Supreme Court of India

Neetu v. Stte of Punjab and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 1 S.C.R. 223
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and S.H. Kapadia JJ.
Decided 8 January 2007

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Public Interest Litigation: Writ petition before High Court-Filed by an unsuccessful candidate as public interest litigation-Challenging appointment of a candidate stated to have been made on basis of a false Scheduled Caste certificate- Proceeding to cancel said certificate stated to be already under progress- Held, when a particular person is object and target of a petition styled as PIL, Court has to be careful to see whether in the guise of public interest is really intended to unleash a private vendetta, personal grouse or some other mala fide object-Factors to be taken into

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