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PETITIONER: RAJA BHAIREBENDRA NARAYAN BHUP
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THE STATE OF ASSAM(with connected appeal)
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/04/1956
BENCH: SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P. BENCH: SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P. DAS, SUDHI RANJAN DAS, SUDHI RANJAN (CJ) BHAGWATI, NATWARLAL H. AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA IMAM, SYED JAFFER
CITATION: 1956 AIR 503 1956 SCR 303
ACT: Zamindaries, Acquisition of-Bill passed by the Provincial Legislative Assembly reserved by the Governor for consideration of the Governor General-Returned by the Governor General suggesting reservation for the President- Promulgation of the Constitution- Effect-Competency of the Governor to reserve-State Legislative Assembly, if could continue the Bill-Constitutional validity of the Act- Provisions, if discriminatory and violative of fundamental rights-Assam State Acquisition of Zamindaries Act of 1951 (Assam Act XVIII of 1951) as amended by Assam Act VI of 1954-Constitution of India, Arts. 389, 395, 31(A), 31(2), 14-Government of India Act, 1935 (26 Geo. 5. Ch. 2), ss. 75, 76.
HEADNOTE: The appellants by two suits, which were heard by a Full Bench of the Assam High Court, challenged the Constitutional validity of the Assam State Acquisition of Zamindaries Act of 1951 as amended by the As...