Supreme Court of India

Just Society v. Union of India

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Reported as [2017] 3 S.C.R. 335
Bench Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha JJ.
Decided 27 April 2017

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Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 - ss.3(2)(a), 4(1)(d), 4(1)(e), 4(2), second proviso to s. 4(3), s.10, proviso to s. 14(3), s.16, s.37(2) ands. 63 - Constitutional validity of - Plea of the petitioner that the said provisions ultra vires Art. 14 and 50 on the ground that the Chief Justice of India or his nominee Judge of the Supreme Court, uls. 4(1)(d) is a mere Memb~r of the Selection Committee and the opinion rendered by him has no primacy in the matter of selection of Chairperson and Members of the Lokpal; that the the Chief Justice of India or his nominee Judge alone who would be best

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