Supreme Court of India · 1984-02-16
A. R. ANTULAY vs RAMDAS SRINIWAS NAYAK AND ANOTHER
- Citation / case number
- SC 1983/65933
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- A. R. ANTULAY
- Respondent
- RAMDAS SRINIWAS NAYAK AND ANOTHER
- Author
- DESAI, D.A.,PATHAK, R.S.,REDDY, O. CHINNAPPA ,SEN, A.P. ,ERADI, V. BALAKRISHNA
- Bench
- DESAI, D.A.,PATHAK, R.S.,REDDY, O. CHINNAPPA ,SEN, A.P. ,ERADI, V. BALAKRISHNA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the jurisdiction of the Special Judge to take cognizance of offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, based on a private complaint, rejecting the appellant's claims regarding the necessity of prior investigation and jurisdictional specification by the State Government. The Court clarified that the Special Judge's powers are not limited by the absence of such specifications and emphasized the importance of interpreting statutes as they are written, without rewriting them. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's ruling on the matter.