Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 479 · Decided 24 October 1994
DR. M. Ismail Faruqui ETC. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 479 · [1994] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- TRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL) No. 41/1993
- Decided
- 24 October 1994
- Bench
- M.N. VENKATACHALIAH, A.M. AHMADI, J.S. VERMA, G.N. RAY, S.P. BHARUCHA (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 143(1), 246
Headnote
Constitution of India-Article 143 (1)-Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act, 1993-S.4 (3)-Constitutionality of-Whether reference made under Article 143 (1) is effecttve alternattve dispute resolution mechanism-Held, (per majority) the question for determination in the suits C not covered by community, including that of adverse possession, not included in the reference-Answer to reference will also not answer core question in the suits-Reference by Article 143 (1), held, not effecttve alternattve dispute resolution mechanism-S.4 (3), held, unconstitutional-Held, further, all pending
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