Supreme Court of India · 1968-02-07
UDAI RAM SHARMA AND OTHERS ETC. vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
- Citation / case number
- SC 1966/60077
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- UDAI RAM SHARMA AND OTHERS ETC.
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
- Author
- WANCHOO, K.N. (),BACHAWAT, R.S.,SHELATM.,MITTER, G.K.,VAIDYIALINGAM, C.A.
- Bench
- WANCHOO, K.N. (CJ),BACHAWAT, R.S.,SHELAT, J.M.,MITTER, G.K.,VAIDYIALINGAM, C.A.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Land Acquisition (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1967, which amended Sections 5-A and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Court ruled that the legislature's power to validate past transactions does not infringe upon judicial power, thus maintaining the constitutionality of the Act under Articles 14 and 31(2) of the Constitution of India. The Court clarified that the amendments allow for multiple declarations under Section 6, thereby addressing the issues raised in prior judgments, including the case of State of Madhya Pradesh v. V. P. Sharma.