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PETITIONER: HABEEB MOHAMED
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THE STATE OF HYDERABAD.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 30/03/1953
BENCH: MUKHERJEA, B.K. BENCH: MUKHERJEA, B.K. BHAGWATI, NATWARLAL H. SASTRI, M. PATANJALI (CJ) DAS, SUDHI RANJAN HASAN, GHULAM
CITATION: 1953 AIR 287 1953 SCR 661 CITATOR INFO : RF 1953 SC 404 (21) RF 1954 SC 424 (18) F 1955 SC 13 (14) R 1955 SC 191 (5) F 1956 SC 269 (27) F 1957 SC 503 (16) R 1957 SC 877 (16) D 1957 SC 927 (9) F 1958 SC 86 (22) R 1958 SC 538 (11) RF 1958 SC 578 (211) R 1979 SC 478 (64,68,93) RF 1980 SC1789 (36)
ACT: Constitution of India, 1950, Arts. 13, 14-Hyderabad Regula- tion X of 1359 F.-Trial by special judge under Regulation X after 26th January, 1950-Provisions of Regulation different from Criminal Procedure Code-Equal protection of the law- Validity of trial-Tests of validity -Effect of curtailment of committal proceedings and of right to transfer, revision, confirmation of death sentence.
HEADNOTE: In determining the validity or otherwise of a pre- Constitution statute on the ground of any of its provisions being repugnant to the equal protection clause of the Constitution, two principles 86 662 have to be borne in mind. Firstly, the clause bag no retrospective effect and even if the law is in ...