Supreme Court of India

Ajit Savant Majagavi v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 444

Bench M.K. Mukherjee J.

Decided 14 August 1997

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court, in reversing the judgment of the trial court, had fully adhered to the principles laid down by this Court in various decisions and G there is no infirmity in its judgment.

Judgment, page 15

Authorities it was built on

1983 Earabhadrappa Alias Krishnappa v. State of Karnataka cited by 70
1972 State of Uttar Pradesh v. Samman Dass cited by 5

Where later benches applied it

2022 Rajesh Prasad v. The State of Bihar and Anr. Etc. relied on
2025 Byluru Thippaiah @ Byaluru Thippaiah @ Nayakara Thippaiah v. State of Karnataka referred to
2022 Subramanya v. State of Karnataka referred to
2017 Dr. Sabu Mathew George v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2016 Voluntary Health Association of Punjab v. Union of India and Others referred to
2016 Susanta Das & Ors. v. State of Orissa referred to
2013 Voluntary Health Association of Punjab v. Union of India & Others referred to
2009 Prem Kanwar v. State of Rajasthan mentioned

Of those, 1 relied on · 6 referred to · 1 mentioned

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