Government of India Acts — Key Cases & Reports

Key Cases & Reports

In re the Central Provinces and Berar Sales of Motor Spirit and Lubricants Taxation Act, 1938

1939

This case was one of the earliest and most significant interpretations of the Government of India Act, 1935, by the Federal Court of India. It dealt with the legislative…

Keshavan Madhava Menon v. The State of Bombay

1951

While this case was decided post-independence, it dealt with the retrospective application of laws, specifically a law enacted under the Government of India Act, 1935. The Supreme…