Supreme Court of India

Mohan Lal Shamlal Soni v. Union of India and Another

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Reported as [1991] 1 S.C.R. 712

Bench S. Ratnavel Pandian J.

Decided 22 February 1991

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the judgment of the High Court does not suffer from any illegality or perversity calling for an interference at the hands of this Court and as such the appeals are liable to be dismissed as devoid of any merit.

Judgment, page 17

Authorities it was built on

1964 Masalti v. State of U. P cited by 86
1967 Jamatraj Kewalji Govani v. The State of Maharashtra cited by 15
1962 State of West Bengal v. Tulsidas Mundhra cited by 3
1989 B.K.C. Muruga Konar (dead)) by Lrs. & Ors. v. V. Setha Kone & Ors. cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2022 Varsha Garg v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. relied on
2016 State of Haryana v. Ram Mehar & Others Etc. Etc. relied on
2014 Mannan Sk & Ors. v. State of West Bengal & Anr. relied on
2013 Sister Mina Lalita Baruwa v. State of Orissa and Others relied on
2013 Natasha Singh v. Cbi (state) relied on
2012 Maria Margarida Sequeria Fernandes and Others v. Erasmo Jack De Sequeria(dead) through L.rs. relied on
2019 Manju Devi v. State of Rajasthan & Anr. referred to
2015 Ag v. Shiv Kumar Yadav &anr. referred to
2013 Rajaram Prasad Yadav v. State of Bihar & Anr. referred to
2013 Rohtash Kumar v. State of Haryana referred to

Of those, 6 relied on · 4 referred to

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