Supreme Court of India

Vishwanath Chaturvedi v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 3 S.C.R. 448
Bench Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan and Al Tamas Kabir JJ.
Decided 1 March 2007

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Public Interest Litigation: c Public fanctionaries and their relatives-Allegations of acquiring assets disproportionate to known sources of their income and filing false returns- Writ petition filed as public interest litigation praying for direction to Union of fndia to take appropriate action under Prevention of Corruption Act- Maintainability of-Held, though PIL is not maintainable to inquire into returns of a tax payer, except in special circumstances, but when scams take place allegatians of disproportionate assets are required to be looked into- Ultimate test is whether allegations have

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