Supreme Court of India

Howrah Mills Co. Ltd. and Anr. v. Md. Shamim and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 692
Bench S.B. Sinha and P.K. Balasubramanyan JJ.
Decided 12 May 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that it would not.be appropriate to hold, on the facts of this case that the appellants have no obligation at all to meet the costs of the protection given to them by the police.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: Article 226-Writ petition-Po/ice protection-Jn respect of property of a company- proposal to sell away a portion of the company's land as a means to revive the industry was approved by the Bl FR-Company owned vast extent of land out of which a portion was to be sold and the process for sale was at an advanced stage-Attempts were made by some persons to interfere with the possession of the company over the property-Writ petition filed by company for necessary protection to the company to protect the property from unauthorized trespassers-Company agreed to meet the

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