Supreme Court of India

Common Cause : A Registered Society v. Union of India

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Reported as [2017] 3 S.C.R. 291
Bench Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha JJ.
Decided 27 April 2017

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, the writ petitions and the transferred cases shall stand allowed as indicated above.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 - ss.4(2) and 4(J)(e) - Search Committee (Constitution, Terms and Conditions of Appointment of Members and the Manner of Selection of Panel of c Names for Appointment of Chairperson and Members of Lokpal) Rules, 2014- rr.10(1) and 10(4)(i)- Writ petition.filed by NGO seeking declaration that rd 0(1) and 10(4)(i) are ultra vires and direction to restrain initiation of any process of selection for appointment of Chairperson and Members of the Lokpal under the said Rules - Submission that the provisions of the Act are yet to be implemented and Selection

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