Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 237 · Decided 23 April 2010
Zameer Ahmed Latifur Rehman Sheikh v. State of Maharashtra & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 237 · [2010] 4 S.C.R. 1042
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 940/2008
- Decided
- 23 April 2010
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 2(1)(o), 245, 246; UAPA Section 2(1)(o)
Headnote
C Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999: s. 2(1)(e). Part of s. 2(1)(e) referring to "promoting insurgency" - Constitutional validity of - Legislative Competence of 0 Government of Maharashtra to enact such provision - Held: It is competence of the State of Maharashtra to enact such a provision - Term "promoting insurgency" u!s. 2(1)(e) comes within the concept of public order - State Legislature is empowered to enact 1a·ws aimed E at containing or preventing acts which tend to or actually affect
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