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Jan 04 2012 (HC)

institute of Town Planners, India Vs. Council of Architecture and ors

Court : Delhi

..... post-graduate courses. the petition yet further seeks direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.1 coa to operate within the framework of the architects act, 1972..2. notice of the petition was issued and on the application of the petitioner for interim relief, vide interim order dated 04.03.2009, it was ..... study and examinations to be undergone but no power has been given to respondent no.1 coa to prescribe courses of study. again under section 19 of the architects act though respondent no.1 coa has power to carryout inspection of colleges or institutions for granting recognition to the architectural qualifications imparted by such ..... has only been empowered to make recommendations in this regard to the central government. it has not been empowered to take any steps / action itself. section 21 of the architects act, while empowering it to provide minimum standards, limits the said power to recognized qualifications only and non other. reliance on p.m. bhargava (supra) .....

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Apr 02 1980 (HC)

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi and ors. Vs. Ram Kumar Bhardwaj and ...

Court : Delhi

Reported in : 18(1980)DLT283

..... shown under the secondconsideration below, the corporation does not possess any suchpower after the coming into force of the architects act, 1972 inrelation to persons who are registered as architects there under.consideration no. 2 :(7) section 502 of the act is as follows : 'saveas provided in this act, nothing contained in thisact shall be construed as authorising the disregard bythe corporation or any municipal authority or ..... the effect on the authorityof the corporation, if any, of the passing of the architects act, 1972.consideration no. 1 :(6) presumably, section 2(25) of the act contemplated issue oflicenses to architects and draughtsman because at the time the actwas framed and enacted there was no act providing for the registration of architects and issuing of registration certificates to them andthus regulating the provision and practice of .....

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Jul 10 1990 (HC)

Licensed Building Surveyors Association Vs. Calcutta Municipal Corpora ...

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : AIR1991Cal247,(1991)1CALLT258(HC)

..... thinks fit a licence to act as a licensed building architect for the purpose of this chapter. (2) the corporation may prescribe the qualifications to be required of persons to whom licences may be granted under sub-sec. (1) in respect of the several classes of buildings. (3) every such licence shall be for a renewable period of three years. (4)(i) notwithstanding ..... grant licence to any architect to act as licensed building architect in respect of several classes of buildings on the basis of rules regarding qualifications that may be made from time to time. it appears that such licence is renewable every three years and the power has been granted to mayor-in-council to prescribe scale of fees. the sub-sec. (4) of the .....

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Jul 24 1989 (HC)

Utpal Bose and Others Vs. State of West Bengal and Others

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : AIR1991Cal48

..... an upsurge of under-qualified persons describing themselves as architects and resulting in unsafe work of construction. the architects act, 1972 was engrafted in the statute book to provide for the registration of architects so as to eradicate the unqualified and under-qualified persons taking upon the responsibility in that regard as architects.2. section 25 of the act of 1972 provides that a person shall be entitled, on ..... amended by the calcutta municipal amendment act 1977 incorporate licensing of building architects in s. 378. the provision of sub-section (3) was not in the statute book under the 1951 act even under amendment in 1977. in 1980 the act engrafted s. 414(3) which provides payment of a prescribed scale of fees.15. the provisions of the architects act 1972 read with the statements of objects .....

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Mar 10 2015 (HC)

Ishan S. Darekar and Others Vs. University of Pune and Others

Court : Mumbai

..... petition is whether the atkt rules framed by the respondent-university override regulation 2(3) of the minimum standards of architectural education, 2008 prescribed under section 21 of the architects act, 1972. 6. the learned counsel for the petitioner relies on the decision dated 8th september, 2004 of a division bench of this court in writ ..... course. (4) the second stage of the course shall be of 2 academic years/ 4 semesters including one year of practical training. (5) registration under the architects act, 1972, is acceptable only after successful completion of both the stages." 4. the relevant university rule reads as under: rule no.5 : rules of a.t.k.t ..... (emphasis supplied) when one set of regulation is made by the council of architecture under the architects act, 1972 (which is a central legislation) and the other set of rules is made by the pune university under the maharashtra universities act, 1994 (which is a state legislation), we are of the view that the principles laid down .....

