Supreme Court of India

Union of India v. H.C. Goel

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Reported as [1964] 4 S.C.R. 718

Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.

Decided 30 August 1963

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We hold that no case had been made out for punishing the respondent.

Judgment, page 15

Where later benches applied it

2022 United Bank of India v. Biswanath Bhattacharjee relied on
2008 Roop Singh Negi v. Punjab National Bank & Ors. relied on
2025 Bhupinderpal Singh Gill v. State of Punjab and Others followed
2023 Union of India and Others v. Dilip Paul referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 followed · 1 referred to

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