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Excel Wear v. Union of India

(1979) 1 SCC 292

(1979) 1 SCC 292 · Supreme Court of India (Justice Y.V. Chandrachud)

closureprior-permissionArt-19-1-greasonable-restrictionconstitutional-validity
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1979
Subjects
Labour Law II, Constitutional Law I
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

Prior permission requirement for closure is constitutionally valid as reasonable restriction under Art.19(6); but State cannot force indefinite operation of genuinely unviable business

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        Ratio decidendi

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