3 Ramesh Menon vs Union Of India on 23 November, 2021
47. The scope of Section 31-D of the Act was analyzed by the
Division Bench in the case of South Indian Music Companies
Association v. Union of India and another, supra, where the
validity of Section 31-D of the Act of 1957 was questioned. It was
on the ground of infringement of the right of equality and
fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 19(1)(g) of the
Constitution of India. Paragraphs 22 and 24 to 27 are quoted
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