Allowed
Surinder Pal Singh v. State of Punjab & Ors.
Punjab & Haryana HCCWP/16442/2008
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This petition, challenging suspension pending an election petition, was declared infructuous after the petitioner was reinstated in January 2009. The court allowed the petition only with clarification that prima-facie Tribunal observations must be legally proved to be relevant.
What did the court decide?
Petition declared infructuous; clarification given that prima-facie Tribunal observations are not binding unless proved by law.