Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 590 · Decided 2 September 2014
MOHD. Arif @ashfaq v. He Registrar, Supreme Court of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 590 · [2014] 11 S.C.R. 1009
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 77/2014
- Decided
- 2 September 2014
- Bench
- RAJENDRA MAL LODHA, J.S. KHEHAR, JASTI CHELAMESWAR, A.K. SIKRI, R.F. NARIMAN (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21, 137
Headnote
A B Supreme Court Rules, 1966 - Or. XL r.3 - Constitutionality of - Challenged -:- Seeking open court oral C hearing of Review Petitions in death sentence cases - Held: Per majority: Limited oral hearing at review stage in mandated by Art. 21 of the Constitutio_n, hence permissible - Per Minority: Not permissible - There is no obligation u!Art. 21 to grant oral hearing - The rule of D audi alteram partem does not take within its sweep right to make oral submission - Constitution of India, 1950- Arts. 21 and 137.
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