Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 578 · Decided 22 November 2001
Common Cause,registered Society v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 578 · [2001] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 323
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 984/1991
- Decided
- 22 November 2001
- Bench
- S.P. BHARUCHA, S.S.M. QUADRI, N. SANTOSH HEGDE, S.N. VARIAVA, SHIVARAJ V. PATIL (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 106, 32
Headnote
Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Members ~f Parliament Act, 1954: Section SA-Constitutional validity of Members of Parliament-Pension for-Provision contained in Section SA-Legislative competence-Held such competence is conferred on Parlia­ ment by Entry 97 of List I to the Seven Schedule in Article 106 or elsewhere that bars the payment of pension to Members of Parliament-Constitution of India, Art. 106. The constitutional validity of Section SA of the Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 has been challenged in these petitions. The said
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