Supreme Court · 1983 INSC 184 · Decided 24 November 1983
Hindustani Andolan & ORS. v. State of Punjab & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1983 INSC 184 · [1984] 1 S.C.R. 902
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2989/1983
- Decided
- 24 November 1983
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, AMARENDRA NATH SEN, M.P. THAKKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
F • G ·H !Jo2 HlJ'IDUSTANt ANbOLAN & ORS. V • • • STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. November 24, 1983 • [Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, C.J., AMARENDRA NATH SEN AND M:P. THAKKAR, JJ.) • ,' writ jurisdiction of Court-Court cannot issue a general virit of mandamus that whenever to be taken in a givi.:n situation, after takins into account the .demailds af the prevailing situation. It is not .that the police should be silent spectators to wanton destruction of life; but the Cour.t cannot · comme_nd that ·th2 police must enter places of worship f0rcibly.
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