Supreme Court of India
E.P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu
AIR 1974 SC 555
- Decision date
- 1974
- Text availability
- Summary or case record only
- Bench
- 5-Judge Bench
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Principle
Equality is a dynamic concept with many aspects and cannot be cribbed, cabined, or confined within traditional doctrinaire limits. Arbitrariness is antithetical to equality and violates Article 14.
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