LIYAQAT ALI vs UNION OF INDIA . — W.P.(Crl.) No. 49/2003

Case under Section X. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010069502003

Filing Date

31-Mar-2003

Registration No

W.P.(Crl.) No. 49/2003

Diary Number

6950/2003

Order Date

02-May-2003

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 19-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section X

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.LIYAQAT ALI

    Adv. R. C. KAUSHIK

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA .

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 02-May-2003

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 17-Apr-2003

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 31-Mar-2003

    Case filed

    Registration No. W.P.(Crl.) No. 49/2003

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary: Liyaqat Ali filed a writ petition challenging an alleged conflict in judicial precedent regarding Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, concerning when search and seizure provisions apply. The Supreme Court (Justices S.N. Variava and B.N. Agrawal) held there was no conflict in law and clarified that Section 50 applies to seizures from bags carried by the accused; observations in the Namdi Francis Nwazor case to the contrary were per-incuriam. The petition was disposed of with this clarification. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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