Supreme Court · 1981 INSC 181 · Decided 20 October 1981
R.K. Garg ETC. ETC. v. Union of India & ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1981 INSC 181 · [1982] 1 S.C.R. 947
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 355/1981
- Decided
- 20 October 1981
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, P.N. BHAGWATI, A.C. GUPTA, S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, AMARENDRA NATH SEN (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Constitution Article 14; Prevention of Corruption Act; Income Tax Act
Headnote
947 Special Bearer Bonds (Immunities and Exemptions) Ordinance, 1981 and Special Bearer Bonds (ImmunUies and Exemptions) Act, 1981-Constitution vali­ dity of-Whether infringes Art. 14-Act whether puts a premium on dishonesty. Constitution of India, 1950. Art. 14-Validity Art. 32-Judicial review·-Discharge of-Principles to be followed. Art. 123-0rdinance making power of President-Whether can extend to tax laws. A B c D Interpretation of statutes-Legislation on economic matters-Effect of crudi- E ties, inequities and possibililies of abuse-Whether
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