Case Name : Maneka Gandhi vs Union of India
Case Reference: (1978) 2 SCR 621 :
Neutral Citation:
Case Number: WP 231/1977
Court: Supreme Court
Bench: 07
Coram: Chief Justice MH Beg, YV Chandrachud, PN Bhagwati, VR Krishna Iyer, NL Untwalia, S Murtaza Fazal Ali, PS Kailasam
Date: 25.01.1978
Rights generally
incomplete Right to travel is included in the right to liberty (Page 643 G)
Articles 19 and 21 are not watertight compartments
Right to be heard
Even when there is no provision in a statute or a rule for the authority to issue show cause notice against a proposed action, if that individual’s rights are affected, the right to a reasonable opportunity to be heard will be implied (Page 655 G)
Refer also: AK Gopalan vs State of Madras Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala
See also: Constitution - Article 14 Constitution - Article 19(1)(g) Constitution - Article 21