State Of Punjab And Anr vs Khan Chand on 17 December, 1973
58. Justice H.R. Khanna in the case of State of Punjab v. Khan Chand 50 held
that when Courts strike down laws they are only doing their duty and no element
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of judicial arrogance should be attributed to the Courts when they do their duty
under the Constitution and determine whether the law made by the legislature is in
conformity with the provisions of the Constitution or not. The relevant
observations are as follows: