Supreme Court of India

Akhilesh Yadav Etc. Etc. v. Vishwanath Chaturvedi & Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 13 S.C.R. 949

Bench Altamas Kabir and H.L. Dattu JJ.

Decided 13 December 2012

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the investigation launched against her on the issue of amassing wealth beyond her known source of income, is liable to be dropped.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Order 47 - Review petition - Maintainability, scope and ambit of - Writ petition (PIL) before Supreme Court for direction to prosecute four members of a political family (respondent nos. 2 to 5) under the Prevention of Corruption Act for acquiring assets more than the known source of their income - Court directing the o CBI to submit its report with UOI and liberty was given to UOI to take further steps - Order challenged in review - Held: The order under review was neither irregular nor without jurisdiction - Supreme Court has jurisdiction to direct CBI

Authorities it was built on

1990 State of Haryana and Ors v. Ch. Bhajan Lal and Ors. cited by 115
1988 A.R. Antulay v. R.S. Nayak & Anr. cited by 49
1998 Supreme Court Bar Association v. Union of India cited by 48
1997 Parsion Devi and Ors. v. Sumitri Devi and Ors. cited by 18
1999 Common Cause, A Registered Society v. Union of India & Ors. cited by 16
1999 M.S. Ahlawat v. State of Haryana and Anr. cited by 7
1993 Mohammed Anis v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 4
1984 State of West Bengal & Ors. Etc. v. Sampat Lal & Ors. Etc. cited by 3
2004 Textile Labour Association and Anr. v. The Official Liquidator and Anr. cited by 3
1970 Management of Advance Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Shri Gurudasmal & Ors. cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2014 Pravasi Bhalai Sangathan v. Union of India & Ors. relied on

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