RAKESH SRIVASTAVA `NYAYIK' vs UNION OF INDIA . — SLP(C) No. 18226/2003

Case Summary: Rakesh Srivastava 'Nyayik' v. Union of India Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition on September 12, 2003, after condoning the delay in filing. The petitioner, a public-spirited citizen, had challenged the Union's alleged non-compliance with guidelines from the *Balaji Raghavan* case regarding Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards. The Court found that two committees had been properly constituted for these awards and held that the Government had substantially complied with previous directives; it is the Committee's prerogative—not the Court's—to decide award recipients. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.