Supreme Court · 1962 INSC 391 · Decided 21 December 1962
State of West Bengal v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1962 INSC 391 · [1964] 1 S.C.R. 371
- Case number
- ORIGINAL SUIT No. 1/1961
- Decided
- 21 December 1962
- Bench
- BHUVNESHWAR PRASAD SINHA, SYED JAFFER IMAM, K. SUBBA RAO, J.C. SHAH, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR, J.R. MUDHOLKAR (6-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REl'ORTS 371 and the order of the High Court transferring the appeal to the District .Judge or the Additional District Judge is set aside. It is directed that the appeal be heard by the High Court itself, in the absence of any law to the contrary. There will be no order as to costs (B. P. SINHA, c. ]., .JAFER IMAM, K. SUBBA RAo; J. C. SHAH, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR and J. R. MuDHOL_KAR, JJ.) Land, Acqni.<ition-State property-Goal bearing areas­ Acqui8ition ·by Union of lnrlia-Parliament, power to enact law-Indian Constitution, if n"ot federal-Sovereignty,
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