National Security Act, 1980, Section 12 -- Preventive detention - Order of confirmation - Sufficient grounds for detention - State Govt. has to consider independently, uninfluenced by opinion of Advisory Board - Order of confirmation passed by State Govt. that since the Advisory Board was of view that there was sufficient cause for detention of detenu - Order liable to be..........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 16, 31, 48 -- General Clauses Act, 1897, Section 21 - Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976, Section 13 & 38 (C) - Reconveyance/restoration of acquired land - Land acquired by Board / Authority - Amount tendered and paid - Possession taken over - Land vested in the State/Authority - Acquisition process stood completed - Resolution by..........
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, Section 10, 11 -- Juvenile delinquent - Arrest stayed for 3 weeks in writ petition by Division Bench - Court directed that application be moved before Juvenile Justice Board - Board after hearing applicant directed him to surrender in judicial custody and only then compliance of order of Court could be made -..........
Arbitration Act, 1940, Section 14, 17 -- Arbitration - Two separate contracts awarded - Representative of the Housing Board consented to giving of two awards by the Arbitrator - Objection with regard to giving of two awards by Arbitrator could not be entertained - Revision petition liable to be dismissed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 197, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 19, 13(1)(d) -- Public servant - Sanction for prosecution - Prosecution of Public Servant in corruption case - Accused serving in Govt. undertaking - Under service rules, power of appointment and dismissal vested in Board of Directors - Sanction for prosecution issued by Chairman of..........
Cantonment Act, 1924, Section 14(1)(c) -- Cantonment Board Authority - Constitution of - Held that retrospective extensions of a Board cannot be effected - A Board which ceased to legally exist cannot be validly revived retrospectively...........
Flat allotment -- Escalation of price - Principles of natural justice - It is open to allottees to challenge an arbitrary fixation of the price - Before any additional price could be determined the allottees were entitled to a hearing - Remitted the case to Board so that a proper price fixation can be made after notice to appellants...........
Electricity -- New connection - Company - Payment of electricity charges of previous consumer - Change in Board of Directors of Company or change in shareholding pattern of Company - Held, appellant is not a separate corporate entity - Judgment of High Court upheld whereby it was held that appellant Company is seeking connection in respect of same premises under guise of..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(o), 12, Electricity Act, 1910, Section 22 -- Electricity connection - Security amount deposited - Electric connection was required to be granted within two months of issue of demand notice as per Administrative circulars and regulations - Despite expiry of prescribed period, no electricity connection given - No reasons assigned..........
Service -- Delayed departmental disciplinary proceedings - Irregularities committed by the employee - Departmental disciplinary proceedings initiated after 10 years on the basis of audit report - As per statutory rules of the Housing Board abstracts of accounts of every year had to be submitted to the Government at the end of year - Delay in finalising the audit account..........
