Supreme Court · 1989 INSC 127 · Decided 13 April 1989
Maharashtra State Electricity Board v. Thana Electric Supply CO. & OTHERS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1989 INSC 127 · [1989] 2 S.C.R. 518
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4113/1985
- Decided
- 13 April 1989
- Bench
- R.S. PATHAK, SABYASACHI MUKHERJI, S. NATARAJAN, M.N. VENKATACHALIAH, S. RANGANATHAN (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 19, 31, 31C, 39(b); Electricity Act
Headnote
Indian Eelectricity Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 1976 & Indian C Electricity (Maharashtra Amendment and Validation) Act, 1974: Sec­ tions 4, 5 and 6/Section 2-Constitutional validity of-Whether pro- _, · tected by Article 3 JC of the Constitution. Constitution of India: 31C, 39(b)-Legisla- D live enactment challenged as not conforming to Constitutional mandate-Duty of Court-Nexus between the law and objects of Article 39(b )-Could be shown independently of any declaration of the legislature-Indian Electricity (Maharashtra Amendment) Act 1976, Sections 4 to 6 and
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