Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 674 · Decided 5 May 2009
Pradeep Chaudhary & ORS. v. Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 674 · [2009] 8 S.C.R. 112
- Case number
- TRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL) No. 62/2002
- Decided
- 5 May 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 3
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 3, proviso - State, re-organisation of - Formation of State of Uttranchal - C Reference of Bill to State Legislature of UP - Said Bill including only city of Haridwar - Amendment of Bill by Parliament - Reference to State Legislature - Resolution to exclude of Haridwar in State of Uttaranchal by Parliament - Writ petition on the ground of o violation of proviso to Article 3 - Held: It is mandatory for the President to refer the Bill to Legislative Assembly for obtaining its views but Parliament would not be bound by the recommendations -
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