Supreme Court of India
Pathumma and Others v. State of Kerala and Others
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What the Court ordered
We hold that section 20 of the Act is not violative of Article 14 of the Constitution and reject the first branch of the argument on this point.
Judgment, page 26
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Where later benches applied it
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- 2013 Dharmendra Kirthal v. State of U.P. and Another
- 2024 Property Owners Association & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
- 2024 Shaji Poulose v. Institute of Chartered Accountants of India & Others
- 2023 Arup Bhuyan v. State of Assam & Anr.
- 2014 The Security Association of India & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2012 State of Gujarat & Another v. Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji Jadeja
- 2011 Md. Murtaza & Ors. v. State of Assam & Ors.
- 2010 Nagaland Senior Govt. Employees Welfare Association & Ors. v. The State of Nagaland & Ors.
Of those, 2 relied on · 7 referred to
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