Supreme Court of India

Indian Express Newspapers (bombay) Private Ltd. & Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [1985] 2 S.C.R. 287

Bench O. Chinnappa Reddy J.

Decided 6 December 1984

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What the Court ordered

We hold that any such levy is subject to review by courts in the I igb t of the provisions of the Constitution. v Are the impugned notifications issued undes section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 beyond the reach of the Adminis· trative Law.

Judgment, page 57

Authorities it was built on

1950 Romesh Thappar v. The State of Madras cited by 33
1959 Hamdard Dawakhana (wakf) Lal Kuan, Delhi and Another v. Union of India and Others cited by 25

Where later benches applied it

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2020 Council of Architecture v. Mr. Mukesh Goyal & Ors. relied on
2019 Yashwant Sinha & Ors. v. Central Bureau of Investigation through its Director & Anr. relied on
2016 Cellular Operators Association of India and Others v. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and Others relied on
2011 State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. v. K. Shyam Sunder & Ors. relied on
2011 Academy of Nutrition Improvement and Ors. v. Union of India relied on
2026 Special Police Establishment v. Kamta Prasad Mishra referred to
2026 Anurag Krishna Sinha v. State of Bihar referred to
2025 State of Kerala & Ors. v. Moushmi Ann Jacob referred to
2024 Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2024 Gene Campaign & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2024 Association for Democratic Reforms & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2023 Union of India & Ors. v. A. B. P. Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. referred to
2023 Kaushal Kishor v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2022 Dental Council of India v. Biyani Shikshan Samiti & Anr. referred to
2021 Manohar Lal Sharma v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2021 Vinod Dua v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2021 Rajeev Suri v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors referred to
2020 Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2017 Justice K S Puttaswamy (retd.), and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2016 Jindal Stainless Ltd. & Anr v. State of Haryana & Ors referred to
2016 M/s Manuelsons Hotels Private Limited v. State of Kerala & Others referred to
2015 Shreya Singhal v. Union of India referred to
2011 Swami Vivekanand College of Education & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2013 Christian Medical College Vellore & Ors v. Union of India and Ors. mentioned
2018 Karnataka Live Band Restaurants Association v. State of Karnataka & Ors. distinguished

Of those, 7 relied on · 1 distinguished · 18 referred to · 1 mentioned

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