Supreme Court of India

Citizens for Justice and Peace v. State of Gujarat & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 1 S.C.R. 190
Bench Markandey Kat Ju and V.S. Sirpurkar JJ.
Decided 13 January 2009
Status Distinguished

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the D present Writ Petition has become redundant and we dispose it of as such.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: Article 32 - Writ petition challenging the appointment and continuation of respondent c 3 as Director General of Police (DGP) and for direction to State Government to initiate disciplinary action against him - Allegation that respondent 3 who was Commissioner of Police when communal disturbances rocked the State of Gujarat committed serious dereliction in his duty and committed number of irregularities - Cases were closed hastily by the then Gujarat Government - On account of direction of Supreme Court, those cases were directed to be reopened - /legation that

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 not applicable

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