Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. and Ors. v. Hirendra Pal Singh Etc

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Reported as [2010] 15 S.C.R. 854
Decided 3 December 2010

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In view of the above, both the appeals succeed and are allowed.

Judgment, page 18

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U.P. Legal Remembrancer Manual - Amendment of provisions in regard to appointment of District Government Counsel - High Court vide interim order stayed the operation of amended provisions of L.R. Manual and directed the State Government to consider the applications for renewal of all District Government Counsels whose term had already expired under the unamended provisions, i.e., which stood repealed by the amendment - On appeal, held: Whenever an Act is repealed, it must be considered as if it had never existed - Tl7e object of repeal is to obliterate the Act from the statutory books, except

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