SANT LAL BHARTI vs STATE OF PUNJAB

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the constitutional validity of Section 4 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, stating that a petition must be grounded in specific facts rather than abstract claims. The Court held that Article 14 does not permit the invalidation of a state's law based on comparisons with laws from other states, as legislative wisdom varies. The Court found no inherent unreasonableness in pegging rent to 1938 levels, emphasizing that legislative decisions should not be judged by comparative standards across states.