Reviewed case brief
K.A. Abbas v. Union of India
AIR 1971 SC 481
Authority on the constitutionality of pre-censorship as a reasonable restriction under Art.19(2), and the interplay between fundamental rights and state regulation.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1970
- Subjects
- Constitutional Law I
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
Pre-censorship of films is constitutionally valid as a reasonable restriction under Art.19(2). The classification system must be guided by standards that are not vague and must provide procedural safeguards against arbitrary exercise.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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