Supreme Court of India
Ajay Malik v. State of Uttarakhand & Anr.
INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.
What the Court ordered
In view of the foregoing analysis and conclusions arrived at hereinabove, we deem it appropriate to invoke this Court’s extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India and issue the following directions: i.
Judgment, page 29
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration (1) Whether the High Court acted well within the contours of its powers under Section 482 of the CrPC in rejecting Ajay Malik’s quashing petition; (2) Whether the High Court fell in error in rejecting the Compounding Application moved by Ajay Malik and supported by the Complainant; (3) Whether the High Court was legally correct in accepting Ashok Kumar’s Criminal Revision, thereby discharging him from the captioned criminal proceedings; (4) Whether the existing legal framework in India sufficiently protects the rights of domestic workers. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 –
Authorities it was built on
- 1990 State of Haryana and Ors v. Ch. Bhajan Lal and Ors.
- 1997 Vishaka and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan and Ors.
- 1993 Smt. Nilabati Behera Alias Laut Behera (through the Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee) v. State of Orissa and Ors.
- 1997 Vineet Narain and Ors v. Union of India and Anr.
- 2012 Gian Singh v. State of Punjab & Another
- 2014 Narinder Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Anr.
- 1983 Rudul Sah v. State of Bihar and Another
- 2013 Rajiv Thapar & Ors. v. Madan Lal Kapoor
- 2003 Ram Narain Popli v. Central Bureau of Investigation
- 2011 Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v. Union of India and Others
- 2000 State of Kerala v. P. Sugathan and Anr.
- 2001 Vishwa Jagriti Mission through President v. Central Govt. through Cabinet Secretary and Ors:
- 1988 M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors.
Sign in free to read it
- The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
- The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
- Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
- Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
- Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
An email address, no password.