Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 106 · Decided 16 April 1968
P.V. Jagannath Rao & ORS. v. State of Orissa & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 106 · [1968] 3 S.C.R. 789
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1148/1968
- Decided
- 16 April 1968
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, V. RAMASWAMI, VISHISHTHA BHARGAVA, G.K. MITTER, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Commission of Inquiries ict (60 of 1952), s. 3--Setting up of Com-· nJission for collection of facts for future action-:-Partly due ta ·political' rivlllry but dominant purpose bona fide--Va!idity~ome items in Notifica­ tion appoinang Commission_ ~ubject to appeal in civil of court. The appellants were Chief Ministers and Ministers of the respondent­ State. Jn Parliament, the State Legislature and from public platforms, it was alleged that during their tenure of office the appellants were guilty of acts of serious misconduct. corrti:ption, abuse of power.
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