Articles in this category Whenever two fundamental rights compete, the Court will balance the two to allow the meaningful exercise of both. the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Act balances the citizen’s right to know under Article 19(1)(a) with the right to fair investigation and right to privacy under Article 21. This careful bal... State cannot plead its inability to protect the fundamental rights of the citizens. In S. Rangarajan vs. P. Jagjivan Ram19 , this Court has categorically laid down that the State cannot plead its inability to protect the fundamental rights of the citizens. the official act which violates the fundamental rights of the citizens, would make the State liable The State acts through its functionaries. Therefore, the official act of a Minister which violates the fundamental rights of the citizens, would make the State liable und... no one can exercise his right of speech in such a manner as to violate another man’s right. 41. As articulated by Jeevan Reddy, J. in Cricket Association of Bengal, no one can exercise his right of speech in such a manner as to violate another man’s right. In paragraph 152 of the decision i... sources of fundamental rights 36. All human beings are endowed at birth, with certain inalienable rights and among such rights are right to life and liberty, including liberty of thought and expression. These rights have been reco...