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Harakchand Ratanchand Banthia and Ors. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1970] 1 S.C.R. 479
Bench M. Hidayatullah, J. C. Shah, V. Ramaswami, C D E F G H G. K. Mitter and A. N. Grover JJ.
Decided 30 April 1969

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18 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We hold that the following pro­ visions of the impugned Act are invalid.

Judgment, page 28

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 3 relied on · 1 distinguished · 6 referred to · 8 mentioned

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