Ramesh Dalal Vs Union of India (UOI) and Others

Supreme Court of India 1 Feb 1988 Writ Petition (Civil) No. 107 of 1988 (1988) 1 JT 262 : (1989) 2 SCC 288 Supp
Bench: Division Bench
Result Published
Acts Referenced

Judgement Snapshot

Case Number

Writ Petition (Civil) No. 107 of 1988

Hon'ble Bench

Sabyasachi Mukherjee, J; S. Ranganathan, J

Final Decision

Dismissed

Acts Referred

Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32

Judgement Text

Translate:

@JUDGMENTTAG-ORDER

Sabyasachi Mukherjee, J.@mdashThis is a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by a lawyer in public interest seeking to ban the

exhibition of T.V. serial ""Tamas"", on the ground that it offends or likely to offend public order and public morality and create public danger.

Detailed arguments have been advanced before us. We propose to consider the detailed arguments in a judgment which will be delivered shortly.

We state, however, our conclusion and pass the following order:

2. We dismiss this writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution because we are satisfied on the evidence of the Board of Censors as well as

the views expressed by the two learned Judges of the High Court in Appeal No. 96/88 arising out of W.P. No. 201/88 entitled ""GOVIND

NIHILANI v. UNION OF INDIA and Ors."", which is also before us in the Special leave petition, that the effect is not likely to affect public order

or the commission of any offence. We dismiss the Special leave petition. We are also of the opinion, having considered the facts and the

circumstances of this case, this case is not a fit case for interference under Article 32 of the Constitution. It does not affect any fundamental right or

likely to affect any fundamental right. No order as to costs.

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