Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 200 · Decided 24 September 1970
K.A. Abbas v. The Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 200 · [1971] 2 S.C.R. 446
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 491/1969
- Decided
- 24 September 1970
- Bench
- M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.M. SHELAT, G.K. MITTER, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM, A.N. RAY (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19(1), 32
Headnote
Constitution of India Article 19(1) (") and (2)-Pre-censoT3hip of films-If unconstitutional-Cinematograph Act, 1952, s. 5-B-Provisions of"--Directions under s. 5-B(2)'-lf. vague and therefore unconstitutional. The petitioo« made -e d<><::umentary film called "A Tale the life of the .rich and the poor in the four principal cities of the country. The film included certain shots of the red light district in Bombay. Allhough the petitioner applied to the Board of Film Censors for a 'U' Certificate for unrestricted exhibition of the film, he was granted a
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