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PETITIONER: LACHMANDAS KEWALRAM AHUJAAND ANOTHER
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THE STATE OF BOMBAY.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 20/05/1952
BENCH: SASTRI, M. PATANJALI (CJ) BENCH: SASTRI, M. PATANJALI (CJ) MAHAJAN, MEHR CHAND MUKHERJEA, B.K. DAS, SUDHI RANJAN AIYAR, N. CHANDRASEKHARA
CITATION: 1952 AIR 235 1952 SCR 710 CITATOR INFO : D 1953 SC 156 (16) R 1953 SC 287 (4) R 1953 SC 394 (6) RF 1953 SC 404 (11) RF 1954 SC 424 (18) F 1955 SC 13 (14) R 1955 SC 191 (5) F 1957 SC 503 (16) R 1957 SC 877 (16) D 1957 SC 927 (9) D 1958 SC 86 (22) R 1958 SC 538 (11) RF 1958 SC 578 (211) F 1959 SC 149 (45,46,47) E 1959 SC 609 (12,13,27) E 1960 SC 457 (16) R 1961 SC1245 (12) RF 1962 SC1621 (109) R 1962 SC1737 (14) R 1974 SC2009 (9,13) R 1979 SC 478 (64,67) R 1980 SC1789 (36)
ACT: Constitution of India, Arts. 13, 14--Bombay Public Safety Measures Act, 1947, s. 12--Provision empowering Government to refer ’cases’ for trial by Special Judge--Validity--Discrimination --Proceedings commenced before 26th January, 1950, before Special Judge--Procedure discriminatory--Continuation of trial under spicjul proce- dure--Validity of trial--Applicability of Constitut...