Supreme Court of India

Maninderjit Singh Bitta v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 1 S.C.R. 874
Bench S.H. Kapadia, A.K. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar JJ.
Decided 7 February 2012

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that the present cases are not the ones where the Court should permit the public exchequer to be burdened by payment of costs.

Judgment, page 15

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MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988: ss. 41(6) and 109(3) - High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) Scheme - Implementation of - Held: Installation of HSRP is a statutory command which is not only in the interest of the security of State, but also serves a much larger public 0 interest - Therefore, it is not only desirable, but mandatory, for every State Government and Union Territory to comply with the statutory provisions/orders of Supreme Court in terms of Art. 129 of the Constitution of India - All State Governments and Union Territories, therefore, are mandated to fully implement the scheme of

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