Supreme Court of India

Balaji Raghavan S.P. Anand v. Union of India

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Reported as [1995] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 694
Bench A.M. Ahmadi J.
Decided 15 December 1995

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Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 14, 18(1) and 51- (j) Titles-Award of-Prohibition against-Exception-Only in respect of military and academic distinctions-Position in other countries dis­ cussed-National Awards--Hereditaiy titles of nobility and their use of suf­ fixes or prefu:es--Prohibited-Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards-Do not amount to titles and are not to be used as suffu:es or prefu:es--Such awards are not discriminatory but necessary to recognise excellence in peifor­ mance-17ie guidelines for selection of recepients--Amenable to abuse and wholly unsatisfact01y-Number of Awards

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