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State of Rajasthan and Ors. v. Basant Nahata

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 1
Bench Ashok Bhan and S.B. Sinha JJ.
Decided 7 September 2005

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19 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that any order passed by a Sub-Registrar or Registrar refusing to register a document pursuant to any notification issued under Section 22-A G of the Act would not be reopened.

Judgment, page 30

From the headnote

Statute Law; Statute-Constitutionality of-Presumption of-Held, not an absolute rule. Delegated Legislation; Delegation-Held, cannot be wide, uncanalised or unguided-Essential legislative function can't be delegated Doctrines: Doctrine of Public policy-Not capable of being given a precise meaning­ Only the judiciary has the power, a limited one, to interpret it. c The Respondent, a resident of town of Bikaner, was a Khatedar tenant of some agricultural lands appointed one Sukhdeo Singh as his attorney authorizing him to look after his lands, cultivate the same and to do all other acts, deeds

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 6 relied on · 1 referred to · 11 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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