Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 507 · Decided 9 September 2004
Draupadi Devi and ORS. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 507 · [2004] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 223
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3861/2001
- Decided
- 9 September 2004
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, B.N. SRIKRISHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Constitution Article 363; Limitation Act Section 3
Headnote
B Constitution of India, 1950: Article 363-Act of State-Dispute related to character of suit property flowing from pre-constitution covenant-Bar to interference by Courts in disputes arising out of certain treaties, agreements, etc.-Held, dispute C beyond jurisdiction of Court. Article saved as pre-constitution laws. I Article 77-Authentication of instruments made and executed in the name of President-Not applicable to pre-constitution instruments. D Covenant Dated 05.05.1948-Executed by Rulers by which erstwhile States merged into Union of States-Articles VJ and
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