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A.K. Gopalan Part 2 Judge-Wise Opinions
Judge-Wise Analysis of the Opinions One of the defining features of the decision in A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras lies in the diversity of judicial reasoning expressed by the judges on the Constitution Bench. Although the majority ultimately upheld the validity of the Preventive Detention Act, the reasoning adopted by individual judges varied significantly, revealing early ideological divisions within the Supreme Court on the nature of fundamental rights and judicial review. Chief Justice Kania adopted a strict textualist approach. He emphasized that the Constitution must be interpreted according to the language used by the framers, not by importing philosophical notions of liberty or fairness from other constitutional systems. According to him, Article 21 required only that there be a validly enacted law prescribing a procedure. Once such a law existed, the Court’s role was limited. He rejected the idea that the judiciary could test the wisdom or fairness of legislative policy in m...