UNION OF INDIA . vs DULANAMAL BALACHANDANI — SLP(C) No. 11863/2005

Case Summary: SLP(C) No. 011863/2005 On 10/05/2005, the Supreme Court heard the Union of India's special leave petition challenging the High Court of M.P.'s order dated 18/08/2004. The Court condoned the delay in filing and dismissed the petition, declining to interfere under Article 136 of the Constitution. However, the Court clarified that the impugned High Court decision would not constitute precedent and left the question of entitlement open for the petitioners to raise in an appropriate future case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.