Supreme Court of India

Rajnarain Singh v. The Chairman, Patna Administration Committee, Patna, and Another.

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Reported as [1955] 1 S.C.R. 290
Decided 21 May 1954

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We hold that any section or sections of the Bihar and Orissa Municipal Act of 1922 can be picked out and applied to "Patna" provided that does not effect any essential change in the Act or alter its policy.

Judgment, page 14

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