Supreme Court of India

R.K. Sabharwal and Ors. v. The State of Punjab

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Reported as [1995] 2 S.C.R. 35

Bench Kuldip Singh, S. Mohan, M.K Mukherjee, B.L. Hansaria and S.B. Majmudar JJ.

Decided 10 February 1995

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1969 M. K. Rappai & Ors. v. John and Ors. cited by 7

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2019 Anupal Singh and Others v. State of U.p through Principal Secretary, Personnel Department and Others relied on
2018 High Court of Judicature at Allahabad through Registrar General v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. relied on
2015 S. Panneer Selvam & Ors v. Government of Tamil Nadu & Ors. relied on
2024 The State of Punjab & Ors. v. Davinder Singh & Ors. referred to
2022 Satyajit Kumar & Ors. v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors. referred to
2022 Manoj Parihar & Ors. v. State of Jammu & Kashmir & Ors referred to
2022 Jarnail Singh & Ors v. Lachhmi Narain Gupta & Ors referred to
2021 The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. v. K. Shobana Etc. Etc. referred to
2020 The State of Punjab & Ors. v. Davinder Singh & Ors. referred to
2019 B K Pavitra and Ors. v. The Union of India and Ors referred to
2018 Jarnail Singh & Others v. Lachhmi Narain Gupta & Others referred to
2018 Tripurari Sharan and Anr. v. Ranjit Kumar Yadav & Ors. referred to
2017 B. K. Pavitra & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2016 Suresh Chand Gautam v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2014 M.S. Sandhu & Anr. Etc. v. State of Punjab & Ors. Etc. referred to
2012 Alok Kumar Pandit v. State of Assam & Ors. referred to
2011 P.V. Indiresan v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2013 H. P. Scheduled Tribes Employees Federation & Anr. v. Himachal Pradesh S. V. K. K. & Ors. mentioned
2011 G. Srinivas Rao v. Union of India & Ors. mentioned
2013 Union of India & Anr. v. National Federation of the Blind & Ors. not applicable
2010 Union of India v. Ramesh Ram & Ors. Etc. not applicable

Of those, 4 relied on · 14 referred to · 2 mentioned · 2 not applicable

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