Supreme Court · 1988 INSC 249 · Decided 29 August 1988
Sheela Barse v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1988 INSC 249 · [1988] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 643
- Case number
- Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 3128/1988
- Decided
- 29 August 1988
- Bench
- RANGANATH MISRA, M.N. VENKATACHALIAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Constitution of IndJa, Art 32'._Public Interest Litigation-With­ drawal of Petition by petitioner-in-person not allowed-No litigant can be permitted to impose any condition for his participation in the proceedings-Petitioner may be allowed to withdraw himself from the proceedings-Information to use such mformation after withdrawal/deletion of his name from the case. A B c Contempt of Courts Act, 197 I-Sec. 2(c)-Delay in final disposal D of public interest litigation-Criticism of-High lighting public accoun­ tability of courts-Whether contempt of court. The p_etitioner had
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