Supreme Court · 1960 INSC 200 · Decided 15 November 1960
The State of Punjab v. Sodhi Sukhdev Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1960 INSC 200 · [1961] 2 S.C.R. 371
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 337/1960
- Decided
- 15 November 1960
- Bench
- BHUVNESHWAR PRASAD SINHA, J.L. KAPUR, P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K. SUBBA RAO, K.N. WANCHOO (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Evidence Act Section 123, 162; Constitution Article 163(3)
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REPORTS 371 . THE STATE OF PUNJAB v. SODHI SUKHDEV SINGH (B. P. SINHA, c. J., J. L. KAPUR, P. B. GAJENDRAGADKAB, K. SUBBA RAO a.nd K. N. WANOHoo, JJ.) Evidence - Production of documents~ "Affairs o/ State", meaning of-Privileged documents-Scope of-Ministerial certifi­ Act, 187z (1 of 1872), ss. 123, 162. The respondent who was a District and Sessions Judge in the erstwhile State of Pepsu was removed from service on April 7, 1953 by an order passed by the President of India who was then in charge of the administration of the State. A representa­ tion made
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