Reviewed case brief
Anwar Ali Sarkar v. State of West Bengal
AIR 1952 SC 75
AIR 1952 SC 75 · Supreme Court of India (Full Bench, 7 Judges)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1952
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Constitutional Law I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
A law providing for trial by special courts without intelligible differentia between persons tried by special courts and ordinary courts violates Art.14. The State cannot deny a citizen the right to trial by established courts without reasonable classification.
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Ratio decidendi
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AIR 1952 SC 75
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