Supreme Court of India

Hukam Chand Etc. v. Union of India & Others

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Reported as [1973] 1 S.C.R. 896

Bench K.S. Hegde J.

Decided 22 August 1972

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From the headnote

Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954- S.40--Rule making power-Does not confer power to nuike rules retro actively, Rule making:--Retroactive rule making-Provision for laying on the - Table 11:ould not prevent courts from deciding rule ultra vires. Rule 49 of the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954, framed in exercise of the powers conferred by S.40 of the Act, provided that displaced person having verified claim· in respect of a,Rncultural land. had to be, as far as possible, paid con1pensation by al!o(;ncnt of agricultural land. By

Authorities it was built on

1962 K. M. S. Reddy, Commissioner of Income. Tax, Kerala (coimbatore), Ernakulam v. The West Coast Chemicals and Industries Ltd. (in Liquidation), Alleppy cited by 5

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2020 Union of India & Ors. v. M/s G S Chatha Rice Mills & Anr. relied on
2017 Federation of Indian Mineral Industries & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr. relied on
2012 Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2012 The Accountant General, M.P. v. S.K. Dubey & Anr. referred to
2011 K.T. Plantation Pvt. Ltd. & Anr v. State of Karnataka mentioned
2011 Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association v. The Designated Authority & Ors. mentioned
2018 State of Karnataka by its Chief Secretary v. State of T. N. by its Chief Secretary [dipak Misra, Cji] 829 the State of Karnataka by its Chief Secretarystate of Tamil Nadu by its Chief Secretary & Ors. not applicable

Of those, 2 relied on · 2 referred to · 2 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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