Supreme Court · 1984 INSC 166 · Decided 4 September 1984
Union of India v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1984 INSC 166 · [1985] 1 S.C.R. 700
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 284/1982
- Decided
- 4 September 1984
- Bench
- O. CHINNAPPA REDDY, A.P. SEN, E.S. VENKATARAMIAH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 131, 300
Headnote
C1J11stltution of India-Artical 131-0riginal jurisdf,;tion ofthe Supreme Court-Scope of-Jurisdiction when attracted. Held: attracted only when dispute arises between or amongst the States and the Union of India in the context of the constitutional relationship that exists between them and the etc., flowing therefrom. Whethef a suit filed by the State against the Union of India for recovery of compensation for loss on account of da1nage caused to goods despatched through the b1dfan Railways could be filed in a civil court-Whether suit Maintainable. Held: yes. Indian Railways Act,
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