Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 417 · Decided 9 November 1998
Ram Badan Rai and ORS. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 417 · [1998] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 583
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3782/1988
- Decided
- 9 November 1998
- Bench
- S.B. MAJMUDAR, M. JAGANNADHA RAO (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 1(2), 3, 4
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 : Articles 1(2), 3 and 4-Alteration of State boundaries-Powers of C Parliament-Lands on the border of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh-Transfer of­ Challenge on the ground that lands stood frozen as on 26.1.1950--Va/idity of-Held, lands were not frozen as on (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968. . D Article 226---Writ jurisdiction-Scope and extent of-Alteration of boundaries-Transfer of land from one State to another-Disputes regarding title of possession, existence of disputed villages etc.-High Court holding that the said disputes cannot be decided
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