Supreme Court of India
Sheela Barse v. Union of India & Ors.
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4 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.
What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the petitioner should have access to information and should be permitted to visit jails, children's homes, remand homes, observation homes, borstal schools and all institutions connected with housing of delinquent or destitute children.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
Constitution of IndJa, Art 32'._Public Interest Litigation-With drawal of Petition by petitioner-in-person not allowed-No litigant can be permitted to impose any condition for his participation in the proceedings-Petitioner may be allowed to withdraw himself from the proceedings-Information relating to the case gathered by the petitioner during pendency of the proceedings-Petitioner not entitled to use such mformation after withdrawal/deletion of his name from the case. c Contempt of Courts Act, 197 I-Sec. 2(c)-Delay in final disposal of public interest litigation-Criticism of-High lighting
Where later benches applied it
- 2016 Anita Kushwaha v. Pushap Sudan
- 2018 Sampurna Behura v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2016 Swaraj Abhiyan - (i) v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2014 Manohar Lal Sharma v. The Principle Secretary & Ors.
Of those, 1 relied on · 3 referred to
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