CASE ANALYSIS: DR. D.C. WADHWA & ORS V/S STATE OF BIHAR & ORS, 1986
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D.C Wadhwa was a professor of economics who was pursuing his research on land tenures in Bihar stumbled upon the startling practice in ordinances being promulgated and repromulgated by the Governor of Bihar around two hundred sixty six of them in between 1967 to 1981. These ordinances were kept for long years going up to fourteen years. These writ petitions have been filed by four petitioners challenging the validity of practice in State of Bihar in promulgating and re-promulgating ordinances on a massive scale and in particular they have challenged the constitutional validity of three various ordinances passed by the Governor of Bihar. The three ordinances are as follows:
• Bihar Forest Produce (Regulation of Trade) Third Ordinance, 1983;
• The Bihar Intermediate Educational Council Third Ordinance, 1983;
• The Bihar Bricks Supply (Control) Third Ordinance, 1983;
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