Supreme Court of India

S. Jagannath v. Union of India and Ors.

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Bench Kuldip Singh and S. Saghir Ahmad JJ.

Decided 11 December 1996

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2025 Vanashakti v. Union of India referred to
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2024 In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2023 K.T.V. Health Food Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors referred to
2021 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai v. Ankita Sinha & Ors. referred to
2020 Kapico Kerala Resorts Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Kerala & Ors. referred to
2025 Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (credai) v. Union of India & Others mentioned
2022 The Secretary to Govt. of Kerala, Irrigation Department and Others v. James Varghese and Others not applicable

Of those, 1 relied on · 6 referred to · 1 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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