Supreme Court of India
A.K. Singh and Ors. v. Uttarakhand Jan Morcha and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that · the High Court should not have pre-empted the Court, before which, each case would come up in the nonnal course, to detennine the question of F jurisdiction, if it is raised by any of the parties.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Constitution of India, 1950-Article 226-Compensation-Quantum of-High Court issued directions to the State Government to pay compensation to the victims of Uttarakhand violence and to make fund allotments amounting to crores of rupees for development of the affected regions-Directions issued at a pre-mature stage without trial, without considering the evidence Jssued without having regard to the financial capacity. of the State Government, its resources and legislative mandates involving state funding Such directions resulted in massive financial burden on the state-Held, such directions for
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