Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 89 · Decided 23 January 2008
Vishnu Dev Sharma v. State of U.P. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 89 · [2008] 1 S.C.R. 1111
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 619/2008
- Decided
- 23 January 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: c Article 226 - Writ petition - Dismissal of, in summary manner - Without indicating any reason - Held: Is not warranted - Service Jaw - Seniority. Articles 136 and 226 - While deciding writ petition, High Court is required to assign reasons as its order is amenable D - There is no meaning in drawing an analogy on powers exercised under Art. 136 while rejecting appeals at SLP stage without assigning reasons with the power exercised while dealing with writ petition - Art. 136 does not confer any right of appeal in favour of any party - E Powers thereunder
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