Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 166 · Decided 25 March 2010
Kunga Nima Lepcha & ORS. v. State of Sikkim & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 166 · [2010] 3 S.C.R. 787
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 353/2006
- Decided
- 25 March 2010
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, P. SATHASIVAM, J.M. PANCHAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 14; Constitution Article 32, 14; Prevention of Corruption Act
Headnote
A B Constitution of India, 1950: Article 32 - Public Interest Litigation - Against Chief Minister - By persons belonging C to political parties - Alleging possession of assets disproportionate to known source of income and criminal misconduct - Seeking initiation of investigation by petition in the nature of PIL not maintainable - The status of petitioners as belonging to political party leads D to apprehension that the petition is not the result of public­ spirited concern - Writ jurisdiction can be exercised only when there is violation of fundamental rights and not
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