Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 275 · Decided 5 May 2010
S.K. Dasgupta & ORS. v. Vijay Singh Sengar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 275 · [2010] 7 S.C.R. 881
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6794/2003
- Decided
- 5 May 2010
- Bench
- H.S. BEDI, K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Conte mp~ of Court Contempt petition before High Court - · Arising out of directions by High Court in a writ petition filed in public interest to officials of State Electricity Board to provide uninterrupted supply of electricity to government Hospitals and street lights A B c to be on - High Court directing impleadment of senior Members of the Board and D others as 1 contemnors and ordering inquiry to be held by CBI - HELD: The directions made by High Court are clearly beyond courts' jurisdiction in a public interest litigation as they interfere with the functioning of
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