Supreme Court of India

A. K. Roy, Etc. v. Union of India and Anr.

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Reported as [1982] 2 S.C.R. 272

Bench Y.V. Chandrachud J.

Decided 28 December 1981

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From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950-Constitution (Fortyforth Amendment) Act, 1978-Power conferred on exeoetive to appoint different dates for different provi sions of the Act-If amou/l/s to transfer of legislative power to executive. Ordinance-Whether law-Whether President has power to issue Ordinances ' National Security Ordinance-Validity of-Constitution of Advisory Boards under section 9 of the Act-Validity of. Natural Justice-Detenu under National Security Act-If entitled to be repre sented by a legal practitioner before Advisory Board-Detenu, if has a right to consult a lawyer, or be assisted

Authorities it was built on

1978 Madray Hayawadanrao Hoskot v. State of Maharashtra cited by 32
1952 Dattatreya Moreshwar Pangarkar v. The State of Bombay and Others cited by 24
1966 State of Jammu and Kashmir v. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad cited by 5

Where later benches applied it

2023 Ameena Begum v. The State of Telangana & Ors. relied on
2014 Census Commissioner & Others v. R. Krishnamurthy relied on
2021 Madras Bar Association v. Union of India and Anr. followed
2021 Gautam Navlakha v. National Investigation Agency followed
2019 Union of India v. Nisar Pallathukadavil Aliyar followed
2015 Choith Nanikram Harchandani v. State of Maharashtra& Ors. followed
2024 Central Organisation for Railway Electrification v. M/s Eci Spic Smo Mcml (jv) A Joint Venture Company referred to
2024 IN RE : SECTION 6A OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT 1955 versus referred to
2023 Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2022 Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2018 Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India Thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice referred to
2017 Justice K S Puttaswamy (retd.), and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2017 Kalpana Mehta and Others v. Union of India and Others referred to
2017 Krishna Kumar Singh & Anr v. State of Bihar & Ors. referred to
2013 Indian Soaps & Toiletries Makers Association v. Ozair Husain and Others referred to
2013 Suresh Kumar Koushal and Another v. Naz Foundation and Others mentioned
2011 State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. v. K. Shyam Sunder & Ors. distinguished

Of those, 2 relied on · 4 followed · 1 distinguished · 9 referred to · 1 mentioned

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