Reviewed case brief
Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
AIR 1978 SC 597
AIR 1978 SC 597 · Supreme Court of India (Seven-judge bench)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1978
- Subjects
- Constitutional Law I, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Art.21 requires that procedure established by law be fair, just, and reasonable; not arbitrary, fanciful, or oppressive. Art.14, 19, and 21 are interconnected (the 'golden triangle').
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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AIR 1978 SC 597
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