Supreme Court of India

G.M. Haryana Roadways v. Jai Bhagwan and Anr.

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Reported as [2008] 3 S.C.R. 1156
Bench S.B. Sinha and V.S. Sirpurkar JJ.
Decided 5 March 2008

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the cost should be paid to the B National Legal Services Authority.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950 - art. 136: SLP -- Petitioner-State taking one stand before Court but acting otherwise on the administrative side - Suppressing material facts before Court by non-disclosure - Held: Suppression of material fact and that too at the instance of the State must be viewed seriously-Also on facts, State was guilty of serious delay and /aches - Hence, SLP liable to be dismissed -- Exemplary cost of Rs. 1 lakh also imposed - Del?Y I /aches. Respondent No.1, a casual worker in the State Roadways, was terminated from service. The Labour Court directed his reinstatement.

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