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The decision in Hamdard Dawakhana (Wakf) v. Union of India (1) upon which reliance was placed by the respondent in support of the contention that where an enactment is challenged on the ground of violation of fundamental rights it is legitimate to take into consideration several factors including the purpose of the legislation, the mischief ...
- Hamdard Dawakhana
RESPONDENT: UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS DATE OF JUDGMENT:...
- Ramesh Thappar V. State of Madras
Supreme Court of India Romesh Thappar vs The State Of Madras...
- Hamdard Dawakhana
4 Ιουλ 2024 · In the 1962 case of Sakal Papers Ltd vs. Union of India, the Supreme Court of India examined the constitutionality of the Newspaper (Price and Page) Act, 1956 and its 1960 Order, which regulated the pricing and page limits of newspapers to control advertising space.
“An Act to provide for the regulation of the prices charged for newspapers in relation to their pages and of matters connected therewith for the purpose of preventing unfair competition among newspapers so that newspapers may have fuller opportunities of freedom of expression.”
Petitioner: Sakal Papers (p) Ltd., And Others. Disposal Nature: Petition Allowed. Neutral Citation: 1961 INSC 277. Judgment Delivered by: Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.R. Mudholkar.
This is considered one of the landmark decisions that forwarded freedom of press jurisprudence in India, reinforcing that restrictions related to number of pages, price, advertisements, and circulation of newspapers, constitute a direct infringement on the freedom of speech and expression.
The case of Sakal Papers v. Union of India, which was decided asfar back as 1961 , raised questions of far reaching constitutional importance which have yet not been satisfactorily answered. Three of the critical questions raised in that case have been addressed in this paper: first , the exact nature and scope of free
View Complete document. Sakal Papers (P) Ltd., And Others vs The Union Of India on 25 September, 1961. Showing the contexts in which unfair competition appears in the document. Change context size Current.
