Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 180 · Decided 4 April 2005
State of N.C.T. of Delhi and ANR. v. Sanjeev @ Bittoo
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 180 · [2005] 3 S.C.R. 151
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 498/2005
- Decided
- 4 April 2005
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
B Constitution of India, 1950-Article 226-Delhi Police Act, 1978- Sections 47, 51and52-Administrative decision-Judicial interference-Scope of-Held: Courts should be slow to interfere in matters relating to C administrative functions unless decision is tainted by illegality, irrationality . and of judicial review in writ petition is not restricted Respondent-Police Officer passed an order under Section 47 of Delhi Police Act, 1978 directing externment of the respondent from the limits D of NCT Delhi for a certain period. The order was challenged u/s.51 of the Act which was rejected by
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