Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 315 · Decided 6 December 1976
Union of India & ORS. v. Murasoli Maran
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 315 · [1977] 2 S.C.R. 314
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1448/1971
- Decided
- 6 December 1976
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, JASWANT SINGH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 254, 343, 344, 349, 351, 343(3), 344(6)
Headnote
F G H 314 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. v. MURASOLI MARAN December 6, 1976 [A. N. RAY, C.J., M. H. BEG AND JASWANT SI:NGH, JJ.l Constitution of India, Articles 254, 343, 344, 349 and 351-"Compulsory i11 service training" in Hindi as__part of duty to all Central Government emp/oyces­ pursuant thereto by the Home Ministry, P & T Department and Rail­ way Board, compelling attendance in "Hindi in service training" as part of duty and providing for penal consequences for non-attendance were quashed by the Madras High Court as being inconsistent with s. 3 of the
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