Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 712 · Decided 14 December 2004
Dattaraj Nathuji Thaware v. State of Maharashtra and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 712 · [2004] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 900
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 26269/2004
- Decided
- 14 December 2004
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Public Interest Litigation Scope of-Discussed. Abuse-Stopping of-Exemplary punishment-Award of-Directions issue. Extra care to be taken by professionals before filing PIL-Discussed Regulatory mechanism vis-a-vis role of judiciary in handling of PIL­ Discussed Appellant, a legal professional, High Court. The High Court found that there was E no public interest involved; that appellant had resorted to black mailing respondent Nos. 6 & 7 and he was also caught red handed accepting money from the respondents; and that allegation of unauthorized con­ structions as made against the
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