Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 615 · Decided 9 September 2014
Gaurav Kumar Bansal v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 615 · [2014] 7 S.C.R. 725
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 536/2012
- Decided
- 9 September 2014
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, ADARSH KUMAR GOEL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 - Art. 32 - Writ petition under A B - Seeking directions to the Government of India to intervene and expedite release of Indian seamen held hostages by the C Somalian Pirates in the international waters and to frame anti piracy guidelines - Held: Pirates operating from to the safety of maritime traffic - Combating piracy is imperative for safety of seafarers as well as successful world trade - This Court cannot assume the role D of the executive to oversee the sensitive issue of co­ ordination with international agencies and bodies, when the Government has
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