Supreme Court of India

Karamjeet Singh v. Union of India

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Reported as [1992] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 898
Bench A.M. Ahmadi J.
Decided 8 October 1992

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the petitioner has no 'locus standi 1 to move this Court under Article 32 of the Constitution for challenging the convic­ tion and sentence awarded to the two convicts by this Court's order of July 15, 1992.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950 : ATticle 32--Writ Petition by third party challenging conviction and sentence by Supreme CouTt-Maintainabiliry of-Legal disabiliry iii invoking writ jurisdiction-Obsession based on religious belief or personal philo­ sophy-Whether included. The petitioner, claiming to be the 'next friend' of two convicts tiled a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution questioning the le~lity and validity of their conviction and sentence by the Designated Court, which was confirmed by this Court. The petitioner contended that the petitioner tiled this petition as the next

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Of those, 2 referred to · 1 mentioned

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