Constitution of India — Article 136 — ‘Z’ or ‘Y’ category security to ex-minister — Entitlement to –

September 4th, 2013

Constitution of India — Article 136 — ‘Z’ or ‘Y’ category security to ex-minister — Entitlement to — Matter pertaining to claim raised by the petitioner (ex-minister) for providing ‘Z’ or ‘Y’ category security — Held, in the light and spirit of the order of the State authorities which constituted a Committee and thereafter, observed that the threat perception of the petitioner is only to the extent where he can be provided security of two armed constables (one at the instance of the State and the other at 10% expense of the petitioner), it is not deemed appropriate to entertain this SLP straightaway even before the Division Bench has decided the matter — The Special Leave Petition, is pre-mature — In so far as the interim security which has been claimed by the petitioner is concerned, petitioner is granted liberty to the to move the Division Bench of the High Court to claim appropriate security which the High Court might consider after assessing and eliciting the report from the competent authorities in this regard — Petition dismissed.

(Para 7 & 8)

Ramveer Upadhyay v. R.M. Srivastava[Bench Strength 2], Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No(S). 19106/2013(05/06/2013), 2013(7) SCALE 564 [Gyan Sudha Misra, J.: Madan B. Lokur, J.]

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