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M/s. Crawford Bayley and Co. and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 240
Bench H.K. Sema and A.K. Mathur JJ.
Decided 5 July 2006

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What the Court ordered

We hold that there is no personal bias of Estate Officer in these proceedings because he has no personal interest.

Judgment, page 14

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Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971- Section 3(n) Second proviso-Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999-Tenancy of public premises-Notice for termination of tenancy-By Estate Officer under 1971 Act-Notice challenged questioning Constitutional validity of Section 3 and its proviso of 1971 Act and on the ground of appointment of Estate Officer being contrary to Allocation of Business Rules-Dismissal of Writ. Petition by High Court-On appeal, held: Constitutional validity of Section 3 has already been upheld by Supreme Court-Proviso to Section 3 is also not

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Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to · 25 mentioned

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