Supreme Court of India

Shakuntla Devi v. Union of India and Anr.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 950
Bench R.C. Lahoti, G.P. Mathur and P.K. Balasubramanyan JJ.
Decided 3 October 2005

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Constitution of lndia,1950: Article 32-Freedom Fighters Pension-Claimed in writ petition-Held, the case does not call for consideration in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 32-Such matters, wherever the petitioners have a genuine grievance, can better be dealt with by the High Court-Filing of such petitions in this Court directly by invoking Article 32 of the Constitution has to be discouraged. CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION: Writ Petition ( ) No. 10 of2005. (Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India). Madan Mohan Rai, Husband of the Petitioner, Mrs. K. Sarada Devi, (SCLSC) for the

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