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PETITIONER: THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON,FATEHGARH
Vs.
RESPONDENT: RAM MANOHAR LOHIA
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 21/01/1960
BENCH: SUBBARAO, K. BENCH: SUBBARAO, K. SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ) GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. GUPTA, K.C. DAS SHAH, J.C.
CITATION: 1960 AIR 633 1960 SCR (2) 821 CITATOR INFO : APL 1962 SC1106 (8) APL 1962 SC1166 (15) R 1963 SC 812 (10) MV 1966 SC 740 (49,66) RF 1967 SC1110 (16) RF 1971 SC2486 (14) RF 1973 SC1091 (6) R 1974 SC 911 (2,4) R 1987 SC 998 (4) RF 1989 SC 371 (9)
ACT: Fundamental Right-Infringement of-Enactment imposing restrictions on freedom of speech-Constitutional validity- Test-"In the interest of Public order". Meaning of-Doctrine of severability-Applicability-Constitution of India, Arts. 19(1) (a), 19(2)U.P. Special Powers Act, 1932 (U.P. XIV Of 1932) s. 3.
HEADNOTE: Section 3 of the U.P. Special Powers Act, 1932 (XIV Of 1932), provided as follows:- "Whoever, by word, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations, or otherwise, instigates, expressly or by implication, any person or class of persons not to pay or to defer payment of any liability, and whoever does any act, with intent or knowing it to be likely that any words, signs or visible representations containing...