Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 404 · Decided 13 May 2015
Common Cause v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 404 · [2015] 5 S.C.R. 29
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 13/2003
- Decided
- 13 May 2015
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 142, 32
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 -Art. 142 - Exercise of A B c jurisdiction under - Writ Petition - To restrain the Union of India and all State Governments from using public funds on Government advertisements, to project individual functionaries of the Government or a political party- In terms o of by a Committee duly constituted by the Court as regards publication of advertisements by the Government - Guidelines, whether commend acceptance and if so whether operative and enforceable u!Art. 142- Held: Where the field E is open and uncovered by any government policy, to guide and control
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