INDU BHUSAN DE & ORS. vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Calcutta City Civil Court Act, 1953, specifically Section 5(2), which defines the local limits and pecuniary jurisdiction of the City Civil Court. The Court ruled that the State Legislature had the legislative competence to enact the law under Entries 1 and 2 of List II of the Government of India Act, 1935, now reflected in Entry 11A of List III of the Constitution. The Court affirmed that the Act was intra vires the Constitution and binding under Article 141, following the precedent set in Narotham Das's case.