Supreme Court of India

Ashok Kumar Sharma & Ors v. Union of India

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Reported as [2024] 9 S.C.R. 194
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra JJ.
Decided 9 September 2024

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Issue for Consideration Whether the Court under Article 32 can issue a writ to the Union Government to cancel existing licences and halt the issuance of new licences for the export of arms and military equipments to Israel. Headnotes† Constitution of India – Art. 32 – The petition seeks directions to the Union Government to cancel existing licences/permissions and to halt the grant of new licences to companies in India for the export of arms and military equipment to Israel during the ongoing conflict in Gaza: Held: First, the conduct of an independent sovereign nation namely, Israel is not

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