Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 293 · Decided 19 March 1997
Kadra Pahadiya and ORS. ETC. v. State of Bihar ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 293 · [1997] 3 S.C.R. 32
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 5943/1980
- Decided
- 19 March 1997
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, B.N. KIRPAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 13, 18; Constitution Article 14
Headnote
AND ORS. ETC. v. STATE OF BIHAR ETC. MARCH 19, 1997 B (A.M. AHMADI, en. AND B.N. KIRPAL, J.] Oiminal Procedure Code 197~Sections 13( 1 ), 18( 1 )-Appointment of Special Judicial Magistrates and Special Metropolitan Magistrates-Validity of-Upheld-Not violative or arbitrmy-Provision Magistrates a11d Metropolita11 Magistrate-For disposal of petty cases pe11ding for long pe1iod-State Govemment directed to issue appropliate letter of requests to D respective High Courts-Directions issued. The Petitioners filed writ petitions seeking a direction that adequate
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