Supreme Court of India · 2019-04-10
SANJAY SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/1943
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SANJAY SINGH
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.M. JOSEPH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the maintainability of a review petition concerning the Rafale Deal, emphasizing the unauthorized removal of documents from the Ministry of Defence, which violated Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923. The Court held that reliance on such documents in the review petition was impermissible, reinforcing the principle that documents protected under the Official Secrets Act cannot be disclosed or used in legal proceedings. Consequently, the review petition was dismissed due to lack of bona fides.