Supreme Court of India

Inspector General of Police and Anr. v. Thavasiappan

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Reported as [1996] 1 S.C.R. 977

Decided 25 January 1996

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1969 State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. v. Shardul Singh cited by 17
1992 P. V. Srinivasa Sastry and Ors. v. Comptroller and Auditor General and Ors. cited by 6

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2013 Union of India & Ors. v. B.V. Gopinath referred to
2012 The Secretary, Min.of Defence & Ors. v. Prabhash Chandra Mirdha mentioned
1996 Secretary to Government and Others v. A.cj. Britto mentioned
1996 Government of Tamil Nadu and Others v. S. Vel Raj mentioned
1996 The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu v. D. Subramanyam Rajadevan mentioned
1996 Director General, Esi and Anr. v. T. Abdul Razak Etc. mentioned

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