Supreme Court of India

Afjal Imam v. State of Bihar & Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 4 S.C.R. 174
Bench J.M. Panchal and H.L. Gokhale JJ.
Decided 1 April 2011

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Bihar Municipal Act, 2007 - ss. 27, 25 (4), 23(3), 21(3) and 21 (4) - Election of appellant as Mayor of Municipal Corporation - Appellant nominated seven Municipal Councillors to the Empowered Standing Committee - Entitlement of the appellant as well as the members of the Empowered Standing Committee to exercise all the powers as the Mayor and the members of the Empowered Standing Committee as provided in the Act - Held: Entitled - Judgment containing the reasons to follow separately - s. 27 is to be read down harmoniously with ss. 25(4), 23(3), 21 (3) and 21 (4) - Direction issued to

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