Supreme Court of India

Guru Datta Sharma v. State of Bihar

Neutral citation
Reported as [1962] 2 S.C.R. 292
Bench Bhuvneshwar Prasad Sinha J.
Decided 24 April 1961

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

From the headnote

Forest-Protection-V olidity of enactment-Constitutional validity-Legislative competence-Notification by State Government -Validity-Bihar Private Forests Act, 1946 (Bihar 3 of 1946). ss. 14, 21-Bihar Private Forests Act, 1947 (Bihar 9 of 1948), ss. 14, 21-Ch. IIl-Bihar Private Forests (Validating) Act, I949 (Bihar I2 of 1949), s. 2--Government of India Act, I935 (25 & 26 Geo. 5 Ch. 42), s. 299(2)-Constitution of India, Arts. 19(1)(]). JI (2). In 1946 the appellant was granted a right to cut and remove bamboos and certain other timber to· be found in a specific area of the forest Village of Jun

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.