Supreme Court of India

Sri Sri Kalimata Thakurani & Sri Sri Raghunath Jew & Ors. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [1981] 2 S.C.R. 950
Bench S. Murtaza Fazal Ali and A. Varadarajan JJ.
Decided 20 February 1981

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What the Court ordered

We hold that both the Act of 1955, including the Amendment Act of 1972, and the proviso introduced G by the Amendment Act of 1977 are constitutionally valid.

Judgment, page 12

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