Supreme Court of India
State of Bihar v. Union of India & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the suits do not lie in this Court under Art. 131 of the Constitution and issue No. 2 must be ans wered in the negative.
Judgment, page 11
From the headnote
Constitution of India, Art. 131-Private party whether can be implec.d· ed in a suit under Article-Article is meant to settle only disputes between parties memioned in els. (a) (h) and (c)-Court can give 'declaratory decree simpliciter. The State of Bihar filed a number of suits in this Court under Art. - 131 of the Constitution in connection with the delayed delivery of iron and steel materials for its Gandak project. In six of the suits the defen dants were: The Union of India (Defendant No. 1) and Hindustan Steel Ltd. (Defendant No. 2). In six other suits the defendants were: The Union of
Where later benches applied it
- 2023 Arup Bhuyan v. State of Assam & Anr.
- 2024 The State of West Bengal v. Union of India
- 2011 The National Textile Corporation Ltd. v. Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad & Ors.
Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to
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