Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. and Ors. Etc v. U.P. State Law Officers Association and Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [1994] 1 S.C.R. 348

Bench P.B. Sawant and N. Venkatachala JJ.

Decided 25 January 1994

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We are of the view that the High Court has committed a still graver error.

Judgment, page 19

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