Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 124 · Decided 13 February 2023
Haji Abdul Gani Khan & ANR. v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 124 · [2023] 5 S.C.R. 503
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 237/2022
- Decided
- 13 February 2023
- Bench
- SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, ABHAY S. OKA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 170, 239A, 62, 63
Headnote
Constitution of India - Arts.170 and 239A - Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 - s.13 - Art. 170 forming part of Chapter III of Part VI of the Constitution under the title "The State Legislature" - Issue of applicability of Art.170 to the Union Held: As far as the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of J&K is concerned, Art.170 will have no application as it forms a part of Chapter III of Part VI which deals with only the State Legislature - It has no application to the Legislatures of Union Territories - The
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