S SHANMUGAVEL NADAR Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU
LAWS(SC)-2002-9-104
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Decided on September 18,2002

S.SHANMUGAVEL NADAR Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF TAMIL NADU Respondents





Cited Judgements :-

HARI OM NARAIN AWASTHI VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2014-1-188] [REFERRED TO]
SMITHA T. PILLAI VS. JOINT REGISTRAR (GENERAL), CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND ORS. [LAWS(KER)-2015-9-63] [REFERRED TO]
D CHANDRAMOHAN VS. SECRETARY TAMIL NADU STATE TRANSPORT [LAWS(MAD)-2007-7-413] [REFERRED TO]
J.RAMKUMAR VS. ASHOK JACOB, PADIPURACKAL HOUSE [LAWS(KER)-2018-10-549] [REFERRED TO]
ARCHANA MISHRA AND OTHERS VS. STATE OF U P AND OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2018-10-30] [REFERRED TO]
MAHARASHTRA STATE CO OPERATIVE BANK LTD VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2008-6-8] [REFERRED TO]
MAHADEVI KANYA PATHSHALA COLLEGE SOCIETY VS. COMMISSIONER, GARHWAL MANDAL, PAURI GARHWAL [LAWS(UTN)-2020-1-4] [REFERRED TO]
DULORIN BAI SAHU VS. COLLECTOR [LAWS(CHH)-2004-12-3] [REFERRED TO]
SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR L A SRBC NANDYAL VS. N VASUDEVA RAO [LAWS(APH)-2003-9-52] [REFERRED TO]
BISHAN CHANDRA GUPTA SRI SALIG RAM GUPTA VS. CANARA BANK A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA [LAWS(ALL)-2005-10-28] [REFERRED TO]
MAA VIND VASINI INDUSTRIES VS. PURVANCHAL VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAMLTD [LAWS(ALL)-2007-12-91] [REFERRED TO]
JAIPUR GOLDEN TRANSPORT VS. COMMISSIONER OF C. EX. AND CUSTOMS [LAWS(CE)-2006-8-96] [REFERRED TO]
KALYANI SALES COMPANY VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(P&H)-2005-12-1] [REFERRED TO]
GUJARAT POWER CORPORATION LTD VS. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX [LAWS(GJH)-2012-7-530] [REFERRED TO]
EDELWEISS ASSET RECONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED VS. GTL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED [LAWS(DLH)-2022-2-109] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH VS. SHEKHAR CONSTRUCTIONS [LAWS(MPH)-2007-11-50] [REFERRED TO]
ASSOCIATEDINDEM MECHANICAL PRIVET LIMITED VS. WEST BENGAL SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED [LAWS(CAL)-2005-12-62] [REFERRED TO]
VISHWANATH PRASAD AND OTHERS VS. STATE OF U P AND OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2017-11-147] [REFERRED TO]
VANDANA MITTAL AND ORS VS. UNION OF INDIA THRU SECY MINISTRY HEALTH AND FAMIL [LAWS(ALL)-2018-2-484] [REFERRED TO]
SANDVIK ASIA LTD VS. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TEX [LAWS(BOM)-2004-1-97] [REFERRED TO]
BHAKRA BEAS MANAGEMENT BOARD VS. STATE PRADESH STATE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND POLLUTION [LAWS(HPH)-2012-8-172] [REFERRED TO]
RAYMOND UCO DENIM PRIVATE LTD VS. PRAFUL WARADE [LAWS(BOM)-2010-4-149] [REFERRED TO]
G. EASWARAN AND ORS. VS. GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU AND ORS. [LAWS(MAD)-2015-2-300] [REFERRED TO]
NAMBIDI PRAKASAN VS. DARUTHAQVA ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE [LAWS(KER)-2022-6-84] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF HARYANA VS. JAI SINGH [LAWS(SC)-2022-4-18] [REFERRED TO]
B R VASUDEVAMURTHY VS. MINISTER FOR REVENUE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2006-12-1] [REFERRED TO]
SHAILESH GANDHI VS. CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION [LAWS(BOM)-2015-6-10] [REFERRED TO]
CHHATTHU NARAIN VISHWAKARMA VS. STATE OF U.P. THROUGH SECY. REVENUE DEPT. AND ANOTHER [LAWS(ALL)-2011-9-509] [REFERRED TO]
DRISHYAKRISHNAN VS. KERALA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES [LAWS(KER)-2017-11-320] [REFERRED TO]
SAMTA ANDOLAN JAIPUR VS. SALLUDDIN AHMED [LAWS(RAJ)-2012-2-1] [REFERRED TO]
SWEDISH MATCH AB VS. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD INDIA [LAWS(SC)-2004-8-122] [REFERRED TO]
