Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 741 · Decided 1 November 2013
Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha v. Dhobei Sahoo & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 741 · [2013] 14 S.C.R. 621
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9872/2013
- Decided
- 1 November 2013
- Bench
- ANIL R. DAVE, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226; Electricity Act Section 22
Headnote
Writs - Writ of quo waffanto - Scope and ambit of - Duty of the Court while dealing with a writ of quo waffanto - Held: A B Jurisdiction of the High Court while issuing a writ of quo C warranto is limited and can only be issued when the person holding the public office lacks the eligibility appointment is contrary to the statutory rules - While dealing with the writ of quo warranto another aspect has to be kept in view - In filing a writ of quo waffanto, the principle of D doctrine of delay and /aches should not be allowed any play because the person holds the public office as a
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