governor of D Delhi - Whether successor of the former Chief Commissioner of Delhi - Whether has
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