Supreme Court of India

State of Tamil Nadu, Etc. Etc. v. L. Abu Kavur Bai and Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [1984] 1 S.C.R. 725

Bench Y.V. Chandrachud J.

Decided 31 October 1983

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid developments, most of the conclusions '' arrived at and the important reasons given by the High Court no longer surviw and fade into.oblivion.

Judgment, page 29

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950,.Articles 14, 19, 31, 39(b)and (c): ,. Tamllnadu Stage ·Carriages and Contract -Carriages (Acquisition) Act 1973-Nationalisation of stage car;iages Ond ·contract carriages- Vesting of vehicles, workshop etc. In the government on·nationalisatfon-Whether. confiscatory Jezis/atlon-Constitutionally Valid and permissible-Scope of Articles 39(b) an4 (c)-Whdt is, interpretarion of Statu_tes. · Words and Phrases : 11distribution"-" Material resourCt$'~-Mel,ning of Constitution of fndla 1950, Article ·39(b).· The transport industry can be nationalised by two methods : (i)

Authorities it was built on

1973 His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala cited by 118
1962 Akadasi Padhan v. State of Orissa cited by 20

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