RAVI KANT JAJODIA & ORS VS. MAHARAJ KUMAR SADAY CHAND MAHATAB & ORS [LAWS(CAL)-2018-12-77] [REFERRED TO]
PARESH YADAV VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2014-8-68] [REFERRED TO]
SIMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURES LTD. VS. COMMISSIONER OF SERVICE TAX [LAWS(CAL)-2016-4-16] [REFERRED TO]
ZILA CONGRESS COMMITTEE, BUDAUN AND ANOTHER VS. GIRISH KUMAR JUNEJA [LAWS(ALL)-2019-4-292] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. VS. CHHIDDI AND ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2015-9-62] [REFERRED TO]
RAYMOND LIMITED VS. RAYMOND PHARMACEUTICAL PVT LTD [LAWS(BOM)-2016-7-200] [REFERRED]
IVY C DA CONCEICAO VS. STATE OF GOA THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY HAVING HIS OFFICE AT SECRETARIAT [LAWS(BOM)-2012-8-101] [REFERRED TO]
P VETRIVEL VS. P DHANABAL [LAWS(MAD)-2018-10-387] [REFERRED TO]
RAYMOND UCO DENIM PRIVATE LTD. VS. PRAFUL WARADE [LAWS(BOM)-2021-8-87] [REFERRED TO]
UNION OF INDIA SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAYS VS. KURUKUNDU BALAKRISHNIAH [LAWS(APH)-2003-12-100] [REFERRED TO]
TAHSILDAR TALUK OFFICE VS. ARIVUDAI SENTHIL [LAWS(MAD)-2010-2-127] [REFERRED TO]
GREATER BOMBAY CO OP BANK LTD VS. UNITED YARN TEX PVT LTD [LAWS(SC)-2007-4-31] [REFERRED TO]
COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX,UDAIPUR VS. HINDUSTAN ZINC LTD [LAWS(RAJ)-2012-4-38] [REFERRED TO]
COLLECTOR OF CENTRAL EXCISE VS. TECHNOWELD INDUSTRIES [LAWS(SC)-2003-3-113] [REFERRED TO]
A GANPATHY VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2012-8-131] [REFERRED TO]
RASAL SINGH VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(GAU)-2010-1-3] [REFERRED TO]
MAHENDER KUMAR GANDHI S/O LATE GULABCHAND GANDHI R/O FLAT NO. 201, H.NO.4 VS. BINDESH KAMDAR S/O LATE RAMESH KUMAR 3 [LAWS(APH)-2016-9-47] [REFERRED TO]
NIRMA INDUSTRIES LIMITED VS. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX [LAWS(GJH)-2006-2-88] [REFERRED TO]
INDIRA SRA CO OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY VS. SHIVKRIPA BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS [LAWS(BOM)-2011-8-70] [REFERRED TO]
MATHAI VS. THOMAS [LAWS(KER)-2017-3-31] [REFERRED TO]
BUSSA OVERSEAS AND PROPERTIES PVT LTD VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(BOM)-2003-9-8] [REFERRED TO]
MAHATMA GANDHI MISSIONS INSTITUTE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2008-8-187] [REFERRED TO]
APPROVA SYSTEMS PVT. LTD. VS. CIT(A)-IT/TP [LAWS(IT)-2015-1-356] [REFERRED TO]
MAHATMA GANDHI MISSIONS INSTITUTE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2009-8-41] [REFERRED TO]
Abbubacker died VS. S Sheik Manzur [LAWS(MAD)-2004-7-9] [REFERRED TO]
M P STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD VS. PANDEY CONSTRUCTION CO [LAWS(MPH)-2005-4-38] [REFERRED TO]
A P CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY EMPLOYEES UNION VS. GOVT OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2004-10-68] [REFERRED TO]
PREMAKUMARI A VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2010-7-84] [REFERRED TO]
R M SOLANKI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2008-4-169] [REFERRED TO]
CIPLA LIMITED VS. COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND DISTRICT DEPUTY REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY [LAWS(BOM)-2021-4-73] [REFERRED TO]
BAJRANG LAL SHARMA VS. SALLAUDEEN AHMED [LAWS(RAJ)-2012-2-6] [REFERRED TO]
PROMUK HOFFMAN INTERNATIONAL LTD VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2008-8-24] [REFERRED TO]
MYLAPORE CLUB VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(SC)-2005-10-45] [REFERRED TO]
DELHI ADMINISTRATION VS. MADAN LAL NANGIA [LAWS(SC)-2003-10-75] [REFERRED TO]
TRANSFORMERS & ELECTRICALS KERALA LTD. VS. COMMR. OF C. EX., COCHIN [LAWS(CE)-2007-9-85] [REFERRED TO]
COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE VS. DOULIS GARMENTS [LAWS(CE)-2008-5-175] [REFERRED TO]
ARUNA MANURE WORKS KHAMMAM VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2008-7-47] [REFERRED TO]
