Supreme Court of India

The Executive Engineer, Bihar State Housing Board v. Ramesh Kumar Singh and Ors.

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Reported as [1995] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 543
Bench A.S. Anand and K.S. Paripoornan JJ.
Decided 22 November 1995

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We hold that the 1st respondent was unjustified in invoking the extra-ordinary jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, without first showing cause against Annexure Ext.

Judgment, page 7

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Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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