Supreme Court of India

Jhumman Singh and Ors. v. Central Board of Investigation and Ors.

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Reported as [1995] 3 S.C.R. 95
Bench B.P. Jeevan Reddy J.
Decided 30 March 1995

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the story put forward by the third respondent with respect to the circumstances in which he claims to have H 102 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1995] 3 S.C.R. A purchased the said decrees are highly tell-tale.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Cqnstitution of India, 1950: Articles. 32, 136, 142 Writ-Allegation of abuse of process of Court--Obtaining spurious decrees by tenant for eviction of co-tenants-Held a blatant abuse of process of Courts-Court has power to rectify such an abuse-Writ held main­ tainable-Imposition of heavy cosU-Supreme Court's directions. The petitioners filed a Writ Petition in this Court for a direction to the Central Board of Investigation to investigate and prosecute the Respondent-3 and other persons responsible for obtaining fraudulent decrees for unlawful eviction of the petitioners. Their case was that

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