Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 271 · Decided 10 May 2005
Gurpal Singh v. State of Punjab and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 271 · [2005] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 215
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2802/2002
- Decided
- 10 May 2005
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Public Interest Litigation: Service matter-Writ petition by an individual filed under public interest litigation challenging appointment of another individual-Appointee C questioning locus standi of writ petitioner and contending that petition filed because of political and personal rivalry-High styled as PIL, court has to be careful to see whether the attack in the guise of public interest is really intended to unleash a private vendatta, personal D grouse or some other mala fide object-On facts, High Court not justified in . entertaining the writ petition-Judgment of High Court set
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