Supreme Court · 1975 INSC 37 · Decided 19 February 1975
Madhu Limaye v. The Superintendent, Tihar Jail, Delhi & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1975 INSC 37 · [1975] 3 S.C.R. 582
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 318/1970
- Decided
- 19 February 1975
- Bench
- KUTTYIL KURIEN MATHEW, V.R. KRISHNA IYER, P.K. GOSWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 14, 15
Headnote
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