Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 459 · Decided 1 November 2002
Hindustan Times and ORS. v. State of UP. and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 459 · [2002] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 27
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 328/1992
- Decided
- 1 November 2002
- Bench
- V.N. KHARE, S.B. SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 16, 300A, 366(28), 162; Contract Act Section 23
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 14, 16, 300A, 366(28), Vil Schedule list I Entry 92-£-recutive directives by State Governnrent-To deduct 5% of A B the a1nount payable for publication of Govern111ent advertise111ents in the C newspapers having circulation of more than 25,000 copies for to retiral benefits to 1vorkingjourna/ists covered by parlia1nenta1y Acts-No legislation in this regard by the State-legality of directives challenged-Held, the directives are bad in /a1v and beyond legislative con1petence of the State­ State Executive is denuded of any po1ver in respect of
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