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Kaushal Kishor v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
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In view of the above stated submissions, it is therefore, most humbly prayed that this Hon’ble Court; may in the interests of justice, be pleased to :- 719 a.
Judgment, page 138
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Constitution of India – Arts. 19(1)(a) and 19(2) – Are the grounds specified in Article 19(2) in relation to wh ich reasonable restrictions on the right to free speech can be imp osed by law, exhaustive, or can restrictions on the right to free speech be imposed on grounds not found in Article 19(2) by invoking other fundame ntal rights – Held: The grounds lined up in Art.19(2) for rest ricting the right to free speech are exhaustive – Under the guise o f invoking other fundamental rights or under the guise of two fundamental rights staking a competing claim against each other , additional
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