Supreme Court of India

Deepak Sibal & Ors v. Punjab University and Another

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Reported as [1989] 1 S.C.R. 689

Bench M.M. Dutt J.

Decided 14 February 1989

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5 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid, the judgment of the High Court is set aside and the impugned rule for admission in the evening classes is struck down as discriminatory and violative of Article 14 of the Con stitution and accordingly, invalid.

Judgment, page 22

Authorities it was built on

1958 Shri Ram Krishna Dalmia v. Shri Justice S. R. Tendolkar & Others cited by 108
1956 Pannalal Binjraj v. Union of India. cited by 27
1971 D. N. Chanchala v. State of Mysore and Ors. Etc. cited by 17
1986 Nidamarti Maheshkumar v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. cited by 10

Where later benches applied it

2024 The State of Punjab & Ors. v. Davinder Singh & Ors. referred to
2023 Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr v. Union of India referred to
2023 Dev Gupta v. Pec University of Technology and Ors. referred to
2018 Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India Thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice referred to
2013 Suresh Kumar Koushal and Another v. Naz Foundation and Others mentioned

Of those, 4 referred to · 1 mentioned

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