LANDMARK CASE
Budhan Choudhry v. State of Bihar
AIR 1955 SC 191 · Supreme Court of India · Constitutional law
At a glance
- Citation: AIR 1955 SC 191
- Court: Supreme Court of India
- Area of law: Constitutional law
- In one line: Classification is valid if based on an intelligible differentia with a rational relation to the object of the law. The trial was upheld.
1 Facts
The accused challenged a trial before a magistrate chosen under a law that let the government pick courts for cases.
2 Issue
When is a classification valid under Article 14?
3 What the court decided
Classification is valid if based on an intelligible differentia with a rational relation to the object of the law. The trial was upheld.
4 Why it matters
It stated the classic twin test for Article 14.
5 Think about it
Apply the twin test to a law giving tax relief only to farmers.
6 Analyse it yourself
Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.
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