Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1133 · Decided 3 October 2008
C. Jacob v. Director of Geology & Mining & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1133 · [2008] 14 S.C.R. 634
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE TO PETITION (CIVIL)... No. 25795/2008
- Decided
- 3 October 2008
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
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