Supreme Court · 1993 INSC 278 · Decided 26 August 1993
S. Nagaraj and ORS. v. State of Karnataka and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1993 INSC 278 · [1993] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 55/1992
- Decided
- 26 August 1993
- Bench
- S. RATNAVEL PANDIAN, R.M. SAHAI, B.P. JEEVAN REDDY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Contempt
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
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