Citation: AIR 1950 SC 27 · Court: Supreme Court of India · Year: 1950
Case title
A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
Facts
Challenge to preventive detention under early constitutional rights discourse after the Constitution came into force.
Judgment / holding
The Court examined the relationship between Articles 19 and 21 in the preventive-detention context — a foundational rights case later revisited in Maneka Gandhi.
Takeaway for the education desk
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