Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 16 · Decided 8 January 2007
Neetu v. Stte of Punjab and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 16 · [2007] 1 S.C.R. 223
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 95/2007
- Decided
- 8 January 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Public Interest Litigation: Writ petition before High Court-Filed by an unsuccessful candidate as public interest litigation-Challenging appointment of a candidate stated to have been made on basis of a false Scheduled Caste certificate- Proceeding to cancel said certificate stated to be already styled as PIL, Court has to be careful to see whether in the guise of public interest is really intended to unleash a private vendetta, personal grouse or some other mala fide object-Factors to be taken into consideration by Courts while entertaining a writ petition under PIL reiterated-PIL is
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