Supreme Court · 1971 INSC 98 · Decided 29 March 1971

Union of India v. Sudhansu Mazumdar & ORS.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
1971 INSC 98 · [1971] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 244
Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 974/1968
Decided
29 March 1971
Bench
S.M. SIKRI, J.M. SHELAT, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM, A.N. GROVER, A.N. RAY (5-judge bench)
Outcome
Appeal(s) allowed
Case type
Civil
Acts & sections cited
Constitution Article 31(2), 132(1), 226, 12, 3, 143(I)

Headnote

Cession-Constitution (Ninth Amendment} Act, 1960-Cession of ter&shy; ritory 10 Pakistan-If acquisition within the meaning of Art. 31(2). Constitution of India, 1950, Art. 31(2)-<:ession of territory to foreign State if acquisition. Constitution of India, 1950-Article 132(1)-<:ertificate by of. Pursuant to the Indo-Pakistan Agreement, 1958, and after this Court's&middot; Advisory opinion in In re the Berubari Union and Exchange and Enclaves, (1960] 3 S.C.R. 250, Parliament enacted the Constitution (Ninth Amend&shy; ment) Act, 1960 for cession of part of the territory of India to

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