Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 214 · Decided 8 November 1977
State of Karnataka v. Union of India & Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 214 · [1978] 2 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- ORIGINAL SUIT No. 8/1977
- Decided
- 8 November 1977
- Bench
- M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, P.N. BHAGWATI, N.L. UNTWALIA, P.N. SHINGAL, JASWANT SINGH, P.S. KAILASAM (7-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 131
Headnote
Constitution of India 1950-Art. 131-Scope of-Commission of Inquiry appointed by the Central Government under the Cornmissions of lr_iquiry 4ct, 1952 to inquire into allegations of corruption, favouritism and nepotlsm agaifl!t the Chief Minister of a State-Suit filed by the State main· tainable-Central Government, if could constitute a Commission of Inquiry against sitting Chief Mini.ster and Ministers of the State Government-Action of Central Government, if destructive of federal structure of the Constitution and distribution of powers betweell the Cen1re and the
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