Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court Employees Welfare Association Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Anr. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [1989] 3 S.C.R. 488

Bench M.M. Dutt and T.K. Thommen JJ.

Decided 24 July 1989

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Authorities it was built on

1973 E. P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr. cited by 139
1982 D.S. Nakara & Others v. Union of India cited by 127
1987 Union of India & Anr. v. Cynamide India Lid. & Anr. cited by 45
1989 V. Markendeya & Ors. v. State of Andhra Pradesh cited by 8
1981 Kirit Kumar Chaman Lal Kundaliya v. State of Gujarat & Ors. cited by 8
1971 M. Gurumoorthy v. Accountant General Assam & Nagaland & Ors. cited by 7
1974 Roshanlal Kuthiala & Ors. v. R. B. Mohan Singh Oberai cited by 1

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