Supreme Court of India

Aeltemesh Rein, Advocate, Supreme Court of India v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [1988] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 223
Bench E.S. Venkataramiah and M.M. Dutt JJ.
Decided 4 August 1988
Status Distinguished

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the Central Government should be directed to consider within a reason- G able time the question whether it should bring section 30 of the Act into force of not.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: Article 32-Mandamus-Scope of­ Enforcement of statute or provisions therein left to discretion of Government-Whether mandamus can be issued to enforce them. Advocates Act, 1961: Section 30--Right of Advocates to practice in all courts, tribunals, etc.-Enforcement of-Necessity for. Prisoners (Attendance in courts) Act, 1955: Handcuffing of accused-Res.art to-'-Union of India directed to frame rules and guidelines and circulate them to States and Union Territories. In the writ petition filed before this Court regarding alleged hand­ cuffing of a practising advocate,

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 distinguished

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