Supreme Court · 1955 INSC 27 · Decided 12 April 1955
Rai Sahib Ram Jawaya Kapur and Others v. The State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1955 INSC 27 · [1955] 2 S.C.R. 225
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 652/1954
- Decided
- 12 April 1955
- Bench
- BIJAN KUMAR MUKHERJEA, VIVIAN BOSE, B. JAGANNADHADAS, T.L. VENKATARAMA AIYYAR, SYED JAFFER IMAM (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 73, 162, 32, 19(l)(g), 31(2), 19
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REPORTS RAI SAHIB RAM JAWAYA KAPUR AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF PUNJAB (AND CONNECTED PETITIONS). 225 [MUKHERJEA, C.J., VIVIAN BOSE, JAGANNADHADAS VENKATARAMA AYYAR and IMAM JJ.] Constitutio11 of India, Arts. 19(/)(g), 73 and 162-Printing, publishing and selling of text books for business, contravened-Art. 19(1) (g) of the Constitution-Arts. 73 and 162-Whether contain any definition of executive function-Union executive or the State executive-Whether legislation by Parliament or State Legislature ott certain items appertaining to their respective lists, a condition
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