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Constitution (Seventeenth Amendment) Act, 1964

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KARNAIL SINGHversusSTATE OF HARYANA & ORS.

2024 INSC 424Case Allowed

The review petition challenged a Supreme Court judgment that had held that vesting of village common lands in the Gram Panchayat was complete upon mere assignment under Section 18(c) of the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948. The petitioner argued that …

RAGHUNATHRAO GANPATRAO ETC. ETC.versusUNION OF INDIA

1993 INSC 38Dismissed

The petitioners, former rulers of Indian princely states, challenged the Constitution (Twenty‑sixth Amendment) Act, 1971 which repealed Articles 291 and 362 and amended Article 366(22), thereby abolishing privy purses and royal privileges. They argued that the amendment violated the basic structure …

SASANKA SEKHAR MAITY & ORS. ETC.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

1980 INSC 119Dismissed

The petitioners, raiyats in West Bengal, challenged the constitutionality of Chapter IIB of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 as amended in 1971 and 1972, alleging that the ceiling on agricultural holdings, the definition of "family", and related provisions violated Articles 14, 19(1)(f) and …