Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Anr. v. W.N. Chadha

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Reported as [1992] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 594

Bench S. Ratnavel Pandian and K. Jayachandra Reddy JJ.

Decided 17 December 1992

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the High Court was not correct in holding that this has amounted to H tampering of judicial records.

Judgment, page 71

From the headnote

c Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Sections 166A, 166B and 448-Let ter rogatory-lssuance or-Principle of audi a/teram partem-Applicability of-Jurisdiction of High Court to quash FIR. Constitution of India, 1950-Article 226-High Coult in writ jurisdic tion-Whether entitled to quash FIR. Public Interest Litigation-Prosecution-:-Locus to initiate as well as resist withdrawal-Public interest litigation-:-Applicability to criminal proceed ings. Natural Justice-Doctrine of-Audi alteram partem-Rule-Ap plicability of-In issuance of letter rogatory. Criminal Trial-:-Bofors case-Jurisdiction of

Authorities it was built on

1982 Sheonandan Paswan v. State of Bihar cited by 33

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2012 Ms. Mayawati v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2012 Lalita Kumari v. Government of U.P. & Others referred to
2010 Competition Commission of India v. Steel Authority of India Ltd. & Anr. referred to
2019 Haribhai Malaviya and Ors. v. The State of Gujarat and Anr. distinguished

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