Supreme Court of India

Shyam Sunder and Others v. The State of Rajasthan

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Reported as [1974] 3 S.C.R. 549
Bench K. K. Mathew and A. Alagiriswami JJ.
Decided 12 March 1974

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that, as the law stands !Oday, it is not possible to say that famine relief work is a sovereign function of the State as it has been traditionally understood.

Judgment, page 7

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