Supreme Court of India

Selvi J. Jayalalithaa & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 17 S.C.R. 759
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and S.A. Bobde JJ.
Decided 30 September 2013

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we are of the considered opinion that the order of remQval of Shri G. Bhavani Singh-respondent no.4 is a product ofmala fides and the impugned order is not sustainable in the eyes of law as such the same is hereby quashed.

Judgment, page 27

From the headnote

Advocates ..'.. Appointment of Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) - Withdrawal/revocation of the appointment - Validity - Proceedings against the petitioners for allegedly having assets disproportionate to their known income - Warrant case under the Prevention of Corruption Act - Respondent no.4 appointed as SPP - Seven months thereafter, when the trial was nearing completion, appointment of respondent no.4 withdrawn by the State Government - No_tificatidn purporting to revoke the appointment of respondent no.4.·C3s SPP - Validity - Held: On facts, it is liable to be struck down - Appointment of

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Of those, 1 relied on · 4 mentioned

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