Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 652 · Decided 13 May 2008
Kashmir Singh v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 652 · [2008] 8 S.C.R. 464
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7024/2002
- Decided
- 13 May 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, V.S. SIRPURKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 16, 310, 73, 172
Headnote
Sikh Gurudwaras Act, 1925: c Purpose of enactment - Held: To provide for the better administration of Sikh Gurdwaras and for inquiries into mat- ters connected therewith - State Reorganisation Act, 1956 - Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. ss. 40, 70 and 83 - Tenure of member of Commission - D Held: in perpetuity - s.40 provides for constitution of Judicial Com- mission from time to time - Even in terms of s. 70, members are to be appointed from time to time - It is not correct to say that tenure is for whole life of member as it would be violative E of Article 16 of Constitution -
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