Supreme Court of India

Attiq-ur-rehman v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Anr.

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Reported as [1996] 3 S.C.R. 19
Bench Dr. A.S. Anand and S. Saghir Ahmad JJ.
Decided 29 February 1996

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid discussion, we do not find any error to have been committed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate in taking con- G gnizance of the complaint filed by respondent No. 1 under Section 332 read with Section 461 of th.e Act against the appellant since it is not disputed that the complaint had been filed in the manner prescribed by the Act.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957: Sections 332, 461, 466 (a), 467, 469 and 470. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Sections 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13 and 14. Municipal Corporation Act-Offences undei-Metropolitan Magistrate -Power to take congnisance and try offences under Delhi Municipal Corpora- tion Act in the absence of appointment of a Municipal Magistrate-Complaint against appellant for unauthorised construction-Suit filed by appellant restraining respondent-Corporation from demolishing the unauthorised con­ struction decreed by Trial Court-Thereafter criminal complaint lodged against the

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