Supreme Court of India

Bennet Coleman & Co. & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [1973] 2 S.C.R. 757

Decided 30 October 1972

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18 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons the newsprint policy for 1972-73 violates Articles 19(1) (a) and 14 of the Constitution.

Judgment, page 43

Authorities it was built on

1966 Naresh Shridhar Mirajkar and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr. cited by 38
1950 Romesh Thappar v. The State of Madras cited by 33
1953 Dwarkadas Shrinivas of Bombay v. The Sholapur Spinning & Weaving Co. Ltd., and Others. cited by 27
1963 Abdul Aziz Aminudin v. State of Maharashtra cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2020 Indian Social Action Forum (insaf) v. Union of India relied on
2019 Federation Haj Ptos of India v. Union of India relied on
2016 Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Ministry of Law & Ors. relied on
2025 Bses Rajdhani Power Ltd. & Anr v. Union of India and Ors referred to
2024 IN RE : SECTION 6A OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT 1955 versus referred to
2021 Ajit Mohan & Ors. v. Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi & Ors. referred to
2021 Rajeev Suri v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors referred to
2020 Amish Devgan v. Union of India and Others referred to
2020 Internet and Mobile Association of India v. Reserve Bank of India referred to
2020 Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2018 Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India Thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice referred to
2016 Jindal Stainless Ltd. & Anr v. State of Haryana & Ors referred to
2015 Shreya Singhal v. Union of India referred to
2014 Gulf Goans Hotels Co. Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2014 State of Karnataka & Anr. v. Associated Management of (government Recognised..:.. Unaided - English Medium) Primary & Secondary Schools & Ors. referred to
2013 Thalappalam Ser. Coop. Bank Ltd. and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Ors. referred to
2012 Re: Special Reference N0.1 of 2012 v. -- referred to
2012 Brij Mohan Lal v. Union of India & Ors. referred to

Of those, 3 relied on · 15 referred to

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