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Renu & Ors. v. District & Sessions Judge, Tis Hazari & Anr.

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Reported as [2014] 2 S.C.R. 537
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J. Chelameswar and M.Y. Eqbal JJ.
Decided 12 February 2014

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CONSTITUTION OF /NOIA, 1950: c Art. 32 - Writ of quo warranto - Appointment to public office - Held: Before a person can effectively claim a writ of quo warranto, he has to satisfy the court that the office in question is a public office and is held by a usurper without legal authority, and that inevitably would lead to an enquiry 0 as to whether the appointment of the alleged usurper has been made in accordance with law or not -- For issuance of writ of quo warranto, the court has to satisfy that the appointment is contrary to the statutory rules and the person holding the post has no right

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