SAMPAT PRAKASH versus STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR & ANR.

SAMPAT PRAKASH versus STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR & ANR.

Article 370 remains operative until explicitly terminated by the President on recommendation of the Constituent Assembly. The President's power to make orders under Article 370(1) is ongoing, allowing modification, including extension of immunity periods for State preventive detention laws. Such modifications do not abridge fundamental rights, as the original provision itself postponed application of Part III for a defined period.

Parties
Petitioner: Sampat Prakash; Respondent: State of Jammu & Kashmir & Anr.; Intervener: R. K. Garg; Intervener: R. V. S. Mani
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
10 October 1968
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition / Original Jurisdiction; Argument on Constitutional Validity
Outcome
Petition challenging constitutional validity of the Act dismissed.
Legal Topics
Preventive Detention, Application of Constitutional Provisions to Jammu & Kashmir, Validity of Presidential Orders, Fundamental Rights
Constitutional Law Preventive Detention Application of Constitutional Provisions to Jammu & Kashmir Validity of Presidential Orders Fundamental Rights

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Parties

Sampat Prakash

Petitioner

State of Jammu & Kashmir & Anr.

Respondent

R. K. Garg

Intervener

R. V. S. Mani

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition / Original Jurisdiction; Argument on Constitutional Validity

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the President validly extended the immunity period for State laws under Article 35(c) via Orders in 1959 and 1964
  2. 2 Whether powers under Article 370 ceased after the Constituent Assembly of Jammu & Kashmir completed its work
  3. 3 Whether modifications by President under Article 370(1) can include radical changes or only minor alterations

Ratio Decidendi

Article 370 remains operative until explicitly terminated by the President on recommendation of the Constituent Assembly. The President's power to make orders under Article 370(1) is ongoing, allowing modification, including extension of immunity periods for State preventive detention laws. Such modifications do not abridge fundamental rights, as the original provision itself postponed application of Part III for a defined period.

Court Disposition

Petition challenging constitutional validity of the Act dismissed.

Orders

  • Petition set down for hearing on merits.