Student seeks evaluated Answer Script, University demands ₹1,000: CIC Says RTI Rules Override
“It is noteworthy that when any Rules/Bye Laws are found inconsistent with the RTI Act, 2005 then the non-obstante clause of Section 22 becomes operative.”
“It is noteworthy that when any Rules/Bye Laws are found inconsistent with the RTI Act, 2005 then the non-obstante clause of Section 22 becomes operative.”
The Court clarified that Section 104(1-A), IR Code starts with a non-obstante clause, thereby enabling it to operate even if there is any contrary or inconsistent provision contained in the same statute.
“A person cannot be a juvenile for one purpose and an adult for other purpose. The Courts lean strongly against any construction which tends to reduce a statute to a futility.”
The underlying claim of an aggrieved party, such as an allottee, is crystallized in the form of a court order or decree, and this does not alter or disturb their status as financial creditors.
Allahabad High Court said that the cases relied upon by the accused are not applicable to the present case, as they are silent over the issue of maintainability of the petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. after insertion of Section 14-A of SC/ST Act, 1989 and unless the said issue is decided consciously, any departure from the statutory provision would be a bad precedent.
The Supreme Court considered the provisions of Section 15 to 23 read with Section 24 of the MSMED Act and the provisions of SARFAESI Act and stated that there is no repugnancy between the two enactments and no conflict between the specific subject of ‘priority' . It, hence, upheld the subsequent enactment of law with non-obstante clause in SARFAESI Act over MSMED Act.