VELLORE ELECTRIC CORPN.LTD. vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU &ORS

The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the Tamil Nadu Private Electricity Supply Undertakings (Acquisition) Act, 1973, under Articles 14, 19, 31, 31-C, 39(b), and 39(c) of the Constitution of India. The Court held that the Act's provisions regarding the acquisition of private electricity supply undertakings and the compensation mechanism were not discriminatory and aligned with the objectives of Article 39, thus providing protection under Article 31-C. The Court also addressed issues of justiciability of compensation and the arbitrary nature of certain provisions, ultimately upholding the Act's constitutionality.