Supreme Court · 1989 INSC 109 · Decided 30 March 1989
S. Rangarajan ETC. v. P. Jagjivan Ram & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1989 INSC 109 · [1989] 2 S.C.R. 204
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1668/1988
- Decided
- 30 March 1989
- Bench
- K.N. SINGH, K. JAGANNATHA SHETTY, KULDIP SINGH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19
Headnote
Cinematograph Act, 1952 (Cinematograph (Certificate) Rules, 1983. Sections 4, 5, 5A, B, C and 8/Guidelines ( 1)-(3) and notification dated January 21, 1987. High Court revoking 'U' certificate granted by Censor Board­ Validity of High Court order-Duty of Censor Board-Obligatory duty of state and 19(2)-Freedom of speech and expression-Reasonable restrictions must be justified on anvil of necessity and not quicks-Sand of convenience and expediency-Obligatory duty of State to protect freedom of expression. 'r· E The appellant, S. Rangarajan is a film producer. He produced a
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