Visuvalingam and Others v. Liyanage and Others – sllr 1984 volume 2 page 123

In the case between the petitioners, including readers and a regular contributor of the “Saturday Review,” and the respondents, comprising the Competent Authority (including the Inspector General of Police and other officials), the court addressed whether the orders made under Regulation 14(3) of the Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions and Powers) Regulations—specifically the complete ban imposed on the “Saturday Review”—were justified under the Constitution. The court held that the actions taken under the emergency powers did not violate the fundamental rights of the petitioners as guaranteed by Articles 12(1) (equality) and 14(1)(a) (freedom of speech and expression, including the right to receive information), reaffirming the principle that administrative discretion during an emergency