Supreme Court of India

Chinta Lingam & Ors. v. Government of India & Ors.

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Reported as [1971] 2 S.C.R. 871
Bench J.C. Shah J.
Decided 30 November 1970

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In the result the writ petition and the appeals fail and they· are dismissed with costs.

Judgment, page 7

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