Supreme Court of India · 2008-07-15
STATE OF PUNJAB vs LAL SINGH .
- Citation / case number
- SC 1999/18362
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF PUNJAB
- Respondent
- LAL SINGH .
- Author
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN,P. SATHASIVAMM. PANCHAL, ,
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN,P. SATHASIVAM,J.M. PANCHAL, ,
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court's ruling that the appointment of Mr. Justice Harbans Singh Rai as Lokpal was ultra vires Section 4(1) of the Punjab Lokpal Act, 1996, which mandates consultation with specific authorities for such appointments. The Court noted that the term of the Lokpal would have ended in 2001, rendering the matter infructuous. Consequently, the appeals and special leave petition were disposed of as infructuous, allowing the State to proceed with a fresh appointment as per the Act.