Supreme Court of India
People's Union for Civil Liberties {pucl) v. Union of India and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that whenever the power is exercised in the F interest of public safety, it should, as far as possible, be exercised by the concerned Minister of the appropriate government for one month at a time extendible by Government if the emergency continues.
Judgment, page 23
Where later benches applied it
- 2020 Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2018 Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (retd.) v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2013 Thalappalam Ser. Coop. Bank Ltd. and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Ors.
- 2008 State of Maharashtra v. Bharat Shanti Lal Shah & Ors.
- 2025 Vibhor Garg v. Neha
- 2023 Kaushal Kishor v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
- 2017 Justice K S Puttaswamy (retd.), and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
- 2012 In Re: Ramlila Maidan Incident Dt.4/5.06.2011 v. Home Secretary, Union of India & Ors.
- 2013 Suresh Kumar Koushal and Another v. Naz Foundation and Others
- 2011 Amar Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
Of those, 4 relied on · 4 referred to · 2 mentioned
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