Supreme Court · 1984 INSC 231 · Decided 6 December 1984
Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Private LTD. & ORS. ETC. ETC. v. Union of India & ORS. ETC. Etc .
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1984 INSC 231 · [1985] 2 S.C.R. 287
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 2656/1981
- Decided
- 6 December 1984
- Bench
- O. CHINNAPPA REDDY, A.P. SEN, E.S. VENKATARAMIAH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19(1)(a); Customs Act Section 25, 25(2)
Headnote
EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS (BOMBAY) PRIV.ATE LTD. & ORS. ETC. ETC. v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ETC. ETC . December 6, 1984 287 [0. CHINNAPPA REDDY, A.P. SEN AND E.S. VENKATARAMIAH, JJ .) · Constitution of India 1950, Article 19(1)(a)-Freedom of speech and expres. ,ion-Whether includes Freedom balance even and to strike down any unconstitutional invasion of press. fandamental rights under Article J9(J)(a) and (g)-Whether different from right conferred by First Amendment to American Constitution. Article J3(3)(a)-Notification under section 25 Customs Act 1962-Contrary to fundamental
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