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Collector’s direction under S.142(1) of Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 to close liquor shop to maintain public peace must be specific and not general: Bombay HC
The Collector’s power under Section 142(1) is not restricted to one place, provided the Collector forms an opinion that it is in the public interest to keep the ‘place’ or ‘places’ closed ‘where’ the intoxicant or hemp is sold.
Whether collector acting as quasi-judicial authority possess any power to recall/review order passed under S. 47-A of Stamp Act? Allahabad HC answers
“A quasi-judicial authority is limited in its functionality in as much as it has to act within the four corners of the statute from which it derives its authority. If the statute does not provide for a particular act, the same cannot be undertaken by that authority.”
Ban on liquor sale will only apply to polling areas in Raigad District; Bombay HC modifies Collector’s order of ban on entire Raigad District
Section 142 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 empowers the Collector to close a place where any intoxicant is sold but, the exercise of such power ought to be guided by Section 135-C of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
Bom HC | Can Government take any land into their possession without declaring same to be ‘private forest’ under Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act, 1975? HC discusses
Bombay High Court: Anil S. Kilor, J., held that to declare land as private forest under Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act, 1975, it
Ker HC | Land categorized by LAO can’t be included in another category by Reference Court to re-determine compensation
Kerala High Court: P.B. Suresh Kumar, J. while allowing a land acquisition appeal, set aside the impugned award and restored the Collector’s
Collector erred in not considering the object of the BPL scheme for aaganwadi candidates, order reducing marks of petitioner set aside
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjay Dwivedi, J., addressed the issue whether the required qualification available with