Supreme Court of India

The State of West Bengal v. Union of India

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Reported as [2024] 7 S.C.R. 676
Bench B.R. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 10 July 2024

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Issue for Consideration Instant suit has been filed by the State of West Bengal against Union of India seeking declaration that registration of cases by the defendant-UOI after withdrawal of Notification u/s. 6 of the DSPE Act by the plaintiff-State is unconstitutional and non-est; seeking restraining and forbearing the UOI from registering any case and/or investigating a case in connection with offences committed within the territory of State of West Bengal after withdrawal of the consent u/s. 6 of the DSPE Act by the State, as also sought quashing of such cases; and as regards the

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