Supreme Court of India

The Society of St. Joseph's College v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 273
Bench S.P. Bharucha CJI, Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri, B N. Santosh Hedge, S.N. Variava and Shivaraj V. Patil JJ.
Decided 20 November 2001

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Constitution of India-Article 30(/ ) inserted by Constitution (Forty fourth Amendment) Act, 1978-Minority Educational institutions-Compul- sory acquisition of pmperty-Provisiom of General Land Acquisition Act- Held, not adequate-There must be spec(fic provisions ensuring that the amount of compensation fued do not in any way restrict or abrogate the rights ~f such institutions guaranteed under Article 30-Requirement can be satisfied even by enacting in the general law by amendment a provision specially relating to acquisition o.f property o.f such institutions-Holvever, Parliament and State

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