S. Krishnamurthi Iyer, C. Sitaramiah, L.N. Sinha, A.S. Nambiar.
The State of Andhra Pradesh was companystituted of portions of territories drawn from the erstwhile State, of Andhra and Hyderabad.
G. Narayana Rao, K. Ramkumar, K. Ram Mohan.
Chari, Ms. Vrinda Grover, S. Wasim A. Qadri, Naresh Mathur, Ms. Sunita, P.P. Singh and Ms. S. Relan for the appearing parties.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by BHAGWATI, C.J. These writ petitions challenge the company stitutional validity of clause 5 of Article 371 D of the Constitution.
4 17 454/87 etc.
M.S. Guru.
Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India.
Raj Rao, Subodh Markandeya, Ashok K. Sharma, M.S. Ganesh.
the companystitutional validity of clause 3 of Article 371 D was also assailed, this challenge was number pressed on behalf of the petitioners and the arguments were companyfined only to the challenge against the companystitutional validity of clause 5 of that Article.
AND Review Petition No.
90 of 1977 etc.
P.N. Misra, D.C. Taneja, B. Parthasarathi, B.B. Sawhney, P. Krishna Rao, B. Krishna Prasad, Ms. Malini, V.S.N .
Though original when the writ petitions were filed.
The territories from the erstwhile State of Hyderabad which were included in the State of Andhra Pradesh companymonly known as the Telengana area.
Article 371 D was introduced in the Constitution by the Constitution Thirty Second Amendment Act 1973 which came into force with effect from 1st July 1974.
The genesis of this Amendment made in the Constitution by introduction of Article 371 D lay in the formation of the State of Andhra Pradesh on 1st November 1956.
