Supreme Court of India · 1959-12-18
HAMDARD DAWAKHANA (WAKF) LAL KUAN,DELHI AND ANOTHER vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
- Citation / case number
- SC 1959/51
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- HAMDARD DAWAKHANA (WAKF) LAL KUAN,DELHI AND ANOTHER
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
- Author
- SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(),IMAM, SYED JAFFER,KAPURL.,WANCHOO, K.N.,GUPTA, K.C. DAS
- Bench
- SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ),IMAM, SYED JAFFER,KAPUR, J.L.,WANCHOO, K.N.,GUPTA, K.C. DAS
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954, stating that its provisions do not violate Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution as they regulate commercial speech rather than free speech. The Court emphasized that the Act aims to prevent self-medication and self-treatment by prohibiting misleading advertisements related to certain diseases. The judgment clarified that the right to publish commercial advertisements does not constitute a fundamental right under Article 19(1)(a).