Supreme Court of India

S.P. Sampath Kumar Etc. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [1987] 1 S.C.R. 435

Decided 9 December 1986

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that such selection when it is not of a sitting Judge or retired Judge of a High Court should be done by a high powered committee with a sitting Judge of the Supreme Court to be nominated G by the Chief Justice of India as its Chairman.

Judgment, page 21

Where later benches applied it

2014 Madras Bar Association v. Union of India and Another relied on
2012 Namit Sharma v. Union of India relied on
2026 The State of West Bengal v. Jai Hind P.ltd. referred to
2021 Madras Bar Association v. Union of India and Anr. referred to
2020 Madras Bar Association v. Union of India & Anr. referred to
2019 Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Ltd. & Ors. referred to
2018 Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (retd.) v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2013 Union of India v. Namit Sharma referred to
2013 Mr. Justice Chandrashekaraiah (retd.) v. Janekere C. Krishna & Ors. Etc. referred to
2014 T.N. Generation & Distbn. Corpn. Ltd. v. Ppn Power Gen. Co. Pvt. Ltd. mentioned
2022 Madhya Pradesh High Court Advocates Bar Association and Anr v. Union of India and Anr not applicable

Of those, 2 relied on · 7 referred to · 1 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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