Supreme Court of India · 2021-02-24

PARMAR SAMANTSINH UMEDSINH vs STATE OF GUJARAT

Citation / case number: SC 2015/28253
Court: Supreme Court of India
Petitioner: PARMAR SAMANTSINH UMEDSINH
Respondent: STATE OF GUJARAT
Author: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 1949, specifically Section 5(3)(iii)(a) and Section 29A. The court upheld the Gujarat High Court's dismissal of the writ petition, affirming that the provisions in question were not ultra vires the Constitution. The judgment reinforced the legal standing of the challenged sections and clarified their applicability in municipal governance.