Supreme Court of India

IN RE THE SPECIAL COURTS BILL, 1978 versus -

Decided: 1 December 1978
Judges listed: Y.V. CHANDRACHUD (as the open data lists them; this may not name the whole bench)
Disposal: Disposed off

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[1979] 2 S.C.R. 476 · 1978 INSC 249

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(1979) 1 SCC 380 (50 citing judgments)
AIR 1979 SC 478 (15 citing judgments)

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NIKESH TARACHAND SHAH versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. 23 November 2017 · bench of 2 judges · cites it at para 30

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