Supreme Court · 1960 INSC 127 · Decided 18 August 1960
State of Rajasthan and ORS. v. Thakur Pratap Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1960 INSC 127 · [1961] 1 S.C.R. 222
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 231/1956
- Decided
- 18 August 1960
- Bench
- S.K. DAS, M. HIDAYATULLAH, K.C. DAS GUPTA, J.C. SHAH, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 15(1)
Headnote
222 SCPREME COUHT HEPORTS [1961] THE 8TATE OF HA,JASTHAI\ AND ORS. THAKUH PRATAP SINGH. (8. I\. lJAS, M. HIDAYATULLAH, K. c. DAS GUPTA, J.C. SHAH and N. RAJAOOPALA AYYANOAR, JJ.) Discrimination on groZ4nds of caste and religion-Govertunt'll 110/ijicalio" exempting Harijans a11d Muslims Rajasthan Go\'ernment exempted the Harijan and Mus­ li1n.in11abitants of Certain villages fro1n payment of the cost of additional police force stationed therein. 'fhc notification y,·as r:hallcngc<l as being violative of the guarantee contained in Art. 15(1) of the Constitution of
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