Supreme Court of India

Adivasis for Social and Human Rights Action v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2023] 5 S.C.R. 372
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal JJ.
Decided 10 May 2023

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the Governor’s power to make new law is not available in view of the clear languag e of Para 5(1), Fifth Schedule does not recognise or confer such power, but only power is not to apply the law or to apply it with exceptions or modifications.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950 : 5th Schedule – Power of Governor under – Application of Central and the Sta te Acts to a Scheduled Area-District of Sundargarh in the State of Oriss a without a specific notification making the said Acts applic able to the Scheduled Area issued by the Governor – Held: All the Central and the State laws which are applicable to the entire State of Orissa would continue to apply to the Scheduled Area unless, in exercise of powers under sub-clause (1) of Clause 5 of the Fi fth Schedule, there is a specific notification issued by the Gove rnor making a particular

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