Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 112 · Decided 11 March 1994
Kartar Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 112 · [1994] 2 S.C.R. 375
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 1833/1984
- Decided
- 11 March 1994
- Bench
- S. RATNAVEL PANDIAN, M.M. PUNCHHI, K. RAMASWAMY, S.C. AGRAWAL, R.M. SAHAI (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 9, 245, 246, 248
Headnote
17ie Terrorist and Dismptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987: Act 28 of 1987-Constitutional validity of A B c 17ie Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1984 : Act 61 of D 1984-Constitutional validity of 17ie Terrorist and Dismptive Activities 31 of 1985)-Constitutional validity of Central Legislature-Legislative competence of-Held Acts fall within the competence of Parliament-Acts held covered by Entry 1 of List I oj Seventh Schedule to Constitution. Terrorism is not mere 'Public Order'-It contemplates grave emergent situation
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