Pritam Singh vs Union Of India & Ors on 22 September, 2004
In order to return the findings, it is necessary to know what are the parameters,
guidelines and tests laid down by the Apex Court, this Court and other High Courts of the
country in various cases reported as Baldev Raj Chandra V. Union of India, 1980(4) SCC
321; Baldev Raj Chandra V. Union of India, AIR 1981 SC 70; H.C.Gagri V. State of
Haryana, AIR 1987 SC 65; Brij Mohan Singh Chopra V. State of Punjab, AIR 1987 SC
948; Baidyanath Mahapatra V. State of Orissa, AIR 1989 SC 2218; Ram Ekbal Sharma
V. State of Bihar, 1990(3) SCC 504; Union of India V. Bulal Dutt, 1993 (2) SCC 179;
S. Ramchandra Raju V. State of Orissa, 1994 Supp (3) SCC 424; State of J&K V. Jia Lal
Gupta, 1994 SLJ 24; Chief General Manager, SBI V. Suresh Chandra Behera, AIR 1995
SCC 1745; K. Kandaswamy V. Union of India, AIR 1996 SC 277; Allahabad Bank
Officders Association V. Allahabad Bank, 1996 (4) SCC 504; M.S.Bindra V. Union Of
India, 1998 (7) SCC 310; M.S.Bindra V. Union of India, AIR 1998 SC 3058; State of
Gujarat V. Suryakant Chunilal Shah, 1999(1) SC 529; State of Gujrat V. Umedbhai
M.Patel, AIR 2001 SC 1109; State of U.P V. Chater Sen, 2005(9) SCC 592; Pritam
Singh V. Union of India, 2005(9) SCC 748; Ashok Kumar Jain V. State of J&K & Ors,
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