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Constitution (44th Amendment) Act, 1978

4 judgments · newest first · showing 1–4

R. POORNIMA AND ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

2020 INSC 534Dismissed

The petitioners, directly recruited District Judges in Tamil Nadu (2011), claimed they were senior to promotee judges but were overlooked for elevation to the Madras High Court. They argued that, under Article 217(2) of the Constitution, their prior advocacy experience should be clubbed with their …

U.P. STATE ELECTRICITY BOARDversusUPPER JAMUNA VALLEY ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CO. LTD.

2000 INSC 322Appeal(s) allowed

The Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board served notice to Upper Jamuna Valley Electricity Supply Co. Ltd. to purchase its electricity undertaking after a 35‑year licence expired. The State later amended the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 by the 1975 Ordinance and the 1976 Act, replacing the …

BHURI NATH AND ORS.versusSTATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND ORS.

1997 INSC 14Disposed off

The Supreme Court examined the constitutionality of the Jammu & Kashmir Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Act, 1988, which transferred management of the shrine and its endowments to a statutory Board and extinguished the hereditary rights of Baridars to receive offerings. The Baridars argued that the …