Supreme Court of India

Dinesh Kumar v. Chairman, Airport Authority of India and Anr.

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Reported as [2011] 13 S.C.R. 260
Bench R.M. Lodha and H.L. Gokhale JJ.
Decided 22 November 2011

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above contentions and the factual and legal position indicated above, we are satisfied that the impugned order does riot call for any in!erference.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: c s.19 - Sanction for prosecution - Significance and importance of - Held: The sanction is not an empty formality but a sacrosanct act which affords protection to government servants against frivolous prosecutions - Validity of sanction order depends upon the material placed before the 0 sanctioning authority - Where sanction order exists but its validity and legality is put in question, such issue has to be raised in the course of trial - lri the instant case, cognizance was already taken against the appellants by the trial court - High Court while

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