Supreme Court of India · 2001-03-19
Kishan Prakash Sharma & Ors vs Union Of India & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2001 SUPREME COURT 1493
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Kishan Prakash Sharma & Ors
- Respondent
- Union Of India & Ors
- Bench
- S. Rajendra Babu, D.P. Mohapatra, Doraiswamy Raju, Shivaraj V. Patil
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the validity of amendments made under the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972, particularly focusing on Sections 16 and 17-A. The Court held that the Central Government possesses the authority to issue notifications under Section 16, and the amendments made to the conditions of service were not ultra vires. The judgment reaffirmed the legality of the schemes framed for the re-organisation of general insurance business, thereby upholding the government's actions in this regard.