Supreme Court of India

Pradeep Chaudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr.

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Reported as [2009] 8 S.C.R. 112
Bench S.B. Sinha and Cyriac Joseph JJ.
Decided 5 May 2009

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We are of the opinion that there is no merit in this application.

Judgment, page 15

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Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 3, proviso - State, re-organisation of - Formation of State of Uttranchal - Reference of Bill to State Legislature of UP - Said Bill including only city of Haridwar - Amendment of Bill by Parliament - Reference to State Legislature - Resolution to exclude Haridwar - Inclusion of district of Haridwar in State of Uttaranchal by Parliament - Writ petition on the ground of o violation of proviso to Article 3 - Held: It is mandatory for the President to refer the Bill to Legislative Assembly for obtaining its views but Parliament would not be bound by the

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