Supreme Court · 1961 INSC 340 · Decided 8 December 1961
N. Masthan Sahib v. Chief Commissioner, Pondicherry
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1961 INSC 340 · [1962] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 981
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 42/1961
- Decided
- 8 December 1961
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, A.K. SARKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, K.C. DAS GUPTA, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136, 32; Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
• (l) S.C.R. SUPREME COURT REPORTS 981 N. MASTHAN SAHIB v. CHIEF COMMISSIONER, PONDICHERRY (P. B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, A. K. SARKAR, K. N. WANOHOO, K. C. DAS GUPTA and N. RAJ.A.GOP.A.LA AYYANGAR, JJ,) Territory of India-Pondicherry, if part of India-Ques­ tion referred to Union 32 and 136. · The Supreme Court referred two questions to the Union Government viz (i) whether.Pondicherry was comprised within the territory oflndia, and (ii) if not, what was the extent of the jurisdiction exercised by the Union Government and the French Government over the territory. The
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