Supreme Court of India
The State of Karnataka & Ors. v. M/s. Vedanta Limited (formerly Known as Sesa Sterlite Limited) & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that order and judgment of the High Court is wholly unsustainable and is hereby set aside.
Judgment, page 11
From the headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.451 and 457 – Disposal of seized property pending trial – Seizure of illegally stocked iron ore – State filed application u/ss.451/457 CrPC seeki ng permission to dispose off the seized iron ore by e-tende r – Special CBI Judge allowed the application vide order dated 08 .05.2015 – Against the order, writ petitions filed by respondents – High Court allowed the writ petitions and directed release of t he iron ore in favour of the respondents – Propriety – Held: High Court while allowing the writ petition had only relied on acceptance of t he final report
Where later benches applied it
- 2026 Indian Railways v. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited
- 2024 M/s Sundew Properties Limited v. Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission & Anr.
Of those, 2 mentioned
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