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Friday, January 27, 2012

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Scope of Article 227

a.       In Jai Singh v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi, (2010) 9 SCC 385, the Hon'ble Apex Court while dealing with the scope of Article 227  observed in paragraph 15 that "Undoubtedly, the High Court under this Article, has the jurisdiction to ensure that all subordinate courts as well as statutory or quasi-judicial tribunals, exercise the powers vested in them, within the bounds of their authority."
 
b.      In Shalini Shyam Shetty v. Rajendra Shankar Patil,  (2010) 8 SCC 329 at page 346 para 47, the Hon'ble Apex Court has held that "… in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 227, the High Court, apart from annulling the proceedings, can also substitute the impugned order by the order which the inferior tribunal should have made." (but see para 49( c) and 66, also but see para 58).
 
c.    Surya Dev Rai v. Ram Chander Rai & Others, (2003) 6 SCC 675 (Paras 6-21)

Heirs of deceased employee can claim benefits of service

AIR 1996 SC 571
AIR 1969 All 432

Investigation by CBI shall not take place on basis of audit report.

 
115(2004)DLT297, 2005(79)DRJ24
"Investigation by CBI shall not take place on basis of audit report."

Compulsory Registration of Leases Section 17(1)(b) of Registration Act

AIR 1997 All 396 (Full Bench), para 9
 
Gyasi Ram v. Ram Chandra MANU/UP/0090/1978 : AIR 1978 All 376, that the requirement of registration contained in Section 107 of the Transfer of Property Act cannot be circumvented or allowed to be defeated by setting up a case of permanent tenancy on the basis of oral evidence.
 
Zarif Ahmad v. Satish Kumar, 1982 AWC907
 
AIR 2000 3523
 
AIR 1964 SC 358
 

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Invocation of Urgency Clause in Land Acquisition - Colourable Exercise - Part VII Land Acquisition

Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority vs. Devendra Kumar reported in 2011 (6) ADJ 480

Radhey Shyam v. State of U.P. reported in (2011) 5 Supreme Court Cases 533  

Devender Kumar Tyagi v. State of U.P. (2011) 9 SCC 164, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that urgency clause provided in Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 cannot be lightly invoked, and that there is no justification to invoke urgency in case of proposed development of township in order to do away with the principles of natural justice as embodied in Section 5A of the 1894 Act.


Darshan Lal Nagpal v. Government of NCT of Delhi  Civil Appeal No. 11169 of 2011 decided on 03.01.2012, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has once again categorically held that compulsory acquisition of the property belonging to a private individual is a serious matter and has grave repercussions on his Constitutional right of not being deprived of his property without the sanction of law – Article 300A and the legal rights.

Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd v. G.Jayarama Reddy reported in  (2011) 10 SCC 608   - Colourable exercise of power for land acquisition for corporates

Devinder Singh & Others vs State Of Punjab & Others on 12 October, 2007  Appeal (civil) 4843 of 2007 (reported 2008 SCC)
 
 

One must approach the authorities prior to approaching court for mandamus

AIR 1976 SC 1654 para 42
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Conviction and Enquiry under Article 311

Upon conviction,  employee can be dismissed under Art 311. If acquitted, he can approach for reinstatement.
KC Sareen: 2001(2)ACR1665(SC), AIR2001SC3320, 2001(2)ALD(Cri)398, 2001ALLMR(Cri)2160(SC), 2001(49)BLJR1772, 2001CriLJ4234, 2001(3)Crimes399(SC), JT2001 (6)SC59, 2002-1-LW(Crl)241, 2001(4)SCALE644, (2001)6SCC584, 2001(2)UC299

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(1999)IIILLJ55SC

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Deputy Director v. Nagoor Meera, AIR1995SC1364

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Limitation as a preliminary issue - how to deal with

2006 (5) SCC 638 - has to be examined only if the plaint discloses that the case is barred by limitation ( Order 7, Rule 11)

Plea of demurrer
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

No date time place of enquiry fixed - enquiry to be quashed

2009(2) SCC 570 Roop Singh Negi and 2010 (2) SCC 772 Saroj K Sinha.

Also see 1386/2010 serb dated 23 Jan 2012
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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Case involving identical points must be given identical treatment by the court.

2011 (29) LCD 1400
State of UP v. Hirendrapal Singh
(Supreme Court)

Follows and repeats Vishnu Traders
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Duty of court to rescue common man, especially if old and sick.

2011 (29) LCD 950
SP Mittal v. State of UP

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