FARHAT HUSSAIN AZAD VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2004-12-80] [REFERRED TO]
RAMA SHANKAR PANDEY VS. STATE OF U.P. [LAWS(ALL)-2013-7-57] [REFERRED TO]
TULSA BAI VS. GANESH RAM [LAWS(CHH)-2019-11-65] [REFERRED TO]
VIDARBHA AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA VS. TULESHWAR MANGALMURTI DHASKAT [LAWS(BOM)-2013-6-35] [REFERRED TO]
VIDARBHA AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA AND ORS VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS [LAWS(BOM)-2013-6-210] [REFERRED]
KAIKHOSROU CHICK KAVASJI FRAMJI OF INDIAN INHABITANT VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(BOM)-2009-6-104] [REFERRED TO]
EDELWEISS ASSET RECONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED VS. GTL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED [LAWS(DLH)-2020-11-19] [REFERRED TO]
Deshraj Jain VS. State of M.P. [LAWS(MPH)-2005-2-160] [REFERRED TO]
LAL MOHAN NANDY VS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WEST BENGAL SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD [LAWS(CAL)-2004-8-50] [REFERRED TO]
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDARA LTD. VS. SUNIL NAMDEORAO ZADE [LAWS(BOM)-2020-11-133] [REFERRED TO]
NIRMA INDUSTRIES LIMITED VS. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX [LAWS(GJH)-2006-2-16] [REFERRED TO]
NCERT & ANR VS. SURINDER NATH & ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2010-6-115] [REFERRED]
NANDA YADAVRAO SHANKHPALE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2007-4-43] [REFERRED TO]
J DURAIMUNUSAMY VS. STATE [LAWS(MAD)-2011-4-262] [REFERRED TO]
GANGADHARA PALO VS. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER [LAWS(SC)-2011-3-103] [REFERRED TO]
COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS VS. HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD [LAWS(MAD)-2018-10-521] [REFERRED TO]
RATTAN CHAND AND ORS. VS. BHAKRA BEAS MANAGEMENT BOARD AND ANR. [LAWS(P&H)-2002-10-128] [REFERRED TO]
DR. BABLOO SINGH AND ORS. VS. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. [LAWS(SC)-2018-11-62] [REFERRED TO]
MYLAPORE CLUB VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(SC)-2005-10-98] [REFERRED TO]
HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION VS. STATE OF ORISSA [LAWS(ORI)-2008-5-3] [REFERRED TO]
S. KUMAR LTD. VS. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE [LAWS(CE)-2003-2-128] [REFERRED TO]
COMMANDER AND ORS. VS. BHUPENDRA KARDAM AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2015-7-12] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

- (1.)Leave granted.
(2.)Looking at the nature of the controversy arising for decision and the view which we propose to take of the matter before us, a detailed statement of the facts is not called for. We will briefly notice bare essential facts. The Madras City Tenants Protection (Amendment) Act, 1994 (Tamil Nadu Act 2 of 1996) was enacted by the State Legislature and came into force w.e.f. 11th January, 1996. the constitutional validity of this Act was put in issue by several writ petitions filed in the High Court. When the matter came up for hearing before the Division Bench reliance on behalf of the respondents in the High Court was placed on Division Bench decision of the High Court dated 25th January, 1972 reported as M. Varadaraja Pillai v. Salem Municipal Council, 85 Law Weekly 760.
(3.)Diverting a little in narration of facts it is necessary to note that at an earlier point of time the State Legislature had enacted the Madras City Tenants Protection (Amendment) Act, 1960 (Act No. 13 of 1960) whereby certain amendments were incorporated in the Madras City Tenants Protection Act, 1921. Constitutional validity of Act No.13 of 1960 was challenged by filing several writ petitions which came up to be heard and disposed of by M. Varadaraja Pillai's case (supra). The constitutional validity of Act No. 13 of 1960 was upheld.


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