Supreme Court · 1950 INSC 14 · Decided 26 May 1950
Romesh Thappar v. The State of Madras
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1950 INSC 14 · [1950] 1 S.C.R. 594
- Case number
- WRIT TO PETITION (CIVIL)... No. 16/1950
- Decided
- 26 May 1950
- Bench
- HARILAL JEKISUNDAS KANIA, M. PATANJALI SASTRI, MEHR CHAND MAHAJAN, BIJAN KUMAR MUKHERJEA, SUDHI RANJAN DAS, SIR SYED FAZL ALI (6-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC; CPC Section 24; Constitution Article 19, 9, 32, 226
Headnote
594 SUPREME COURT REPORTS ROMESH THAPPAR I/. THE STATE OF MADRAS [SHR1 HAR1LAL KANIA C. J., SA1Y1D FAZL Au, PATANJALI ~ASTRI, MEHR CHAND MAHAJAN, MuKHERJEA and DAs JJ.] [1950} Constitution of India, Art. 19, els. {I) (a) and (2), 32-Appli­ cation under Art. 32-Preliminary ob1ection-Fundamental Order Act tXXXIll of 1949), s. 9 ( 1-A)-Validity. Held, by the Full Court (i) (overruling o preliminary objections) -TJnder the Constitution the Supreme Court is constituted the protector and guarantor of fundamental rights, and it cannot, con· sistently with the responsibility so laid
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