Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1031 · Decided 11 September 2008
Veeru Devgan v. State of Tamil Nadu & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1031 · [2008] 13 S.C.R. 338
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4448/2005
- Decided
- 11 September 2008
- Bench
- C.K. THAKKER, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 - Art. 226 - Plenary c jurisdiction - Exercise of - Scope - Licence granted to Appellant to shoot film in reserve forest area - Cancelled by State on allegation that he violated terms and conditions of agreement between the parties and caused damage to grasslands in the petition - High D Court came to a finding that Appellant had not caused damage to environment or grasslands and the action of cancellation of licence was illegal - However, in purported exercise of its plenary powers, High Court directed Appellant to deposit Rs. 50 /akhs for protection of
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