Supreme Court of India

S. Harcharan Singh v. S. Sajjan Singh and Ors.

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Reported as [1985] 2 S.C.R. 159

Bench S. Murtaza Fazal Ali, A. Varadarajan and Sabyasachi Mukharji JJ.

Decided 29 November 1984

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the case of appeal to religion by the respondent No. 3 has been proved in this case.

Judgment, page 31

Authorities it was built on

1975 Ziyauddin Burhanuddin Bukhari v. Brijmohan Ramdass Mehra & Ors. cited by 19
1959 Shubnath Deogram v. Ram Narain Prasad and Others cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2017 Abhiram Singh v. C.D. Commachen (dead) by Lrs. & Ors. referred to

Of those, 1 referred to

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