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Sep 21 2016 (HC)

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam rep. by its Organisation Secretary R.S. Bhar ...

Court : Chennai

..... election with the existing territorial area of divisions or wards in respect of the urban local bodies, for which delimitation work has not yet been completed. therefore, the contention of the petitioner that the amendment acts have been passed only to subserve the cause of particular political party/ruling party, is totally unjustified. 36. ..... i.e., the ruling party during the local body elections conducted in 2006 had, even though on receipt of the 2001 census, received in 2003, had enacted similar amendments to retain the territorial area of the municipal councils for similar reasons, stated in the objects and reasons therein. such being the case, when retention ..... of the territorial area by the previous government, due to receipt of the 2001 census during 2003, the yardstick adopted by the respondents herein in carrying out the present amendments for conduct of the elections, as mandated in the constitution, could, by no stretch of imagination, be termed as .....

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Dec 03 2015 (HC)

S. Anandhan Vs. The Secretary, Election Commission of India, New Delhi ...

Court : Chennai

..... the provisions of articles 330 and 332 of the constitution of india read with section 9(1)(c) and 9(1)(d) of the said act. thus, the then delimitation commission had delimited the boundaries, including of tamil nadu, on the basis of the census figures of the year 2001. the constituencies reserved for the scheduled castes ..... is to be the 2001 census after adopting the 84th and 87th amendments to the constitution of india in the year 2001 and 2003 respectively. this position is to continue to prevail and remain so until a fresh census is taken after 2026 when the re-delimitation would take place. 7. the petitioner pleads that in terms of ..... reserved for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. 16. the respondents also pleaded that the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes order (amendment) act, 1976 has nothing to do with the present exercise, as that act was to provide for the inclusion or exclusion from the lists of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, and of certain castes and tribes .....

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Aug 29 2005 (HC)

T.R. Baalu Vs. S. Purushothaman and ors.

Court : Chennai

Reported in : AIR2006Mad17; (2005)4MLJ310

..... the voter should be informed about the candidate that he has to choose judged by disclosures; that pursuant to the directions of the supreme court, the representation of people act was amended, by which sec. 33a was introduced to the effect that only when a person is accused of any offence etc., in a pending case, the conviction of ..... the power of the high court, as spelled out by clause (a) of article 329 of the constitution, is that the validity of any law relating to the delimitation of constituencies or allotment of seats to such constituencies, made or purporting to be made under article 327 or article 328, cannot be called in question and hence cannot ..... furnish any such information in respect of his election which is not required to be disclosed or furnished under the act or rules made thereunder; that sec. 33(b) was struck down by the apex court in its decision reported in : [2003]2scr1136 , wherein it was held that the earlier judgment of the supreme court reported in : [2002]3scr696 .....

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Dec 15 1995 (HC)

G. Jayapandian Vs. P.C. Manickam and anr.

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1996)1MLJ350

..... revision petitioner was that being a functionary under a statute, rent controller has no power to allow the amendment application, and order 6, rule 17, c.p.c. has no application, and that by allowing the amendment, the rent controller has acted beyond the jurisdiction vested in him.8. i cannot agree with the learned counsel for the revision petitioner ..... courts over such exercise. if this be the true position. the reality which cannot be overlooked from the functional point of view, how are we to proceed in delimiting the powers of these bodies in matters of procedure, at least in areas not directly covered by statutes? what, after all, is the inherent power saved by section ..... as long as it does not lead to irreparable injury to the opposite party.12. it is in this connection we have to consider the purpose of the amendment. an amendment to a pleading is necessitated to avoid multiplicity of litigation and also to explain the vagueness, if any, in the pleadings. to decide the real matter in .....

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Apr 19 1995 (HC)

State of Tamil Nadu Vs. the Election Commission of India Represented b ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1995)2MLJ6

..... the legislature of a state including the preparation of electoral rolls, delimitation of constituencies, and all other matters necessary for securing the due constitution of such house or houses.22. section 13-cc of the representation of the people's act, 1950 as amended by act no. 1 of 1989 reads thus:the officers referred to in ..... be subject to the control, superintendence and discipline of the election commission during that period.23. section 28-a of the representation of the people's act, 1951 as amended by act no. 1 of 1989 reads thus:the returning officer, assistant returning officer, presiding officer, polling officer and any other officer appointed under this part, and ..... to 328 which relate to the manner in which elections are to be held, the rights of persons who are entitled to vote, preparation of electoral rolls, delimitation of constituencies, etc., but this is merely the storehouse of the powers and the actual exercise of these powers is left to parliament under arts. 325 to .....

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Jan 21 1991 (HC)

State of Tamil Nadu Vs. Aristo Paints (P.) Ltd.

