Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 622 · Decided 27 August 1997
Union of India and Another v. G. Ganayutham (Dead) BY LRS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 622 · [1997] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 549
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 524/1988
- Decided
- 27 August 1997
- Bench
- SUJATA V. MANOHAR, M. JAGANNADHA RAO (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Service Rules
Headnote
Administrative Law : A B Judicial Review-Ground fo1~Held, 'reasonableness' and 'rationality' C are grounds for judicial review-Doctrine of 'proportionality'--Held, can also · be invoked where the court is examining whether the restrictions on fun­ damental freedoms imposed by a statute the doctrine of proportionality could be applied to administrative or executive actions affecting fundamental freedoms and if it applies, whether the court would perf onn the 'primary' or D secondary role-Tests for detennining 'reasonableness', 'rationality' and 'proportionality' indicated.
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