Author: Mukesh Kumar Suman

The Supreme Court in Rustom Cavasjee Cooper Vs Union of India (1970) SCR 3 530 rejected the view taken in A. K. Gopalan VS. State of Madras 1950 AIR 27 that certain articles of the Constitution exclusively deal with specific matters and effect of the laws  on other Fundamental Rights of the individuals will be ignored.

The Supreme Court in S. Rangarajan Vs. P. Jagjivan Ram (1989) SCC (2) 574  held that open criticisms of Government policies and operations is not a ground for restricting freedom of speech and expression under Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court in Romesh Thappar Vs. Union of India (1950) SCR  594 held that freedom of expression includes freedom of propagation of ideas and such freedom is ensured by freedom of circulation.

The Supreme Court in Dr. Pradeep Jain Vs Union of India (1984) SCR (3) 942  held that there is only one domicile under Constitution of India i.e. domicile in India.