Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 304 · Decided 19 November 1968
State of Gujarat v. DR. R. B. Chandrachud
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 304 · [1969] 2 S.C.R. 755
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 579/1965
- Decided
- 19 November 1968
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, R.S. BACHAWAT, K.S. HEGDE (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Revenue Code
Headnote
.. Baroda State Merger-Huzur order passed by Mahara;a .relating to .,. retirement terms of members of Executive Council prior to transferring full executive authority to new Council-New Council purporting to re- voke earlier order passed in exercise of Maharaja's prerogative powers- If laws previously in force amounted to recognition c of clailns relating to retirement benefits. On August 15, 1947 upon the passing of the Indian Independence Act, 1947 when paramountcy of the British crown lapsed, the erstwhile State of Baroda acceded to India. By a proclamation on August 25, 1948
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