Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab and Ors. v. Nihal Singh

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 489
Bench R.C. Lahoti and Brijesh Kumar JJ.
Decided 18 September 2002

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Punjab Jail Manual Para 576- -Classification of convicted prisoners into Classes , and -Appellant, a life convict, filing writ petition before High Court seeking to be classified as Class prisoner and/or consequentialfacilities­ High Court declaring the classification itself as ultra vires-States of Punjab and Haryana circulating the judgment to jail authorities resulting in withdrawal of facilities extended to classified prisoners-Held, question of Vires of Para 576- not being raised before the High Court and Advocate General not being put on notice, procedure adopted by High Court in

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