Search Results for Tag : Statute
Judgments
When a legislative intent is clear from the language of provision, Court should give effect to it(24.09.2018)
The background facts of the case are that, the Respondent filed a Civil Suit for possession by enforcement of the right of prior purchase against the .....
Tags : Prior purchase, Right, Statute, Interpretation
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MP HC: Court Can’t Interfere With Findings of Expert Committee in Absence of Violation of Statutes(15.02.2024)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that in the absence of any mala fides or violation of any statutory provisions, courts cannot interfere with th.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Expert Committee, Violation of Statutes
Bombay HC Dismisses Petition Seeking Contract to Execute Mid-Sea Memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji(13.08.2015)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Team One Architects Pvt. Ltd., seeking direction to state to grant them contract to design and ex.....
Tags : Bombay High Court,Chhatrapati Shivaji statute
Madras High Court Declines to Direct State Government to Enact Law to Protect Statues(27.08.2019)
Madras High Court has declined to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the State Government to enact a special law to protect statues of political .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Statutes
SC: Not Uncommon for Diff. Statutes Concerning Similar Area of Law to Have Convergence of Interest(18.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that it is not uncommon for different statutes, concerning similar area of law, to have convergence of interests to some degree.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Convergence of Interests, Different Statutes
J&K&L HC: Accused Cannot Demand Charges under a Preferred Law When Acts Fall under Multiple Statutes(25.03.2026)
High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that an accused cannot insist on framing charges under a specific law when the alleged acts violate mult.....
Tags : Accused, Charges, Statutes
SC: Quasi-Judicial Authorities Cannot Exercise Review Powers Unless Expressly Granted By Statute(09.02.2026)
Supreme Court ruled that quasi-judicial authorities cannot exercise review powers without statutory authorization, setting aside a Calcutta High Court.....
Tags : Quasi-Judicial Authorities, Review Powers, Statute
J&K&L HC: Accused Cannot Demand Charges under a Preferred Law When Acts Fall under Multiple Statutes(25.03.2026)
High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that an accused cannot insist on framing charges under a specific law when the alleged acts violate mult.....
Tags : Accused, Charges, Statutes
SC: If Statute Prescribes Lesser Time, Section 5 of Limitation Act Can’t be Invoked(25.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if there is a lesser time period specified as limitation in a statute, then the provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 can.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Limitation Act, Statute
SC Pulls Up Delhi & Maharashtra for Not Filing Affidavit Showing Compliance of Welfare Statutes(02.09.2020)
Supreme Court has pulled up the State Governments of Maharashtra and National Capital Territory of Delhi for not filing affidavits regarding the imple.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compliance of Welfare Statutes
Supreme Court: Only Courts May Condone Delay; Tribunals Lack Power Unless Statute Allows(08.01.2026)
Supreme Court reaffirmed that the Company Law Board or Tribunal has no power to condone delay in filing appeals unless such authority is expressly con.....
Tags : Courts, Condone, Statute
Delhi HC: DTVSV Act is a Remedial Statute(28.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 (DTVSV Act) is neither a taxing statute nor an amnesty act; it is a remedial .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Remedial Statute, DTVSV
Madras High Court Rejects Plea to Remove Inscriptions on Periyar Statues(06.09.2019)
Madras High Court has declined to remove the inscriptions that there is no God, the inventors and preachers are fools and rogues and those who worship.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Periyar Statutes
Madhya Pradesh HC: Delay Can Be Condoned under Limitation Act Where Statute Has No Express Bar(11.05.2026)
MP HC held that where a statute does not expressly bar condonation of delay, authorities may invoke the Limitation Act to condone delay in filing appl.....
Tags : Condoned; Limitation Act; Statute
Delhi HC: Mere Regulation of Body by Statute Does Not Mean That Body is Discharging Public Function(25.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that merely because a body is obligated to comply with various statutory requirements, that cannot be conclusive to answer t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Public Function, Statute
SC: Proceedings Should be Initiated Within Reasonable Period When No Period is Specified in Statute(25.08.2022)
Supreme Court while quashing notices issues in 2002 against banks to explain transactions of year 1992-1993, has held that the authorities are require.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Reasonable Period, Statute
Bom. HC: In a Society Governed by Rule of Law, Supremacy of Statute Over Contract is Non-Negotiable(13.05.2025)
Bombay High Court has observed that in a society governed by rule of law, the supremacy of statute over contract is non-negotiable. If cooperative soc.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Rule of Law, Supremacy of Statute
SC: Offences Under Special Statutes Can Also Be Quashed By Exercising Powers u/s 482 CrPC(26.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that criminal proceedings arising out of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989 can.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Offences Under Special Statutes
Patna HC: BAU Statutes Cannot Convert 2011 Direct Recruitment into Tenure Appointment(06.07.2026)
Patna HC held that Bihar Agricultural University Statutes, 2010, notified in 2017, cannot apply retrospectively to convert a 2011 direct recruitment s.....
Tags : Bihar Agricultural University Statutes; Direct Recruitment; Appointment