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Anwar Ali Sarkar v. State of West Bengal

AIR 1952 SC 75

AIR 1952 SC 75 · Supreme Court of India (Full Bench, 7 Judges)

special-courtsarticle-14classificationequal-protectionfair-trial
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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