Supreme Court of India

Waman Rao & Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1981] 2 S.C.R. 1

Bench Y. V. Chandrachud, P. N. Bhagwati, V. R. Krishna Jyer, V. D. Tulzapurk and A. P. Sen JJ.

Decided 13 November 1980

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What the Court ordered

We hold that all amendments to the Constitution which were made before April 24, 1973 and by which the 9th Schedule to the Constitution was amended from time to time by the inclusion of various Acts and Regulations therein, are valid and constitutional.

Judgment, page 47

From the headnote

Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 27 of 1961 as aniended by Amendtnent Acts 21 of 1975, 47 of 1975 and 2 of 1976-Whether violates Articles 14, 19 or 31 of the Constitution-Right to challenge, if a consti tutional provision wliich deprives any person/ citizen of the benefit and protec aon of Article.J 14, 19 and 31 is invalid, any law on the ground it is inconsis tent with or :that it takes away or abridges the right conferred by Part Ill of the Constitution-Constitution of India, Article 13(2), scope of-Constitution ali;y of .Articles 31A, 31B and the unamended

Authorities it was built on

1973 His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala cited by 118
1977 Dattatraya Govind Mahajan & Ors. Etc. v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. cited by 16
1951 Col. D.I. Mac Pherson v. M. N. Appanna and Another cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2025 The State of Haryana v. Jai Singh and Others relied on
2022 Har Naraini Devi & Anr v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2016 Kedar Nath Yadav v. State of West Bengal & Ors. relied on
2012 M/s Purbanchal Cables & Conductors Pvt. Ltd v. Assam State Electricity Board & Another relied on
2025 IN RE: ZUDPI JUNGLE LANDS versus referred to
2024 Property Owners Association & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. referred to
2023 Coal India Limited and Anr v. Competition Commission of India and Anr referred to
2022 Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India referred to
2022 Union of India and Others v. Munshi Ram referred to
2022 M/s. Total Environment Building Systems Pvt. Ltd v. The Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes & Ors referred to
2022 Satyajit Kumar & Ors. v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors. referred to
2021 Asha John Divianathan v. Vikram Malhotra & Ors. referred to
2020 Chebrolu Leela Prasad Rao & Ors. v. State of A.P. & Ors. referred to
2012 Dropti Devi & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2011 Abhay Singh Chautala v. C.b.i referred to
2014 The Bangalore Turf Club Ltd. v. Regional Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation mentioned
2022 The Employees Provident Fund Organisation & Anr. Etc. v. Sunil Kumar B. & Ors. Etc. not applicable

Of those, 4 relied on · 11 referred to · 1 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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