Supreme Court of India

Bijoe Emmanuel & Ors. v. State of Kerala & Ors.

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Reported as [1986] 3 S.C.R. 518

Decided 11 August 1986

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From the headnote

c Constitution o.f India, Art. 19(/)(a) and 25(/)-National Anthem-Singing o.f-Compulsion despite genuine conscientious religi- ous objection-Whether contravenes Fundamental Rights. , Prevention o.f Insult to National Honour Act, 1960, s. 3- National Anthem-Singing o.f-Re.fusal on genuine conscientious religi- ous faith-Whether offence committed. Kera/a Education Act, 1959 read with the Kera/a Education Rules, 1959, s. 36, Chapter IX Rule 6--National Anthem-Singing o.f Refusal by school pupils on genuine conscientious religious faith Whether misconduct entitling censure suspension dismissal

Authorities it was built on

1954 Ratilal Panachand Gandhi v. The State of Bombay and Others cited by 32
1950 Sheth Maneklal Mansukhbhai v. Messrs. Hormusji Jamshedji Ginwalla and Sons. cited by 7
1983 Acharya Jagdishwaranand Avadhuta, Etc. v. Commissioner of Police, Calcutta & Anr. cited by 5

Where later benches applied it

2023 Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr v. Union of India relied on
2023 Kaushal Kishor v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. relied on
2018 Shyam Narayan Chouksey v. Union of India & Others relied on
2025 Ramesh Baghel v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others referred to
2024 Property Owners Association & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. referred to
2022 Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2022 Hotel Priya, A Proprietorship v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. referred to
2018 Union of India v. Moolchand Khairati Ram Trust referred to
2017 K. S. Varghese & Ors. v. St. Peters & Pauls Syrian Orth. & Ors. referred to
2015 Riju Prasad Sarma Etc. Etc. v. State of Assam & Ors. referred to
2018 Karnataka Live Band Restaurants Association v. State of Karnataka & Ors. distinguished
2022 Aishat Shifa v. The State of Karnataka & Ors not applicable

Of those, 3 relied on · 1 distinguished · 7 referred to · 1 not applicable

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