Supreme Court of India

State of Karnataka v. Union of India & Another

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Reported as [1978] 2 S.C.R. 1

Bench M. H. Beg, Y. V. Chandrachud, P. N. Bhagwati, N. L. Untwalia, P. N. Shinghal, Jaswant Singh and P. S. Kailasam JJ.

Decided 8 November 1977

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated hereinafter C we have come to the conclusion that the suit is not maintainable.

Judgment, page 122

From the headnote

Constitution of India 1950-Art. 131-Scope of-Commission of Inquiry appointed by the Central Government under the Cornmissions of lr_iquiry 4ct, 1952 to inquire into allegations of corruption, favouritism and nepotlsm agaifl!t the Chief Minister of a State-Suit filed by the State under Art. 131-If main· tainable-Central Government, if could constitute a Commission of Inquiry against sitting Chief Mini.ster and Ministers of the State Government-Action of Central Government, if destructive of federal structure of the Constitution and distribution of powers betweell the Cen1re and the States-.ff

Authorities it was built on

1973 His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala cited by 118
1958 Shri Ram Krishna Dalmia v. Shri Justice S. R. Tendolkar & Others cited by 108
1960 Kavalappara Kottarathil Kochuni and Others v. The State of Madras and Others cited by 46
1968 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Ranojirao Shinde & Anr. cited by 11
1966 State of Jammu and Kashmir v. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad cited by 5

Where later benches applied it

2025 Md. Firoz Ahmad Khalid v. The State of Manipur & Ors. relied on
2021 Ajit Mohan & Ors. v. Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi & Ors. relied on
2020 Ghanshyam Upadhyay v. State of U.P. & Ors. relied on
2018 Lok Prahari, through its General Secretary S. N. Shukla & Another v. Union of India through its Secretary & Others relied on
2016 Nabam Rebia, and Bamang Felix v. Deputy Speaker and Others relied on
2023 Kaushal Kishor v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. followed
2024 Anjum Kadari & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2024 Sita Soren v. Union of India referred to
2022 Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India referred to
2022 Sanjay Gupta & Ors v. State of Uttar Pradesh through its Chief Secretary & Ors referred to
2021 Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister & Ors. referred to
2021 Rajeev Suri v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors referred to
2020 Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal & Ors. Etc. referred to
2018 Government of Nct of Delhi v. Union of India & Another referred to
2017 Union of India and Anr. v. Pfizer Limited and Ors. referred to
2014 Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. Director, Centeral Bureau of Investigation & Anr. referred to
2010 Amarinder Singh v. Special Commitiee, Punjab Vidhan,sabha & Others referred to

Of those, 5 relied on · 1 followed · 11 referred to

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