Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 744 · Decided 1 November 2013
Arun Kumar Agrawal v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 744 · [2014] 3 S.C.R. 861
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 374/2012
- Decided
- 1 November 2013
- Bench
- S.S. NIJJAR, PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
861 ARUN KUMAR AGRAWAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 374 of 2012) NOVEMBER 01, 2013 [SURINDER SINGH NIJJAR AND PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, JJ] CONSTITUTION OF IND/A, 1950: Art.32 - Writ petition challenging appointment of Chairman, SEBI - Held: Section 4(5) of SEBI Act inter market" 0 - Thus, statutorily, a person cannot be appointed as Chairman/Member of SEBI unless he or she is a person of high integrity - Therefore, selection and appointment of Chairman, SEBI could be challenged before Supreme Court in a writ petition under Art. 32 of the Constitution
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