Supreme Court of India

The Superintendent, Centr.al Prison, Fatehgarh v. Ram Manohar Lohia

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Reported as [1960] 2 S.C.R. 821
Bench Bhuvneshwar Prasad Sinha J.
Decided 21 January 1960

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Fundamental Right-Infringement of-Enactment imposing restrictions on freedom of speech-Constitu.tional validity-Test­ "In the interest of public order". Meaning of-Doctrine of severabi­ lity-Applicability-Constitution of India, Arts. r9(r) (a), r9(2)­ U.P. Special Powers Act, r932 (U.P. XIV of r932) s. 3. 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

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