Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 147 · Decided 7 May 1976
R. R. Dalavai v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 147 · [1976] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 601
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1116/1975
- Decided
- 7 May 1976
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, JASWANT SINGH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 351
Headnote
601 Pension scheme to anti-Hindi agitators-Constitutidnal validity of-Conati­ tution of India, Article 351. Budget sanction through Appropriation Act 38 ilf 1974 for payment of pen· sion to anti-Hindi al!itators by an executive order is unconslitutional-Mad1as Budget Manual. The the anti.Hindi agitators were to be paid pension from the Consolidated FUnd of the State. The High Court dismissed the writ holding that (!) the spirit and letter of Art. 351 was not violated and (2) in view of the Appropriation Act 38 of 1974, the paym,m was not illegal. Allowing the
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