Supreme Court · 1969 INSC 252 · Decided 19 September 1969
State of Bihar v. Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1969 INSC 252 · [1970] 2 S.C.R. 522
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 512/1969
- Decided
- 19 September 1969
- Bench
- M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.C. SHAH, V. RAMASWAMI, G.K. MITTER, A.N. GROVER (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 80; Constitution Article 131
Headnote
Constitution of India, Art. 131-Private party whether can be implec.d· ed in a suit under Article-Article is meant to settle only disputes between parties memioned in els. (a) (h) and (c)-Court can give 'declaratory decree simpliciter. The State of Bihar filed a number of suits in this with the delayed delivery of iron and steel materials for its Gandak project. In six of the suits the defen­ dants were: The Union of India (Defendant No. 1) and Hindustan Steel Ltd. (Defendant No. 2). In six other suits the defendants were: The Union of India (Defendant No. 1) and The
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