Supreme Court of India

State of Andhra Pradesh and Ors. Etc. v. Mc. Dowell & Co. and Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [1996] 3 S.C.R. 721

Bench Am. Ahmadi, B.P. Jeev An Reddy and Suhas C. Sen JJ.

Decided 21 March 1996

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the judgment in Synthetics and Chemicals Limited does not advance the case of the petitioners herein.

Judgment, page 25

Authorities it was built on

1972 State of Orissa and Ors. v. Harinarayan Jaiswal and Ors. cited by 25
1974 Nashirwar Etc. Etc. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh cited by 17
1994 State of Tamil Nadu and Ors. v. Ananthi Ammal and Ors. cited by 8

Where later benches applied it

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2013 State of Kerala and Others v. Kandath Distilleries relied on
2012 State of M.P. v. Rakesh Kohli & Anr. relied on
2026 Anurag Krishna Sinha v. State of Bihar referred to
2025 State of Kerala & Another v. Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd. & Others referred to
2025 Krishnadatt Awasthy v. State of M.P. & Ors. referred to
2024 Anjum Kadari & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2024 State of U.P. & Ors v. M/s Lalta Prasad Vaish and Sons referred to
2024 IN RE : SECTION 6A OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT 1955 versus referred to
2024 Gene Campaign & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2024 Association for Democratic Reforms & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2023 The Animal Welfare Board of India and Ors. v. Union of India & Anr referred to
2023 Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2023 State Bank of India & Ors v. Rajesh Agarwal & Ors referred to
2021 Rajeev Suri v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors referred to
2020 Pandurang Ganpati Chaugule v. Vishwasrao Patil Murgud Sahakari Bank Limited referred to
2018 Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (retd.) v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2014 Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. Director, Centeral Bureau of Investigation & Anr. referred to
2014 Usha Bharti v. State of U.P. & Ors. referred to
2014 State of Kerala & Ors. v. B. Surendra Das Etc referred to
2012 Re: Special Reference N0.1 of 2012 v. -- referred to
2011 K.T. Plantation Pvt. Ltd. & Anr v. State of Karnataka referred to
2010 Goa Glass Fibre Ltd. & Anr. v. State of Goa and Anr. referred to

Of those, 4 relied on · 20 referred to

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