Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 199 · Decided 6 October 1978
Colonel His Highness Sawai Tej Singhji, Maharaja of Alwar v. The Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 199 · [1979] 2 S.C.R. 62
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 12/1969
- Decided
- 6 October 1978
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, R.S. SARKARIA, N.L. UNTWALIA, A.D. KOSHAL, A.P. SEN (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 363
Headnote
Constitution of India 1950-Art. 363-Covcnants agreeing to merger of princely states-Provision in Covenants that any dispute relating to any jtem- C of property of Ruler or state property to be referred for decision to a nominee of Government of India and such decision binding on all concerned-C@nzrnunication of the Govern1nent of India t~ the effect that the settlen1ent of the inventory of properties lVas an integral part of an overall agreement in respect of all outstanding 1natters of dispute-fVhet!ier such •decision• an agreement and could be
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