Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 16 · Decided 25 January 1978
Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 16 · [1978] 2 S.C.R. 621
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 231/1977
- Decided
- 25 January 1978
- Bench
- M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, P.N. BHAGWATI, V.R. KRISHNA IYER, N.L. UNTWALIA, S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, P.S. KAILASAM (7-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 19(1)(a), 21, 22, 19
Headnote
Constitution of India Articles 14, 19 (1) (a) and 21-Personal liberty­ Whether right to go abroad is part of personal liberty-Whether a law which tomplies with Article 21 has still to meet the challenge of Article 19.-Nature and ambit of Article 14-ludging validity with reference to cOect-Whether the right under Article 19(1) (a) has any geographical limitation. Pnssports Act, 1967-Ss. 3,5,6,10(3) (c), 10(5)-Whether s,lO (3 )(c)___ is violative of Articles 14, 19(1) (a) (b) & 21-Grounds for refusing to gram passport-Whether the power to impound passport
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