Reviewed case brief
Rustom Cavasjee Cooper v. Union of India
(1970) 1 SCC 248
Also known as the **Bank Nationalisation Case**. An eleven-judge bench struck down the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1969 on grounds of inadequate compensation and hostile discrimination, though affirming that nationalisation per se serves a public purpose.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1970
- Subjects
- Constitutional Law I
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
Bank nationalisation is valid as public purpose but must provide adequate compensation; the 1969 Act struck down for inadequate compensation
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
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