Supreme Court of India

Olga Tellis & Ors. v. Bombay Municipal Corporation & Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [1985] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 51

Bench Y.V. Chandrachud J.

Decided 10 July 1985

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2017 State of U.P. & Anr. Etc. v. Anand Kumar Yadav & Ors. Etc. referred to
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2012 Subhash Popatlal Dave v. Union of India and Anr. referred to
2011 Justice P. D. Dinakaran v. Hon'ble Judges Inquiry Committee & Ors. referred to
2012 Mohammed Ajmal Mohammad Amir Kasab @ Abu Mujahid v. State of Maharashtra mentioned

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