Court : Chennai

Reported in : [1992]85STC54(Mad)

..... in such manner as may be prescribed.' 4. the provision in section 31(1) quoted above as it stands today is one after first amended by act 76 of 1986 and again amended by act 18 of 1989. before the amendments, the proviso to section 31(1) read as follows : 'provided that the appellate assistant commissioner may admit an appeal presented after the ..... has to be exercised under the old law which so continues to exist.' 7. since we are of the opinion that the law as it stood prior to the amendment by act 76 of 1986 continued to govern the case of the assessee/respondent, we have no hesitation in upholding the order of the tribunal. the tribunal has rightly remanded ..... the authority has no option or jurisdiction to admit the appeal unless it be accompanied by the deposit of the assessed tax as required by the amended proviso to section 22(1) of the act overlooks the fact of existence of the old law for the purpose of supporting the pre-existing right and really amounts to begging the question. .....

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Aug 29 1988 (HC)

Ramalingam Chettiar and anr. Vs. Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board R ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : 1990ACJ443

..... jurisdiction is strictly limited by the terms of such statute. it cannot be allowed to exceed its limits on any general principle of law. the jurisdiction should be delimited strictly in terms of the statutory definition thereof. it was further held that, unless it is expressly or by necessary implication taken away from the purview of civil ..... behalf of the plaintiff/respondent, mr. phillips, learned counsel, relies upon the decision in r selvaraj v. jagannathan 1969 acj 1 (mad), which arose before the 1969 amendment, and it was held that any claim for damage to the vehicle could be tried only by a civil court because:.the tribunal is a creature of the statute and ..... decision in r. thillai govindan v. v. karuppasamy 1979 acj 445 (mad), which holds that after the amendment effected by act 56 of 1969, the jurisdiction of the tribunal got enlarged, so as to cover the subjects added by the amendment and one of them being the claim relating to damage to property of a third party upto a limit .....

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Aug 29 1988 (HC)

Ramalingam Chettiar and anr. Vs. the Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Boa ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1989)1MLJ485

..... the decision in r. tiiillai govindan v. karuppusamy 91 l.w. 563 which holds that, after the amendment effected by act 56 of 1969, the jurisdiction of the tribunal got enlarged, so as to cover the subjects added by the amendment and one of them being the claim relating to damages to property of a third party upto a limit ..... jurisdiction is strictly limited by the terms of such statute. it cannot be allowed to exceed its limits on any general principle of law. the jurisdiction should be delimited strictly in terms of the statutory definition thereof.it was further held that, unless it is expressly or by necessary implication taken away from the purview of civil courts ..... by a competent legislation, such suits would be maintainable.5. after the 1969 amendment, an option is given to the claimant either to have it decided by the tribunal or by a civil court, in instances in which a composite claim is made .....

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Aug 21 1981 (HC)

D. Shanthalakshmi and ors. Vs. State of Tamil Nadu and ors.

Court : Chennai

Reported in : AIR1983Mad232; (1983)IIMLJ7

..... or package in which such opium maybe concealed and the animals and conveyance used in carrying it shall likewise be liable to confiscation'.the above provision was amended by the opium madhya bharat amendment act 1955 (act xv of 1955) in the following words :-'section 11. in any case in which an offence under ss. 9, 9-a, 9-b, ..... do not violate any of the provisions of fundamental rights guaranteed under the constitution.43. the next section challenged is s. 14 (4) of the act. this is new section introduced by the amending act 9 of 1979 and it reads as follows :-'14 (4). notwithstanding anything contained in sub-secs. (1) to (3), the collector or other ..... of the general public. according to this decision. part iii of the constitution weaves a pattern of guarantees on the texture of basic human rights. the guarantees delimit the protection of these rights in their allotted files: they do not attempt to enunciate distinct rights. it has been held in this decision that acquisition must be .....

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Jul 19 1973 (HC)

Sessions Judge Vs. Perumal and anr.

Court : Chennai

Reported in : 1974CriLJ261

..... an offence punishable with transportation or imprisonment and who at the time of such conviction was under the age of sixteen years.'11. as a result of the amending act 26 of 1'955 (central) transportation for life was replaced by imprisonment for life and transportation for a shorter term was altogether abolished except in cases where ..... transportation for life; for instance, it could try a case of murder. (2) so far as the other courts mentioned in section 4 were concerned, their jurisdiction was delimited by schedule ii of. the code of criminal procedure; in other words, they could try offences which they could try under the schedule : (3) all those courts ..... was that, while the juvenile court could try any offence whatsover. including an offence punishable with death, the other courts could try only cases within the delimitation indicated by schedule ii of the code of criminal procedure. i shall have to revert to this question later.16. having indicated (the true construction of the .....

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