Court : Sikkim
Reported in : 1981CriLJ695
Man Mohan Singh Gujral, C.J.1. This Reference under Article 228 of the Constitution of India and Section 432 of the Cr. P.C. made by the learned Sessions Judge of Sikkim at Gangtok by his order dated 28th of Nov., 1979, brings to the forefront the question of the constitutional validity of the Sikkim Criminal Procedure Act. 1976 (hereinafter called the 'Sikkim Act') in the light of the provisions of Article 371-F (k) of the Constitution of India. The answer to this question would finally settle the procedure to be followed by the Courts in Sikkim in respect of the trials of criminal cases pending therein. The circumstances leading to this Reference may first briefly be stated.2. The controversy involved has a close link with the judicial history of Sikkim during the last three decades. Though from the historical point of view the period does not relate to distant past yet the procedural atmosphere is surrounded with such mystery as if excavation of pre-historic culture is needed to unr...
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Reported in : 2003CriLJ2799
Ripusudan Dayal, C.J.1. All these Criminal Revisions have been filed to challenge the Order dated 15-11-2002 by the learned Special Judge, P. C. Act, Sikkim at Gangtok in Criminal Case No. 8/1997 ordering the framing of charge against the petitioners.2. RC-8/84-CIU-(A) was registered by SP/CBI CIU-(A), New Delhi on 7-8-1984 at 1610 hrs. against Shri Nar Bahadur Bhandari, former Chief Minister of Sikkim, Shri P.K. Pradhan, the then Secretary Rural Development Department, Government of Sikkim, Gangtok, M/s. Kumar Traders, Jorethang, Sikkim and others under Section 120B, IPC read with Section 5(2) read with Section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. The investigation resulted in the filing of the charge-sheet on 14-9-1994 by Shri G. Verma, Dry. SP/CBI/SPE/ ACU(V)/New Delhi against 17 accused persons. Two of them namely, accused No. 3 H.P. Karki and accused No. 16 Shri N. P. Bhandari died before the impugned order of charge was passed by the learned trial Court and so, the ...
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Reported in : AIR2006Sik1
A.P. Subba, J.1. The present writ petition has been filed by three petitioners each of whom belongs to the Lepcha community, Bhutia community and the local plains community of the State respectively. By this writ petition, they challenge the validity of allotment of lands made and the agreements entered into with three non-local parties as well as others by the State-respondents in gross violation of Indo-Sikkim Treaty, 1950 and Article 371-F of the Constitution of India.2. The case of the petitioners is that they are citizens of India and permanent residents of Sikkim. As permanent residents of the State they are extremely concerned with the allotment of land policy being presently pursued by the State-respondents in the name of development of the State. Under such policy, permission being given to the outsiders to purchase prime immovable property for setting up industries within the State of Sikkim is adverse to the general interest of the local people. It is the further case of the...
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Reported in : [1989]180ITR530(Sikkim)
R. Dayal, Actg. C.J. 1. All these writ petitions involve, with minor differences, common questions of law and facts and concern the validity and interpretation of the law of income-tax, transfer fees and recovery proceedings in the State of Sikkim. 2. Sikkim became a component State of the Indian Union by and under the Constitution (36th Amendment) Act, 1975, which inserted Article 371-F in the Constitution. Clause (k) of that article provides that all laws in force immediately before the appointed day (i.e., 26th day of April, 1975) in the territories comprised in the State of Sikkim or any part thereof shall continue to be in force therein until amended or repealed by a competent Legislature or other competent authority. Clause (n) provides that the President may, by public notification, extend with such restrictions or modifications as he thinks fit to the State of Sikkim any enactment which is in force in a State in India on the date of the notification. The Income-tax Act, 1961, w...
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Reported in : 2009CriLJ3259
Aftab H. Saikia, C.J.1. This Criminal Revision Petition witnesses a challenge basically to the order dated 12-7-2007 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, South Sikkim at Namchi in Criminal Revision No. 6 of 2006.2. The facts necessary for resolution of the point involved herein may be noticed in brief. On the basis of certain allegations of misappropriation in deposition of electricity charge payment with the State Bank of Sikkim, Ravongla collected by the Respondent, the State of Sikkim (for Short, 'the State') initiated a criminal proceeding against the Respondent under Sections 409/420/477-A and the Respondent, being a public servant, it was necessary at that moment to obtain sanction under Section 197 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Cr. P. C.').3. Accordingly, the charge-sheet was filed against the Respondent on 27-9-2006 accompanied by the sanction order dated 26-7-2006 (for short, 'the initial order').4. The initial order may be reproduced as...
