Court : Andhra Pradesh
Decided on : Jan-31-2007
Reported in : 2007CriLJ2102
..... offences, etc notwithstanding anything contained in the code of criminal procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974),-(a.) no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this act except upon a complaint, in writing made by-(i) the director;(ii) any other authorized officer;(iii) any person aggrieved; or(iv) a recognised consumer ..... provision, locus standi of a complainant is a concept foreign to criminal jurisprudence. further, at para 31, after considering the scheme of the prevention of corruption act, 1952 and repelling the contention that when a private complaint is entertained by a special judge before taking cognizance, the special judge will have to examine ..... kale (supra), the apex court while dealing with a complaint filed by drug inspector, authorized under the provisions of drugs and magic remedies (objectionable advertisements) act, 1954 held as under:on facts of this case and based on the arguments advanced before us, we consider it appropriate to decide the question whether the .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Decided on : Apr-02-2007
Reported in : AIR2007AP265; 2007(4)ALD349; 2007(4)ALT497
..... to be achieved and the consequences that may flow from the adoption of one in preference to the other possible interpretation. (emphasis supplied)14. in district mining officer v. tata iron and steel company : (2001)7scc358 , the apex court summarized the principles thus:a statute is an edict of the legislature and ..... . the second respondent came to prima facie conclusion that the petitioner resorted to pilferage of energy. a case under section 135 of the electricity act, 2003 (electricity act, for brevity) was registered and power connection was disconnected. provisional value of electricity pilfered was assessed at rs. 5,64,429/- including electricity ..... underground cables or facilities of distribution or transformation licensee, tampering the meters and damaging and destroying electrical meters (see section 135 of the electricity act). a careful reading of section 135 and explanation to section 126 would show that some of the unauthorized uses of electricity also amount to theft .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Decided on : Nov-06-2007
Reported in : 2008(1)ALT113
..... the scheme floated by the board of industrial and financial reconstruction ( for short 'bifr') in terms of the provision of the sick industrial companies (special provisions) act, 1985 (for short 'sica' herein is possible is the core question involved in these appeals.314. bifr exercises its jurisdiction under a statute; the objects where ..... stand has been taken as present writ petition is misconceived one and not maintainable in law in view of the express provisions of section 32 of the act, which stipulates that provisions of sica and the schemes made thereunder shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law, except the ..... procedural irregularities as such had been raised even in the writ petition. the learned counsel pointed out to section 18(5) to (9) of the act and also regulations referred to supra and explained different proceedings and also further explained that the powers of aaifr being limited while dealing with appeals the appellate .....
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