Supreme Court of India

Afjal Imam v. State of Bihar and Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 5 S.C.R. 771
Bench J.M. Panchal J.
Decided 19 April 2011

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What the Court ordered

We hold that a High Court has no power, authority or jurisdiction to transfer a case, appeal or other proceedings pending in a court subordinate to it to any 8 court subordinate to another High Court in purported exercise of power under sub-section (3) of Section 23 of the Code and it is only this Court which can exercise the said authority under section 25 of the Code

Judgment, page 49

From the headnote

Bihar Municipal Act, 2007: ss. 23, 27 - Election of new Mayor when the vacancy c arises in the office of Mayor - Power of newly elected Mayor to nominate members of Empowered Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation - Held: If a vote of no confidence is passed against the Mayor and a new Mayor is elected in his place, the members of the Empowered Standing Committee nominated by erstwhile Mayor shall have to . vacate their seats and the new Mayor will have the authority to nominate· his nominees on the Committee - If the new Mayor is not allowed to nominate his nominees on the

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