Supreme Court of India

Ms. Mayawati v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 7 S.C.R. 33

Bench P. Sathasivam and Dipak Misra JJ.

Decided 6 July 2012

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What the Court ordered

We hold that in the 8 absence of any specific direction from this Court in the order dated 18.09.2003 or any subsequent orders, the CBI has exceeded its jurisdiction in lodging FIR No.

Judgment, page 28

From the headnote

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - s. 13(2) rlw s. 13(1 )(e) - FIR registered under - Quashing of - Writ petition for - Irregularities in Taj Heritage Corridor project under Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) Area at Agra - Rs. 17 crores released for the project without proper sanction - Directions issued by Supreme Court vide order dated 18-9-2003 - CBI directed to conduct inquiry - FIR lodged by CBI against the writ petitioner uls. 13(2) rlw s. 13(1 )(e) of the Act on the basis that in the said order dated 18-09-2003, there was a clear direction to register an FIR for investigating into the alleged

Authorities it was built on

2010 State of West Bengal & Ors. v. The Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights, West Bengal & Ors cited by 38
1992 Union of India and Anr. v. W.N. Chadha cited by 10
2006 M.c.mehta v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 8
1996 M.c.mehta v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 4
1991 The Janata Dal & Ors. Etc. v. H.S. Chowdhary & Ors. Etc. cited by 4
2003 M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and Ors. on Behalf of Monitoring Committee cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2021 Bureau of Investigation (cbi) and Anr. v. Thommandru Hannah Vijayalakshmi @ T. H. Vijayalakshmi and Anr. referred to
2020 M/s. Fertico Marketing and Investment Pvt. Ltd and Ors. Etc. v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another Etc. referred to
2014 Dinubhai Boghabhai Solanki v. State of Gujarat & Ors. not applicable

Of those, 2 referred to · 1 not applicable

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