Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 273 · Decided 18 March 2016
Joint Secretary, Political Department, Government of Meghalaya, Main Secretariat, Shillong v. High Court of Megahalaya Through Its Registrar, Shillong
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 273 · [2016] 2 S.C.R. 376
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2987/2016
- Decided
- 18 March 2016
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, SHIVA KIRTI SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950-Art.226- Suo motu petition under - For giving effect to Meghalaya Lokayukta Act, 2014 by bringing the institution into existence - The Court also scanned the u!s. 3 (2j{a) of 2014 Act and granted stay of operation of a portion of s.3 (2){a) - On appeal, held: The court can initiate suo motu proceedings in very rare circumstances depending of the nature of legislation and collective benefit - But in such case also the Court cannot raise the
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