Constitution of India
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Jurisdiction of State – Which has most intimate contact with the issues arising in the case
The Hon’ble Apex Court in Surinder Kaur Sandhu v. Harbax Singh Sandhu, (1984) 3 SCC 698 was concerned with the custody of a child who was British citizen by birth whose parents had been settled in…
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Administrative Action – Subject to Control by Judicial Review
Judicial restraint in exercise of judicial review was considered in the State (NCT of Delhi) v. Sanjeev, (2005) 5 SCC 181 as follows: “One can conveniently classify under three heads the grounds on which administrative action…
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Contractual Obligation – Maintainability of Writ Petition Against State
In a given set of facts, where the State or its instrumentalities are parties to a contract, they would be under an obligation in law to act fairly, justly and reasonably, which is…