Bengal General Clauses Act, 1899

The Delhi Bar Association challenged a notification issued by the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi that divided the territory into nine civil districts, alleging that the Lt. Governor lacked authority and that the decision was a policy matter not subject to judicial review. The Supreme Cou…

The dispute concerned the registration of Pei May Chinese High School as a separate society under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961. The Registrar granted registration in 2010, but the Chinese Tannery Owners’ Association alleged forged signatures and suppression of material facts and sought cancellation,…

The appellant, a food inspector, charged the respondents with adulterating food under s.16(1)(a) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 as it stood in West Bengal after the 1973 State amendment, which prescribed life imprisonment and made the offence triable only by a Sessions Court. While the case was pendin…