- Cabinet decision itself cannot overtake the Constitution and law of land unless followed by amendment in law — In absence of any law, rule of estopple or any visible representation, the provisions of sub-section 14 of section 4 of AJ&K Interim Constitution Act, 1974 cannot be ignored under which no person shall be deprived of his property save in accordance with law — Cabinet decision may operate as estoppel against those land owners who surrendered their lands for the construction of the link roads and Courts may reject their claim for compensation in view of their conduct. Azad Govt. & 2 others v. Tariq Mehmood & 15 others 2005 SCR 106 (A)
- Cabinet decisions or minutes of Cabinet meeting — Its legal status. Held: Minutes of Cabinet meeting unless converted into the instrument having force of law, has no legal sanctity or value. Further held: Any law or cabinet decision inconsistent with the constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights cannot attain the valid status or survive — Cabinet meeting’s minutes cannot be given preference over the validly enforce law.Mst. Tanveer Ashraf & 25 others v. AJ&K Govt. & 2 others 2011 SCR 528 (E & F)
- Contention of the appellants (Govt.) that the cabinet had already decided — that no compensation will be paid for the construction of the link roads — Held: that the cabinet decision cannot be given the preference over the Constitutional provisions as the law does not warrant to take away the fundamental rights of the people enshrined in the Constitution. Azad Govt. & 2others v. Nizam Din & 14 others 2015 SCR 1077 (B)
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