Pathumma And Others vs State Of Kerala And Others on 16 January, 1978
As has been urged on behalf of the State, an answer to this
argument is to be found in clause (5) of Article 19 which
specifically provides, inter alia, that nothing in sub-
clause (f) of clause (1) of article 19 shall "prevent the
State from making any law imposing reasonable restrictions
on the exercise of any of the. rights" conferred by the said
sub-clause in the interest of the general public. It cannot
be gainsaid that agriculturists, and even indebted
agriculturists, from the bulk or, at any rate, a
considerable part of the rural population, in an essentially
rural economy like ours, and so if a restriction is
reasonable in their interest, it would squarely fall within
the purview of clause (5). Reference in this connection may
be made to this Court's decision in Kavalappara Kattarathil
Kochuni and Others v. The State of Madras anti others(1) and
State of Andhra Pradesh v. Khapperelli Chinna Venkata
Chalamayya Sastri(2) where it has been held that the redress
(1 [1960] 3 S.C.R. 837.