Border Disputes — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

Berubari Union and Exchange of Enclaves Case

1960

This landmark case established the constitutional framework for territorial changes in India. The Supreme Court ruled that any cession of Indian territory to a foreign country…

Maganbhai Ishwarbhai Patel v. Union of India

1969

The Supreme Court clarified the scope of Parliament's power to alter state boundaries under Article 3, distinguishing between internal territorial reorganization and international…