Supreme Court · 1975 INSC 55 · Decided 3 March 1975
Superintendent and Remembrancer of Legal Affairs, West Bengal v. Girish Kumar Na V Alakha & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1975 INSC 55 · [1975] 3 S.C.R. 802
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 203/1973
- Decided
- 3 March 1975
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, KUTTYIL KURIEN MATHEW, V.R. KRISHNA IYER, A.C. GUPTA (4-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 23; Constitution Article 14, 23
Headnote
Constitution oi India, 1950, Art. 14-Purpose of dzaUenged classification in doubt-Concept of 'purpose' and 'similar situations', when can be resorted to-Legislature if can be given benefit of doubt abo'ut its purpose. A B Constitution of India, 1950, Art. C of-Under-inclusive classification, when permissible. ' Foreign Exchang.~ Regulation Act, 1947, Section 23-Two difjer!'llf prv­ cedures for dealing with persons cdntra1•eni11g the Act-Benefit of inquiry by Director of Enforcement not available to persons dealt with under s. 23 (I A)--
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