Supreme Court of India

Dharam Dutt and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 151

Bench R.C. Lahoti and Brijesh Kumar JJ.

Decided 24 November 2003

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From the headnote

Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001-Constitutional validity of-Held: Act not violative of Articles 14, 19(l)(c) and (a)-Parliament had legislative competence to pass the Act in exercise of powers under Article 245 read with entries 62 and 63 of List I of Seventh Schedule- There is no violation of doctrine of separation of powers- /so legislation not vitiated by the malafides-Hence, Act constitutionally valid-Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 14, 19(l(c), 19(l)(a), 245, 246 and List I Seventh Schedule, Entries 62 and 63. Constitution of India, 1950 : Article 19-Fundamental rights

Authorities it was built on

1950 Chiranjit Lal Chowdhuri v. The Union of India and Others. cited by 50
1954 Navinchandra Mafatlal v. The Commissioner of Income-tax, Bombay City cited by 32
1971 Damyanti Naranga v. The Union of India and Others cited by 17
1964 Raja Birakishore v. The State of Orissa cited by 6

Where later benches applied it

2016 Cheviti Venkanna Yadav v. State of Telangana and Ors. relied on
2010 Omprakash Verma & Ors. v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. relied on
2024 Khalsa University and Another v. The State of Punjab and Another referred to
2024 Gene Campaign & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2023 Arup Bhuyan v. State of Assam & Anr. referred to
2022 Noel Harper & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr. referred to
2020 Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2014 State of Tamil Nadu v. State of Kerala & Anr. referred to
2012 Sahara India Real Estate Corp. Ltd. & Ors. v. Securities & Exchange Board of India & Anr. referred to
2018 Karnataka Live Band Restaurants Association v. State of Karnataka & Ors. distinguished

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 distinguished · 7 referred to

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