Supreme Court of India

State of A.P. v. K. Purushotham Reddy and Ors

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Reported as [2003] 2 S.C.R. 832
Bench V.N. Khare, S.B. Sinha and Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan JJ.
Decided 10 March 2003

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the impugned enactment does not encroach upon the legislation enacted by the Parliament and the same is a valid piece of legislation.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950-Article 246 and Entry 66 of List I and Entry 25 of List Ill of VII Schedule-Central Government evolving National Education Po/icy-Recommendations made for constituting State Council of Higher Education-UGC formulating guidelines-Enactment of 1986 Act­ Act struck down as ultra vires the Constitution as being not within the competence of legislature having regard to 1956 Act-Review of guide/ines­ Subsequent enactment of 1988 Act-Constitutional validity qf-Held, provisions of 1988 Act show that State Act is an aid of Parliamentary Act and does not encroach upon the

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