Supreme Court of India

Abdul Rahim Ismail Rahimtoola v. The State of Bombay

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Reported as [1960] 1 S.C.R. 285
Bench Syed Jaffer Imam J.
Decided 14 May 1959

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Criminal Trial-Entry into India without passport-Conviction - Interpretation of statute and rules-Reference to constitutional Bench, if and when necessary-Constitution of India, Art. z45(3)­ -Indian Passport Rules, z950, rr. 3 and 4-Indian Passport Act (34 of z9zo), s. 3. The appellant an Indian citizen entered India without a passport after and on the basis of the decision of the Supreme Court. The appellant's contention was that s. 3 of the Indian Passport Rules, 1950, were ultra vires the Constitution and that on a proper interpretation, the provisions of the section and rules did not

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