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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952

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List of Judgements

Shakeel Ahmed Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : november/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 877 SC

Common Cause (A Registered Society) Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 379 SC

GHANSHYAM UPADHYAY vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

Judgement Date : august/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 458 SC

Headnote :

NOTICEPublic Interest Litigation - Destruction of residential properties belonging to gangster Vikas Dubey and the need for a proper investigation into the encounter - The petitioner, an advocate practicing in Mumbai, has no connection to the incident that occurred in Uttar Pradesh - Nevertheless, t...

CHOWGULE AND COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED vs. GOA FOUNDATION

Judgement Date : january/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 97 SC

Headnote :

The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Section 8(3) - Directive to cease mining - Authorization to transport minerals that have already been extracted - In the case of Goa Foundation v. Sesa Sterlite Limited and Others, (2018) 4 SCC 218, the Court instructed the appellants to...

G.S. MANI vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : december/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1253 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTRape and Murder - Court has established an Inquiry Commission to investigate the Hyderabad encounter case.According to Article 32 of the Constitution of India, 1950, regarding the Hyderabad encounter case - an Inquiry Commission has been formed. The individuals arrested in connection with t...

Pradeep Ram Vs. State of Jharkhand

Judgement Date : july/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 527 SC

GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI Vs UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 130 SC

Headnote :

The Constitution of India, specifically Articles 226, 239, and 239AA, establishes that when the executive branch of the Delhi Government makes a decision, the Lieutenant Governor (LG) has the authority to form his own opinion on any matter, which may differ from the decision made by his Ministers. S...

Lourembam Deben Singh Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : november/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 827 SC

Union of India & ANR. Vs. Col. A.D. Nargolkar & Ors. [OCTOBER 24, 2018]

Judgement Date : october/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 781 SC

Government of NCT of Delhi Vs. Union of India & Another [JULY 04, 2018]

Judgement Date : july/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 436 SC

Kalpana Mehta and others Vs. Union of India and others [MAY 09, 2018]

Judgement Date : may/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 359 SC

The Goa Foundation Vs. M/s Sesa Sterlite Ltd. & Ors. [February 7, 2018]

Judgement Date : february/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 80 SC

Common Cause Vs. Union of India and Ors. [August 2, 2017]

Judgement Date : august/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 536 SC

Kalpana Mehta and Others Vs. Union of India and Others [April 05, 2017]

Judgement Date : april/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 288 SC

Rang Nath Mishra Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. [April 10, 2015]

Judgement Date : april/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 286 SC

Dr. Subramanian Swamy Vs. Arun Shourie [JULY 23, 2014]

Judgement Date : july/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 465 SC

Rohit Chauhan Vs. Surinder Singh & Ors. [JULY 15, 2013]

Judgement Date : july/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 517 SC

Justice P.D. Dinakaran Vs. Hon'ble Judges Inquiry Committee and others

Judgement Date : july/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 460 SC

State of Bihar Vs. Lal Krishna Advani & Ors [2003] INSC 453 (16 September 2003)

Judgement Date : september/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 448 SC

P.Janardhana Reddy Vs. State of A.P. & Ors [2001] INSC 321 (13 July 2001)

Judgement Date : july/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 321 SC

S.R. Bommai Vs. Union of India [1994] INSC 173 (11 March 1994)

Judgement Date : march/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 171 SC

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Ajay Singh & Ors [1992] INSC 221 (2 November 1992)

Judgement Date : november/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 221 SC

Headnote :

General Clauses Act, 1897:Section 21 - Authority to add, amend, vary, or rescind any notification - Whether this can be used to reconstitute the Commission of Inquiry by replacing the current members, despite not being specified in the Act\'s framework.Following the directive from the State High Cou...

Kiran Bedi & Ors Vs. Committee of Inquiry & ANR [1989] INSC 3 (4 January 1989)

Judgement Date : january/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 3 SC

Headnote :

A Committee made up of two High Court Judges was established by the Delhi Administration to investigate certain events that occurred in January 1988, which involved lawyers and police following an incident where a lawyer was allegedly detained by college students and handed over to the police on cha...

