Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 20 · Decided 4 January 1996
Common Cause v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 20 · [1996] 1 S.C.R. 89
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 91/1992
- Decided
- 4 January 1996
- Bench
- S.C. AGRAWAL, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; Registration Act
Headnote
Constitution qf India--Article 32-PiL--Blood Banks-Serious defi­ ciencies and shortcomings in the lnatter o.f collection, storage, supply of blood through various blood agencies operating in lndia--Com.tnittee appointed by A B the Court-Report sub1nitted-Programme for preventing infectior~ and Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945. Part Xll-B-Blood Banks prescribed requirement regarding equ1jJ1nent, blood collection, supplies and emergency equipment etc. A petition was filed by way of Public Interest Litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution to ensure that proper and concrete steps in a
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