Reviewed case brief
E.P. Royappa v State of Tamil Nadu
AIR 1974 SC 555
AIR 1974 SC 555 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1974
- Subjects
- Constitutional Law I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Article 14 is not confined to the classical 'reasonable classification' test; equality is antithetic to arbitrariness, and any state action that is arbitrary must necessarily involve a negation of equality.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1974 SC 555; landmark decision introducing the arbitrariness test
Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.