Supreme Court of India

Pathumma and Others v. State of Kerala and Others

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Reported as [1978] 2 S.C.R. 537
Decided 16 January 1978

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We hold that section 20 of the Act is not violative of Article 14 of the Constitution and reject the first branch of the argument on this point.

Judgment, page 26

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