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Chiranjit Lal Chowdhuri v. The Union of India and Others.

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Bench Harilal Kania, Saiyid Fazl Ali, Patanjali Sastri, Mukherjea and Das JJ.
Decided 4 December 1950

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What the Court ordered

The result is that the application fails and is dismissed with costs.

Judgment, p. 915 (Mukherjea J.); 'Petition dismissed' at p. 940

From the headnote

Sholapur Spinning and Weaving Company (Emergency Provisions) Act (XXVIII of 1950)—Act dismissing managing agents of a company, removing its directors, authorising Government to appoint new directors, and curtailing rights of shareholders in the matter of voting, etc.—Validity—Whether infringes fundamental rights—Right not to be deprived of property save by authority of law—Right to acquire, hold and dispose of property—Right to equal protection of law—Constitution of India, Arts. 14, 19 (1) (f), 19(5), 31, 32—" Deprivation of property", "Property"," acquisition", "taking possession", "equal protection", meanings of—Right to apply under Art. 32—Corporation's right to apply—Shareholders' right.

Authorities it was built on

  • Minister of State for the Army v. Dalziel
  • McCabe v. Atchison
  • Middleton v. Texas Power and Light Company
  • Southern Railway Co. v. Greene
  • 1950 A.K. Gopalan v. The State of Madras. cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 followed · 6 referred to · 41 mentioned

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