Supreme Court · 1964 INSC 84 · Decided 23 March 1964
Radhey Shyam Sharma v. The Post Master General Central Circle Nagpur
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1964 INSC 84 · [1964] 7 S.C.R. 403
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 208/1963
- Decided
- 23 March 1964
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, J.C. SHAH, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR, S.M. SIKRI (6-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19(1)(a), 32
Headnote
Fundamental Right-Postal employee taking part in a de­ monstration in furtherance of the strike-Ordinance prohibiting strikes in any postal, telegraph or telephone service-Constitu­ tionality of-Essential Services Maintenance Ordinance, No. 1 of 1960, ss. 3, 4 Arts. 19(1)(a). J9(1)(b}. The petitioner was serving as an officiating Teleprinter Supervisor at Jaipur when the employees of the Posts and Tele· graphs Department went on strike from the midnight of July 11, 1960, throughout India and there was a similar strike at Jaipur. The
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