Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 573 · Decided 20 November 2001
The Society of ST. Joseph's College v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 573 · [2001] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 273
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 42/1985
- Decided
- 20 November 2001
- Bench
- S.P. BHARUCHA, S.S.M. QUADRI, N. SANTOSH HEGDE, S.N. VARIAVA, SHIVARAJ V. PATIL (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 30, 30(1A), 32; Land Acquisition Act Section 4(1)
Headnote
Constitution of India-Article 30(/A) inserted by Constitution (Forty fourth Amendment) Act, 1978-Minority Educational institutions-Compul- sory acquisition of pmperty-Provisiom of General Land Acquisition Act- C Held, not adequate-There must be spec(fic provisions ensuring that the fued do not in any way restrict or abrogate the rights ~f such institutions guaranteed under Article 30-Requirement can be satisfied even by enacting in the general law by amendment a provision specially relating to acquisition o.f property o.f such institutions-Holvever, Parliament and
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