Dr. Baliram Waman Hiray Vs. Justice B. Lentin & Ors [1988] INSC 270 (12 September 1988)

Judgement Date : september/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 267 SC

Headnote :

On February 21, 1986, the Maharashtra State Government appointed Shri Justice B. Lentin as a sole Commission of Inquiry to investigate the deaths of 14 patients at the government-operated J.J.B. Hospital between January 22 and February 7, 1986, following the administration of contaminated glycerol,...

R.L.Gupta & ANR Vs. Union of India & Ors [1988] INSC 75 (16 March 1988)

Judgement Date : march/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 75 SC

Headnote :

This writ petition was initially submitted to this Court by two members of the Delhi Higher Judicial Service, Shri R.L. Gupta and Shri S.B. Aggarwal. However, the Court determined that Shri S.B. Aggarwal\'s case should be evaluated separately, leading to the request for him to file an independent pe...

Express Newspapers Pvt. Ltd. & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1985] INSC 223 (7 October 1985)

Judgement Date : october/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 223 SC

Headnote :

In 1949, the Central Government designated the press area along Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in New Delhi.This area comprised plots numbered 1 to 10, collectively referred to as the Press Enclave, which served as a commercial complex. Various newspapers, including the Indian Express, Times of India, Patr...

Deena @ Deena Dayal Vs. Union of India & Ors [1983] INSC 129 (23 September 1983)

Judgement Date : september/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 129 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners, who had received death sentences for murder, were awaiting their execution. They argued that hanging by rope is a cruel and barbaric method of carrying out the sentence, and that Section 354(5) of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr. P.C.) which prescribes this method violates Article 2...

V. C. Shukla Vs. State (Delhi Administration) [1980] INSC 77 (11 April 1980)

Judgement Date : april/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 77 SC

Headnote :

Sri Amrit Nahata, a Member of Parliament, produced a film titled \"Kissa Kursi Ka\" under the Dhwani Prakash banner. The prosecution claimed that the film was a grotesque satire that harshly criticized the Central Government\'s operations, leading to significant objections, including those from the...

In Re The Special Courts Bill, 1978 Vs. [1978] INSC 247 (1 December 1978)

Judgement Date : december/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 247 SC

Headnote :

The draft Special Courts Bill of 1978, introduced in Parliament by a private member, aims to establish a sufficient number of courts designated as special courts. According to the Bill, a special court will have the authority to take cognizance of or try cases that are brought before it or transferr...

State of Karnataka Vs. Union of India & ANR [1977] INSC 213 (8 November 1977)

Judgement Date : november/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 213 SC

Headnote :

Article 131 of the Constitution of India stipulates that the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in disputes: (a) between the Government of India and one or more States; (b) between the Government of India and any State or States on one side and one or more other States on the other; or (c) betw...

Sammbhu Nath Jha Vs. Kedar Prasad Sinha & Ors [1972] INSC 24 (24 January 1972)

Judgement Date : january/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 24 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, who served as a minister in the Bihar State Government, released to the press a copy of a notification published in the Bihar Gazette Extraordinary on March 12, 1968, which announced the initiation of an inquiry against a former minister among others.Allegation No. J-4 in the attached...

Shri Ram Krishna Dalmia Vs. Shri Justice S. R. Tendolkar & Ors [1958] INSC 30 (28 March 1958)

Judgement Date : march/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 30 SC

Headnote :

Exercising the authority granted by Section 3 of the Commissions of Enquiry Act, 1952, the Central Government issued a notification on December 11, 1956, establishing a Commission of Inquiry to investigate and report on specific companies listed in the attached Schedule, as well as the nature and ex...

Brajnandan Sinha Vs. Jyoti Narain [1955] INSC 63 (8 November 1955)

Judgement Date : november/1955, Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 63 SC

Headnote :

It was determined that a Commissioner appointed under the Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1850 (XXVII of 1850) does not qualify as a court as defined by the Contempt of Courts Act, 1952 (XXXII of 1952). The following cases were cited: Shell Co. of Australia v. Federal Commissioner of Taxation ([193...