Supreme Court judgments on Article 19, Constitution of India

19 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Article 19 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Maniyar Iliyaz @ Shaik Riyaz & Anr. vs P. Ayyappan & Ors.

SC · 19 June 2026

[2026] 7 S.C.R. 175 : 2026 INSC 647

Whether the right to walk is a Fundamental Right; whether the High Court erred in reducing the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal.

Padam Mehta and Another vs State of Rajasthan and Others

SC · 12 May 2026

[2026] 5 S.C.R. 597 : 2026 INSC 476

Matter arose as regards inclusion of Rajasthani language as medium of instructions for education and public employment.

Malkit Singh and Anr. vs State of U.T. Chandigarh and Ors.

SC · 9 April 2026

[2026] 4 S.C.R. 550 : 2026 INSC 341

The appellant herein sought removal of encroachments on public paths, roads and public property made by fruit vendors, rehri vendors, hawkers, squatters and other vendors which are creating nuisance, traffic hazards, hin…

Mission Accessibility vs Union of India & Ors.

SC · 3 December 2025

[2025] 12 S.C.R. 443 : 2025 INSC 1376

In the instant petition, the petitioner sought for the modification of the timeline for scribe registration in the Civil Services Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission and for permitting the use of lap…

Vinishma Technologies Pvt. Ltd. vs State of Chhattisgarh & Anr.

SC · 6 October 2025

[2025] 10 S.C.R. 301 : 2025 INSC 1182

Issue arose whether the impugned tender condition meets the test of reasonableness and fairness and or whether the same constitutes an arbitrary criteria which excludes the other eligible bidders from participation there…

Wikimedia Foundation Inc. vs ANI Media Private Limited & Ors.

SC · 9 May 2025

[2025] 5 S.C.R. 1911 : 2025 INSC 656

Issue arose with respect to the legality and propriety of the directions issued by the Division Bench of the High Court to the appellant to take down/delete the pages and discussion with regard to the observations made b…

Veena Vadini Teachers Training Institute (Run by Veena Vadini Samaj Kalyan Vikash Samiti) vs State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors.

SC · 28 April 2023

[2023] 4 S.C.R. 106 : 2023 INSC 457

Constitution of India – Art. 14, 15 and 19(1)(g) – Reservation – Appellant-Institute trained teachers for B.Ed. and M.Ed. courses – Appellant challenged a government policy (called “Admission Process and Guiding Principl…

Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited vs Union of India & Ors.

SC · 5 April 2023

[2023] 10 S.C.R. 595 : 2023 INSC 324

Constitution of India – Art. 19(1)(a) and 19(2) – Freedom of Speech and Expression – Freedom of Press – Reasonable Restriction – National Security – The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) revoked the pe…

Kaushal Kishor vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

SC · 3 January 2023

[2023] 8 S.C.R. 581 : 2023 INSC 4

Constitution of India – Arts. 19(1)(a) and 19(2) – Are the grounds specified in Article 19(2) in relation to which reasonable restrictions on the right to free speech can be imposed by law, exhaustive, or can restriction…

Aishat Shifa vs The State of Karnataka & Ors.

SC · 13 October 2022

[2022] 5 S.C.R. 426 : 2022 INSC 1085

Constitution of India, 1950: Arts.14, 19 (1), 21 and 25 – Right to wear Hijab in Educational Institution – Freedom of Religion – Essential Religious Practice (ERP) – Right to Choice – On 03.02.2022, petitioners, students…

Pharmacy Council of India vs Rajeev College of Pharmacy and Ors.

SC · 15 September 2022

[2022] 12 S.C.R. 61 : 2022 INSC 965

Constitution of India – Article 19(1)(g) – Right to establish an educational institution – Reasonable restrictions imposed thereon by executive instructions – Impermissibility of– Vide Resolution/Communication dtd.17.07.…

Hotel Priya, a Proprietorship vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.

SC · 18 February 2022

[2022] 16 S.C.R. 322 : 2022 INSC 206

Licensing and Performance for Public Amusement including Cabaret Performance, Melas and Tamashas Rules, 1960 – rr.108, 109, 120, 122 and 123 – Constitution of India – Article 15(1), 19(1)(g) – Impugned conditions inter a…

Deepak S/O Laxman Dongre vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

SC · 28 January 2022

[2022] 8 S.C.R. 35 : 2022 INSC 110

Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 – s.56(1)(a)(b) – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.151 – Constitution of India – Arts.19(1)(d), 19(5) – Respondent no.2 exercising powers u/s.56(1)(a)(b) passed the impugned order of exte…

Akshay N Patel vs Reserve Bank of India & Anr.

SC · 6 December 2021

[2021] 13 S.C.R. 231 : 2021 INSC 828

Constitution of India – Art. 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 – Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 – ss. 10(4), 11(1) – Merchanting Trade Transactions Guildelines, 2020 – Clause 2(iii) – Proportionality of clause 2(iii) – The appe…

Ajit Mohan & Ors. vs Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi & Ors.

SC · 8 July 2021

[2021] 14 S.C.R. 611 : 2021 INSC 324

Constitution of India – Articles 194, 105 and 19(1)(a), (2) – Online hate speech content – Social media platforms – Accountability of – Parliamentary Privilege/ Privilege of Legislature – In the wake of Delhi riots, Legi…

Amit Sahni vs Commissioner of Police & Ors.

SC · 7 October 2020

[2020] 12 S.C.R. 151 : 2020 INSC 579

Constitution of India – Arts.19(1)(a), (b) – Right to protest, subject to reasonable restrictions – Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 – Protests in different parts of the country – Kalindi KunjShaheen Bagh stretch, inclu…

District Bar Association, Dehradun through a Its Secretary vs Ishwar Shandilya & Ors.

SC · 28 February 2020

[2020] 7 S.C.R. 299 : 2020 INSC 237

Advocates – Strikes – Constitution of India – Art. 19(1)(a) – The advocates in the entire District of Dehradun, in several districts of Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar district in the State of Uttarakhand were boycotting…

Indibility Creative Pvt Ltd & Ors. vs Govt of West Bengal & Ors.

SC · 11 April 2019

[2019] 5 S.C.R. 679 : 2019 INSC 517

Constitution of India – Arts. 19, 32 – Petitioners produced Bengali film titled Bhobishyoter Bhoot, a social and political satire about ghosts – Second petitioner-Director of the film received letter on 11 Feb. 19, four…

N. Radhakrishnan @ Radhakrishnan Varenickal vs Union of India and Others

SC · 5 September 2018

[2018] 11 S.C.R. 1 : 2018 INSC 784

Constitution of India – Art.19(2) – Freedom of speech and expression – Imposition of reasonable restriction – Petitioner seeking issuance of writ to ban the novel named ‘Meesha’ – Allegation that the said literary work i…

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