Supreme Court of India

Shri Ashok Tanwar and Anr. v. State of H.P. and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 1065

Bench R.C. Lahoti, Shivaraj V. Patil, K.G. Balakrishnan, B.N. Srikrishna and G.P. Mathur JJ.

Decided 17 December 2004

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the High Court was right in dismissing the writ petition.

Judgment, page 23

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950-Article 217 and 223. High Court-Acting Chief Justice-Power and duties of-Head, no restriction or limitation in performation of duties of the Chief justice. Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Section 16-State Consumer Redressal Commission-President-Ap- pointment-Process-Jnitiation of-Consultation with the Acting Chief Justice Held, valid. Considering the impending vacancy arising to the post of the President of the .P. State Consum".r Redressal Commission, state government decided to take the services of a sitting judge of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh for which a

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1999 V. Sudeer Etc v. Bar Council of India and Another cited by 27
1993 R.C. Poudyal and Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc. Etc. cited by 19

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2013 State of Gujarat & Anr. v. Honble Mr. Justice R. A. Mehta (retd) & Ors. referred to

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