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Private Citizen has a Right to ask for sanction to Prosecute a Public Servant – SC
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- Dr. Subramanian Swamy Vs. Dr. Manmohan Singh and another (Supreme Court of India)
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- Supreme Court of India
Dr. Subramanian Swamy Vs. Dr. Manmohan Singh and another (SC)- Whether a complaint can be filed by a citizen for prosecuting a public servant for an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short, ‘the 1988 Act’) and whether the authority competent to sanction prosecution of a public servant for offences under the 1988 Act is required to take an appropriate decision within the time specified in clause I(15) of the directions contained in paragraph 58 of the judgment of this Court in Vineet Narain v. Union of India (1998) 1 SCC 226 and the guidelines issued by the C...
