Supreme Court of India · 2022-02-01
THE STATE OF MANIPUR vs SURJAKUMAR OKRAM
- Citation / case number
- SC 2021/519
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE STATE OF MANIPUR
- Respondent
- SURJAKUMAR OKRAM
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI, HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the constitutional validity of the Manipur Parliamentary Secretary (Appointment, Salary and Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2012. The court referred to its earlier judgment in Bimolangshu Roy v. State of Assam, which declared a similar Assam Act unconstitutional due to legislative incompetence. The court ultimately ruled that the provisions of the Manipur Act were also invalid, reinforcing the principle that state legislatures cannot create posts that are equivalent to ministers without constitutional backing.