Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 200 · Decided 12 July 1990
K.J. John, Assistant Public Prosecutor Grade I, Palai ETC. ETC. v. State of Kerala & ORS. ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 200 · [1990] 3 S.C.R. 319
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1101/1981
- Decided
- 12 July 1990
- Bench
- M.H. KANIA, N.M. KASLIWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 24(6), 24; Constitution Article 32, 133(1)
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Section 24(6)-State Govern­ ment whether bound to appoint Public Prosecutors and Additional Public Prosecutors only from among persons constituting such 'regular cadre of prosecuting Officers'-Interpretation of. The appellant in the civil appeal was an State of Kerala. The writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution has been ftled by the Uttar Pradesh Public Prosecutors' Association comisting of the membership of Assistant Public Prosecuters, including Prosecuting Officers, senior Prosecuting Officers, Deputy Director of Prosecution
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