Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 279 · Decided 6 April 2011
Akhil Bhartiya Upbhokta Congress v. State of Madhya Pradesh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 279 · [2011] 5 S.C.R. 77
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2965/2011
- Decided
- 6 April 2011
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Article 14 - Principle of equality - Exercise of power by C political entities and officers/officials - Scope of - Held: For achieving the goals of Justice and Equality set out in the Preamble, the State and its agencies/instrumentalities have to function and officers/officials at different levels - The exercise of power by political entities and D officers/officials for providing different kinds of services and benefits to the people always has an element of discretion, which is required to be used in larger public interest and for public good
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