Supreme Court of India

State of Bihar v. Radha Krishna Singh & Ors.

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Reported as [1983] 2 S.C.R. 808

Decided 20 April 1983

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What the Court ordered

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Judgment, page 74

From the headnote

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Authorities it was built on

1970 Chinta Lingam & Ors. v. Government of India & Ors. cited by 9
1959 Dolgobinda Paricha v. Nimai Charan Misra & Otheh,s cited by 7

Where later benches applied it

2011 State of U. P. v. Mohd.. Iqram & Anr. relied on
2011 H. Siddiqui (dead) by Lrs. v. A. Ramalingam relied on
2025 Chowdamma (d) by Lr and Another v. Venkatappa (d) by Lrs and Another referred to
2020 V. Kalyanaswamy (d) by Lrs. & Anr. v. L. Bakthavatsalam (d) by Lrs. & Ors. referred to
2019 State of Rajasthan and Ors. v. Lord Northbook and Ors. referred to
2015 K. Nanjappa (dead) by Lrs. v. R.A. Hameed Alias Ameersab (dead) by Lrs. and Another referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 4 referred to

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