Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 87 · Decided 17 April 1980
Javed Niaz Beg and ANR. v. Union of India and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 87 · [1980] 3 S.C.R. 734
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 660/1980
- Decided
- 17 April 1980
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY, A.P. SEN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 32
Headnote
F G H JAVED NIAZ BEG AND ANR. v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. April 17, 1980 [V, R. KRISHNA IYER, 0. CliINNAPPA REDDY AND A. P. SEN, JJ.J Language /01mula-Competition to All India Civil Services-Paper / on Indian Languagts made optional but not compulsory for candidates hailing from the North Eastern Article 14 of the Constitution. Dismissing the Writ Pe~itions, the. QJurt . ' HJ;',W; !.. Language is speech, sentiment, life, literature and other dear values rolled into one and that is why when State policy on language goes awry explosive tensions erupt and Courts cannot allow )egalism to
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