Supreme Court · 1986 INSC 169 · Decided 12 August 1986
Indu Bhusan De & ORS. v. The State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1986 INSC 169 · [1986] 3 S.C.R. 547
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2065/1971
- Decided
- 12 August 1986
- Bench
- E.S. VENKATARAMIAH, RANGANATH MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 141
Headnote
Calcutta City Civil Court Act (21of1953) section 5(2) fixing local limits and pecuniary jurisdiction of City Civil Courts-Whether the Act is ultra vires the Constitution for want of legislative competence of the State Legislature-Entry 53 of List I, Entries 1 and 2 of List II and Entry 15 of List VII of the Constitution)-Binding nature of the Supreme Court decision-Constitution of India, 1950 Article 141. A B c - • .._ D '( The Calcutta City Civil Court Act empowered the State Govern­ ment to establish a civil court to be called the City Civil Court and under section 5(2)
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