| A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras | |
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| Court | Supreme Court of India |
| Full case name | A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras |
| Decided | 19 May 1950 |
| Citation | AIR 1950 SC 27; 1950 SCR 88; (1950) 51 Cri LJ 1383 |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Harilal Kania (Chief Justice), S. Fazl Ali, M. Patanjali Sastri, Mehr Chand Mahajan, B.K. Mukherjea, Sudhi Ranjan Das |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | Harilal Kania (Chief Justice) |
| Dissent | S. Fazl Ali |
| Laws applied | |
Overruled by | |
| Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978) | |
A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras, AIR 1950 SC 27, was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India in which the Court ruled that Article 21 of the Constitution did not require Indian courts to apply a due process of law standard.[1] In doing so, the Court upheld the validity of the Preventive Detention Act, 1950, with the exception of Section 14, which provided that the grounds of detention communicated to the detainee or any representation made by him against these grounds cannot be disclosed in a court of law.[1]
- ^ a b "A.K. Gopalan's Petition Dismissed". The Indian Express. No. Madras. Indian Express Limited (IEL). 20 May 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2021.