Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 461 · Decided 6 July 2011
Lafarge Umiam Mining PVT. LTD. T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 461 · [2011] 7 S.C.R. 954
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 202/1995
- Decided
- 6 July 2011
- Bench
- S.H. KAPADIA, AFTAB ALAM, K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
Headnote
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