Supreme Court of India

Navkiran Singh and Ors. v. State of Punjab and Anr.

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Reported as [1995] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 726
Bench Kuldip Singh and N. Venkatachala JJ.
Decided 2 July 1995

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the State of Punjab must provide security to all those advocates who genuinely apprehend danger to their lives from H 732 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1995J SUPP. 1 S.C.R. A militants/anti social elements in the State of Punjab.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950 : Article 32. Public Interest Litigation-Kidnapping and murder of advocates-Reply filed by State unsatisfactory-Police filing "untraced" reports accepted by Magistrate by cryptic Order-Senior Officer of CBI to investigate the kidnap­ ping of Advocates-Direction issued to render all help and assistance to CBI-State to provide security to all those advocates who genuinely ap­ prehend danger to their lives from militants/anti social elements in the State-Recommendation by the District Judge or Registrar High Court may be treated as genuine and the State Government may

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