Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 221 · Decided 10 May 2012
Common Cause v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 221 · [2012] 4 S.C.R. 521
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 35/2012
- Decided
- 10 May 2012
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, J.S. KHEHAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
Headnote
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