Supreme Court of India

Tata Press Ltd. v. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. and Ors.

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Reported as [1995] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 467

Bench Kuldip Singh J.

Decided 3 August 1995

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing, we feel that the observations made in the Hamdard Dawakhana's case (supra) too broadly stated and the Government cannot draw much support from it.

Judgment, page 20

Authorities it was built on

1959 Hamdard Dawakhana (wakf) Lal Kuan, Delhi and Another v. Union of India and Others cited by 25

Where later benches applied it

2025 Shahed Kamal & Ors. v. M/s A. Surti Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. referred to
2024 Yash Raj Films Private Limited v. Afreen Fatima Zaidi & Anr. referred to
2023 Kaushal Kishor v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2018 Karnataka Live Band Restaurants Association v. State of Karnataka & Ors. distinguished

Of those, 1 distinguished · 3 referred to

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