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Reported in : [2005]276ITR456(Sikkim)
N. Surjamani Singh, Actg. C.J.1. These two writ petitions involved almost the same and similar common question of facts and law and, as such, this Court proposes to dispose of these two writ petitions by this common judgment.2. These two writ petitions are directed against the issuance of warrant of authorisation dt. 17th June, 1999 to 23rd June, 1999, including warrant of authorisation dt. 18th June, 1999, by the respondents against the petitioners under Section 132 of the IT Act, 1961, hereinafter referred to as the 'Act', for conducting search and seizure in the premises of the petitioners and the consequent issuance of impugned notice dt. 20th Feb., 2001 under Section 158BC of the Act directing the petitioners to file returns, etc., by treating the search and seizure operations as valid; for which the petitioners have, inter alia, prayed that such warrant of authorisation and the impugned notices dt. 20th Feb., 2001 issued under Section 158BC of the Act, be quashed as the same is u...
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Reported in : 1985CriLJ1423
A.M. Bhattacharjee, Actg. C.J.1. The main question involved in these two cases is whether, under the provisions of Article 254 of the Constitution, the Sikkim Criminal Procedure Act of 1976 is void to the extent of its repugnancy to the provisions of the Cr. P.C. 1973, the Sikkim Act admittedly not having received the assent of the President. There should be no doubt that if the Cr. P.C. of 1973, a law made by Parliament, was in operation in the State of Sikkim when the Sikkim Criminal Procedure Act of 1976 was enacted by the Sikkim State Legislature, then, both the enactments being with respect to matters enumerated in the Concurrent List, the Sikkim Act would be void to the extent of its inconsistency with the Parliamentary Code under the provisions of Clause (1) of Article 254 of the Constitution, as admittedly the Sikkim Act ;has not received the assent of the President in accordance with the provisions of Article 254(2).2. Sikkim has been incorporated in the Union of India in May,...
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Reported in : 1979CriLJ310
ORDERA.M. Bhattacharjee, J.1. The accused-appellant has been convicted on his own plea of guilty to a charge under Section 25 (1) of the Arms Act, 1959, which has been extended to Sikkim by the President by a notification under the provisions of Oreder (n) of Article 371F of the Constitution of India on 16th May, 1975, and enforced on 1st Aug., 1976. The charge was that the accused on or about 19th Feb.. 1978, had in his possession a revolver and one live cartridge without any licence therefor and the accused has been sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year.2. If the Amu Act, 1959, ii validly operative in Sikkim as a result of its extension to and enforcement in Sikkim under the provisions of Article 371F (n) of the Constitution, then the conviction must be maintained and the appeal must be dismissed as there is and can be no other challenge to the conviction in this case.3. Under Section 412 of Cr.P.C. 1898, which is still now the law relating to Criminal Procedure in S...
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Reported in : 1986CriLJ415
ORDERR. Dayal, J.1. This revision challenges the validity of the Order dt. 4-2-1985, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Gangtok, whereby the prayer made by the prosecution for adjournment and issue of fresh summonses to two witnesses, namely, Shri K.P. Chinnaswami, Assistant Director of Education, Tamil Nadu, and Shri G. Krishnamoorthy, S.P., Special Branch, Kerala, was at first allowed on payment of Rs. 500/- as costs, but later on the prosecution declining to pay the costs, was refused and the prosecution evidence was closed.2. FIR against both the accused-respondents was lodged on 23-3-1982, and they were arrested and released on bail some time in March or April, 1982. A charge-sheet was filed against them on 1-9-1982, by the Sikkim Vigilance Police under Section 120B read with Sections 468, 471 and 417, Penal Code. Charges were framed against both the respondents under Sections 120B, 468, 471 and 417, Penal Code, by the learned Sessions Judge on 18th May, 1983, and th...
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Reported in : [1991]191ITR575(Sikkim)
R. Dayal, J.1. This petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution filed by petitioner No. 1, which is a private limited company (hereinafter referred as 'the company') and petitioners Nos. 2 to 5 who are its directors challenge the income-tax assessment order dated August 4, 1987, passed against the company under the Sikkim State Income-tax Manual, 1948, notices of demand issued against the petitioner, the order dated September 4, 1987, whereby the appeal preferred by petitioner No. 1 was rejected on account of its failure to make payment of 50 per cent, of the tax assessed in compliance with Notification No. 1220-200/IT and ST dated December 20, 1973, and also the validity of the Sikkim State Income-taxManual, the notification bearing No. 1220-200/IT and ST dated December 20, 1973, Order No. 405/50 dated November 21, 1950, the Sikkim (Collection of Taxes and Prevention of Evasion of Payment of Taxes) Act, 1987, and also of Notification No. 32/IT dated April 2, 1987, regardin...
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