Supreme Court of India

Balmadies Plantations Ltd. & Anr. v. State of Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [1973] 1 S.C.R. 258

Bench S. M. Sikri, J. M. Shelat, A. N. Ray, I. D. Dua and H. R. Khanna JJ.

Decided 19 April 1972

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we are of the opinion that the facts of the Full Bench case are distinguishable.

Judgment, page 15

Authorities it was built on

1961 Karimbil Kunhikoman v. State of Kerala cited by 10

Where later benches applied it

2013 Threesiamma Jacob & Ors. v. Geologist, Dpti. of Mining & Geology & Ors. referred to
2011 K.T. Plantation Pvt. Ltd. & Anr v. State of Karnataka mentioned
2010 Glanrock Estate (p) Ltd. v. State of Tamil Nadu mentioned
1990 Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and Anr. v. Lakshmibai Narayan Patil Etc. Etc. mentioned
1975 Godavari Sugar Mills Ltd. and Ors. v. S. B. Kamble and Ors. mentioned

Of those, 1 referred to · 4 mentioned

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