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Aug 02 2005 (HC)

Mukesh Kumar Manhar and anr. Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and ors.

Court : Madhya Pradesh

Reported in : 2005(4)MPHT270; 2006(1)MPLJ238

..... manifestly arbitrary.8. we will now refer to the relevant provision of architects act, 1972.section 37. prohibition against use of title.--(1) after the expiry of one year from the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 23, no person other than a registered architect, or a firm of architects shall use the title and style of architect:(2) if any person contravenes the provisions of sub ..... or promo lion to such posts, the requirement that they shall be 'registered architects' under the architects act, 1972, shall be added. (iii) the state shall give preference to registered architects (under the architects act, 1972) for appointment to any post of architects (that is post involving architectural functions) as provided in section 35(2) of the architects act, 1972.(iv) the state shall comply with the aforesaid directions within four months from .....

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Jun 20 2000 (HC)

Girish Mistry, Chairman, Indian Institute of Architects Vs. State of G ...

Court : Gujarat

Reported in : AIR2001Guj16

..... be the reputed architectural consultancy firm.2. short facts which are relevant to dispose of this petition are as under :3. the architects act, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as 'the architects act') has been enacted by the parliament which provides for council of architects, president and vice-president of council, finances of council, recognition of qualifications granted by authorities in india, recognition of architectural qualifications granted ..... education required for granting qualifications by institutions in india can be enrolled as an architect in the register maintained under the act. it is for the council to prescribe minimum standard of architectural education. section 37 of the architects act prohibits use of title unless he is a registered architect. section 37 of the architects act being relevant is reproduced hereunder :--'prohibition against use of title -- (1) after the .....

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Oct 18 2008 (HC)

Ranjan Lakule Vs. Council of Architecture India Habitant Centre and or ...

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : 2009(2)BomCR479

..... have been framed by the council of architecture and are, known as 'the architects act (professional misconduct) regulations, 1989, hereinto referred to as the conduct regulations. these have been framed pursuant to the powers conferred under section 45 of the architects act, 1972. nowhere in the complaint or in the show-cause notice issued or in the ..... other candidates. the petitioner had disclosed that he has a ph.d. from ashwood university.under section 30 of the architects act, 1972, if on receipt of a complaint made to it, the council is of the opinion that any architect has been guilty of professional misconduct which, if proved, will render him unfit to practice ..... as an architect, the council may hold an inquiry in such manner as may be prescribed by rules. section 30 of the architects act, 1972 reads as under--30. procedure in inquiries relating to misconduct.-(1) when on receipt of a .....

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Jun 27 2003 (HC)

Rajashree Bokade and ors. Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : 2003(4)MhLj571

..... the registration of the petitioners by accepting the renewal fee as per the provisions of section 23(3) of the architects act, 1972. 3. the petitioners, young lady architects, were conferred a degree ofbachelor of architecture by the nagpur university. respondent no. 3 - thecouncil of architecture functioning under section 3 of the architects act, 1972,had recognized the said degrees conferred by the nagpur university in 1989.the petitioners ..... are qualified and eligible to carry on theirprofession as architects in accordance with law. the petitioners' registrationunder section 23 of the architects act, 1972, is required, to be renewed annuallyunder section 27 of the act on payment of renewal fees. according to the petitioners, they have satisfied and complied with all the lawfully prescribedconditions under the provisions of the architects act and, therefore, they areentitled to carry on their .....

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Nov 21 2003 (HC)

S. Borappa and anr. Vs. the State of Karnataka, by Its Secretary, Urba ...

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : ILR2003KAR5127; 2004(2)KarLJ425

..... having experience in architecture', further he placed reliance on the architects act, 1972. the 'architect' is defined under sub-section (a) of section 2 as: 'architect' means a person whose name is for the time being entered in the register'. he also placed reliance on section 14 read with section 25 and section 35 and 37 of the said act and also the annexure-b which is the public notice issued ..... learned counsel for the petitioners, it is clear that as per the architects act, 1972, the word 'architect' has been defined in sub-section (a) of section 2 as : 'architect' means a person whose name is for the time being entered in the register'. section 25 of the said act, deals with the qualification for entry in register. section 25 reads as under:'qualification for entry in register - a person .....

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