Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 59 · Decided 2 February 2005
M/S. Zee Tele Films LTD. and ANR. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 59 · [2005] 1 S.C.R. 913
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 541/2004
- Decided
- 2 February 2005
- Bench
- N. SANTOSH HEGDE, S.N. VARIAVA, B.P. SINGH, H.K. SEMA, S.B. SINHA (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 32, 136, 141; Registration Act
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950; Articles 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 32, 136, 141 226 and 298; Entry Nos. 45 and 97 of Union list, 33 of State list and 25 of C Concurrent List: Grant of right to telecast cricket matches for certain period inf avour of appellant by Board of Cricket Control in Court: Board is not an authority/other authority-Hence, writ against it not maintainable. Held, per majority : An authority must be created by statute having powers to make laws/rules/regulations could only be called as other authority in terms of Article 12 of the Constitution-However, Supreme
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