Supreme Court of India

S.P. Jain v. Krishna Mohan Gupta & Ors.

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Reported as [1987] 1 S.C.R. 411

Bench Sabyasachi Mukharji and K.N. Slngh JJ.

Decided 4 December 1986

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the tests indicated above provide workable guide.

Judgment, page 12

Authorities it was built on

1980 Jai Singh Jairam Tyagi Etc. v. Mamanchand Ratilal Agarwal and Ors. cited by 6
1984 Narain Khamman v. Parduman Kumar Jain cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

2017 State of Maharashtra & Ors. v. Reliance Industries Ltd. & Ors. relied on
2012 Msr Leathers v. S. Palaniappan & Anr. relied on
2013 State of Gujarat & Anr. v. Honble Mr. Justice R. A. Mehta (retd) & Ors. referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to

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