Supreme Court of India

Rudul Sah v. State of Bihar and Another

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Reported as [1983] 3 S.C.R. 508

Bench Y.V. Chandrachud J.

Decided 1 August 1983

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that, as an interim measure, the State must pay to the petitioner a further sum of · Rs. 30,000 (Rupees thirty-thousand) in addition to the sum of Rs. 5,000 (Rupees five thousand) already paid by it.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

o9 Violated. Therefore, as an interim measure the State must pay to the prti· tioner a further sum of Rs. 30,000 in addition to the Sum Of Rs. 5,000 already paid by it. This order will not preclude the petidoner from bringing a suit to re.: criver appropr_iate damages from the State ind its erring officials. [514 , , HJ ORIGINAL JURISDICTION : Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 1987 of 1982. (Under Article 32 of tM Constitution of India) Mrs. K. Hingorani for the Petitioner. . Goburdhan for the Respondent. . . The Judgment of the Court was delivered by . CllANDRACHUD, .J. : This Writ Petition

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2017 Monica Kumar & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Ors. referred to

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