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Akhil Bharat Goseva Sangh vs State Of A.P.& Ors on 29 March, 2006

Supreme Court of India Cites 61 - Cited by 136 - T Chatterjee - Full Document

Chandigarh Administration vs Jagjit Singh on 10 January, 1995

20. When a grievance of discrimination is made, the High Court cannot just examine whether someone similarly situated has been granted a relief or benefit and then automatically direct grant of such relief or benefit to the person aggrieved. The High Court has to first examine whether the petitioner who has approached the court has established a right, entitling him to the relief sought on the facts and circumstances of the case. In the context of such examination, the fact that some others, who are similarly situated, have been granted relief which the petitioner is seeking, may be of some relevance. But where in law, a writ petitioner has not established a right or is not entitled to relief, the fact that a similarly situated person has been illegally granted relief, is not a ground to direct similar relief to him. That would be enforcing a negative equality by perpetuation of an illegality which is impermissible in law. The principle has been stated by this Court in Chandigarh Administration v. Jagjit Singh [1995 (1) SCC 745] thus :
Supreme Court of India Cites 1 - Cited by 382 - B P Reddy - Full Document
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