Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 382 · Decided 5 August 2021
Union of India & Anr v. Onkar Nath Dhar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 382 · [2021] 8 S.C.R. 194
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6619/2014
- Decided
- 5 August 2021
- Bench
- HEMANT GUPTA, A.S. BOPANNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21, 142
Headnote
COURT REPORTS [2021] 8 S.C.R. UNION OF INDIA & ANR v. ONKAR NATH DHAR (Civil Appeal No. 6619 of 2014) AUGUST 05, 2021 [HEMANT GUPTA AND A. S. BOPANNA, JJ] Constitution of India: Art. 21 - Right to claim government accommodation, if falls under the right to shelter - Held: Right to as a benevolence and distribution of largesse - No exception for persons who held constitutional posts - Allowing the displaced persons to retain the Government accommodation already allotted or to allot an alternative accommodation that too with a nominal licence fee defeats the very
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