Democratic Lawyers Forum Vs. Union of India & Others
Section 21 - Protection of life and personal liberty
Section 19 - Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech etc
Section 25 - Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion
Madhya Pradesh High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)
WRIT PETITION, 13224 of 2015, Judgment Date: Oct 09, 2017
Law Laid down -
(1) Public Interest Litigation in service matters like selection, appointment, promotion, seniority and also disciplinary proceedings is not maintainable. Reliance is placed upon Janata Dal Vs. H.S. Choudhary, (1992) 4 SCC 305; Rajnit Prasad Vs. Union of India, (2000) 9 SCC 313; and, Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha Vs. Dhobei Sahoo and others, (2014) 1 SCC 161.
(2) A citizen has a fundamental right to meet a person of his choice. Reliance is placed upon Writ Petition (Civil) No.494/2012 decided on 24.8.2017 [Justice K.S. Puttuswamy (Retd) Vs. Union of India and others]
Democratic Lawyers Forum Vs. Union of India & Others