Supreme Court of India

Kuldip Chand and Anr. v. Advocate General to Government of Himachal Pradesh and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] 1 S.C.R. 1195

Bench S.B. Sinha J.

Decided 14 February 2003

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, we are of the opinion that the judgment and decree passed by the High Court cannot be sustained.

Judgment, page 17

Authorities it was built on

1957 Menakuru Dasaratharami Reddi v. Duddukuru Subba Rao cited by 6

Where later benches applied it

2025 Operation Asha v. Shelly Batra & Ors. referred to

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