Supreme Court of India
Anushka Rengunthwar & Ors v. Union of India & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the retroactive operation resulting in retrospective consequences should be set aside and such adverse consequences is to be avoided.
Judgment, page 57
From the headnote
Citizenship Act, 1955 – s.7B(1) – Through notificat ions dtd.11.04.2005, 05.01.2009, the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) Cardholders were given the right of parity with Non -Resident Indians (NRIs) in respect of the facilities as notif ied, including in the field of education, who in turn had the parity with Indian itizens – Impugned notification dtd.04.03.21 issued by Resp ondent No.1, in exercise of powers u/s.7B(1), took away the existing right of OCI Cardholders of appearing for the Entrance Exams to compete w ith Indian Citizens for the seats and restricted the admi ssion only as
Authorities it was built on
- 1973 E. P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr.
- 1978 Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
- 1950 Chiranjit Lal Chowdhuri v. The Union of India and Others.
- 1975 State of Kerala & Anr. v. N. M. Thomas & Ors.
- 2018 Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India Thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice
- 1954 Budhan Choudhry and Others v. The State of Bihar
- 1995 Lic of India and Anr. v. Consumer Education and Research Centre and Ors. Etc.
- 1955 .hans Muller of Nurenburg v. Superintendent, Presidency Jail, Calcutta and Others.
- 2007 J.K. Industries Ltd. & Anr v. Union of India and Ors.
- 1998 State of Punjab and Ors. v. Ram Lubhaya Bagga
- 1992 Navjyoti Co-op. Group Housing Society Etc. v. Union of India and Ors.
- 1993 State of Arunachal Pradesh v. Khudiram Chakma
- 1960 M/s. Universal Imports Agency and Others v. The Chief Controller of Imports and Exports and Others. (and Connected Petitions)
- 2000 K. Thimmappa and Ors. v. Chairman, Central Bd. of Dirs. Sbi and Anr.
Where later benches applied it
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 mentioned
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