ROMILA THAPAR vs UNION OF INDIA

Supreme Court of IndiaJudgment28 September 2018

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Court	Supreme Court of India
Record type	Judgment
Diary number	Diary No. 32319/2018
Date of decision	28 September 2018
Bench	HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR
Disposal	Petition dismissed; investigation to proceed under existing supervision, with directions for legal remedies
Reporting	reportable
Acts	Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 Indian Penal Code, 1860 Arms Act, 1959 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Sections	Section 120B of IPC Sections 13, 16, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38, 39, 40 of UAPA Section 307, 143, 147, 148, 149, 295A, 435, 436 of IPC Section 3(2)(v), 3(1)(10) of SC/ST Act Section 4(25) of Arms Act

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