Supreme Court of India

Chameli Singh v. The State of U.P.

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Reported as [1995] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 827

Bench K. Ramaswamy, Faizan Uddin and B.N. Kirpal JJ.

Decided 15 December 1995

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What the Court ordered

Resultantly with the passage of time housing problem is her'lming increas ingly acute.

Judgment, page 12

Authorities it was built on

1981 Francis Coralie Mullin v. The Administrator, Union Territory of Delhi & Ors. cited by 22
1995 Shantistar Builders v. Narayan Khimalal Gotame and Ors. Etc. cited by 22

Where later benches applied it

2018 Dr. Ashwani Kumar v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2016 Anita Kushwaha v. Pushap Sudan relied on
2013 State of Jharkhand and Another v. Harihar Yadav and Others relied on
2025 Mansi Brar Fernandes v. Shubha Sharma and Anr. referred to
2025 The State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. v. Jsw Hydro Energy Limited & Ors. referred to
2025 IN RE: ZUDPI JUNGLE LANDS versus referred to
2024 IN RE: DIRECTIONS IN THE MATTER OF DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES versus referred to
2022 Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (exemptions) v. Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority referred to
2021 Hamid Ali Khan (d) through Lrs. & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Ors. referred to
2016 Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Ministry of Law & Ors. referred to
2013 G. Sundarrajan v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2013 Laxman Lal (dead) through Lrs. and Anr. v. State of Rajasthan and Ors. referred to
2012 Ram Dhari Jindal Memorial Trust v. Union of India and Others referred to
2012 Darshan Lal Nagpal (dead) by L.rs. v. Government of Nct of Delhi and Others referred to
2011 Devendra Singh & Ors. v. State of U.P. & Ors. distinguished

Of those, 3 relied on · 1 distinguished · 11 referred to

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