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PETITIONER: VIRENDRA SINGH AND OTHERS
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 29/04/1954
BENCH: BOSE, VIVIAN BENCH: BOSE, VIVIAN MAHAJAN, MEHAR CHAND (CJ) MUKHERJEA, B.K. BHAGWATI, NATWARLAL H. AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA
CITATION: 1954 AIR 447 1955 SCR 415 CITATOR INFO : RF 1955 SC 817 (11) R 1958 SC 228 (16) F 1958 SC 816 (25,27) R 1960 SC1355 (33) R 1962 SC 445 (21) R 1962 SC1737 (11,13) D 1963 SC 222 (16) O 1964 SC1043 (3,13,15,16,19,20,21,26,32,33, RF 1967 SC 750 (5) MV 1971 SC 530 (364) RF 1973 SC1461 (1953) E&R 1978 SC 68 (99) RF 1981 SC1946 (18) R 1990 SC 522 (11)
ACT: Constitution of India, arts. 5,19(f), 31(1), proviso to art. 131 and art. 363-Effect of the Constitution-Erst-while Indian States-Forming part of India-Any State Government- Whether can do anything in the nature of act of State- Sovereign-whether can plead act of State against the citizen -Jagirs and Muafis by Rulers of Indian States having full autonomy and sovereignty prior to the Constitution-Whether can be avoided after the Constitution when not challenged up to the date of the Constitution-Courts Jurisdiction of- To question the accessions and such grants. 416
HEADNOTE: The petitioners were granted in January, 1948, Jag...