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M. Pentiah and Others v. Muddala Veeramallappa and Others

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Reported as [1961] 2 S.C.R. 295
Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.
Decided 7 November 1960

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons mentioned in the judgment delivered by the majority of the members of the bench, that it has such power and have nothing t,o add.

Judgment, page 23

From the headnote

Municipality-Committee constituted under old Act continued by repealing Act-Term of office-Power-If can effect sale of municipal land - Interpretation of statute - Power of Court­ yderabad District Municipalities .Act, r956. ( yd. XV I II of 1956), SS. I6, I7, I8, 20, 32, 34, 35, 76, 77 and 320. The respondents were the elected members of the Vicarabad Shah ]. November 7. 111'. Pentiah & Others v. Muddala Veeramallappa &· Others 296 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1961] Municipal Committee, constituted in 1953, under the Hydera­ bad Municipal and Town Committees Act, l95L That Act was repealed bys.

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 3 referred to · 31 mentioned

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