Supreme Court of India

R.k.jain v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1993] 3 S.C.R. 802

Bench A.M. Ahmadi J.

Decided 14 May 1993

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the oath of office of secrecy adumberated in Article 75(4) and Schedule III of the Constitution does not absolve the Minister either to state the reasons in support of the public interest immunity to produce the state documents or as to how the matter was dealt with or for their production when discovery order nisi or rule nisi was issued.

Judgment, page 37

Authorities it was built on

1977 Union of India v. Sankal Chand Himatlal Sheth and Anr. cited by 17

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2014 Madras Bar Association v. Union of India and Another referred to
2013 Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha v. Dhobei Sahoo & Ors. referred to
2013 Manoj H. Mishra v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2013 State of Punjab v. Saul Sabhlok and Ors. referred to
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2015 Common Cause & Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. mentioned

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