Constitution (Fourth Amendment) Act, 1955

The appellant, Prakash Amichand Shah, owned a leasehold interest in land in Surat and challenged the reservation of a portion of his land under Town Planning Scheme No. VIII (Umarwada) prepared under the Bombay Town Planning Act, 1954. He claimed the scheme violated Articles 14, 19(1)(f) and 31 of the Constitution beca…

The petitioners challenged the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 on the ground that it was not reserved for the President’s consideration and did not receive his assent as required by the now‑repealed Article 31(3). The Supreme Court examined whether the Act, enacted under Entry 5 of List II for city developmen…

The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of sections 13(8) to 13(11) of the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961, which empower the Registrar to compulsorily amalgamate cooperative societies. Petitioners argued that the provisions violated the right to form associations under Article 19(1)(c) and were n…