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Mar 06 1877 (PC)

Gangadhar Shivkarn Vs. the Collector of Ahmednagar and ors.

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : (1877)ILR1Bom628

..... , must be commenced in the district court--we do not now give any opinion. it may, perhaps, be argued that section 5 of that act merges the individuality of the members of the new municipalities in the corporation thereby created, and empowered to sue and be sued in its corporate name. as we have already said, this suit must be ..... of 1869, we must yield, inasmuch as we think that the collector was, in his official capacity of district magistrate, a member of the municipality, under the 6th section of act xxvi of 1850, when the causes of action accrued; and, therefore, the reasoning in nursingrav v. luxumanrav i.l.r. 1. bom. 318 is applicable, and see also greaves ..... regulated by act xxvi of 1850.3. we reverse the decrees of the courts below, and remand this cause to the subordinate judge, in order .....

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May 02 1884 (PC)

Vijaya Ragava Vs. the Secretary of State for India in Council

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1883)ILR7Mad466

..... in its original condition was reasonable, regard being had to the state of feeling between the hindus and muhammadans at salem at the time. a municipal commissioner acting with moderation and forethought would have felt that it was inopportune to complicate and embitter the misunderstanding already existing on the subject of processions by pressing ..... of state (ind. app., 1872-73, p. 55), is like the present. there the east india company seized an estate and a quantity of arms, acting under the municipal law under a claim of title to possession. the action against the secretary of state was held maintainable. the plaintiff' failed to prove his title to the ..... weight. the plaintiff's allusion to want of courage was highly improper. the conclusion i come to, therefore, is that the government acted bona fide in removing the plaintiff from the municipal commission but not in accordance with law, that the procedure was defective in that no explanation was demanded and considered, and that upon .....

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Mar 28 1888 (PC)

Ram Kishen Sahu Vs. Chunilal

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : (1888)ILR15Cal461

..... case is probably much the same in calcutta by reason of section 189 of the calcutta municipal consolidation act, 1876, which vests the soil of public streets in the commissioners, and perhaps also in mufussil municipalities, under section 30 of bengal act iii of 1884. but there is no such law applicable to the province of bengal generally ..... such a declaration. moreover, though such a declaration would not be conclusive against a stranger, it would be admissible against a stranger under section 42 of the evidence act; and if the suit were fairly and properly conducted, the decision would, i think, be practically conclusive in any subsequent proceeding. it should be remembered, too ..... to be found in india. they are expressly recognised by the legislature in section 42, illustration a, and section 54, illustration p, of the specific belief act. it is specially important that this class of rights should be clearly understood and borne in mind in a country like india, where interests of the most .....

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Mar 02 1891 (FN)

Merrill Vs. Monticello

Court : US Supreme Court

..... all of it, as it was page 138 u. s. 694 paid to the agent of the town) estops the corporation from pleading a want of authority in the municipality to issue the instruments sued on. the original act of issuing the bonds for sale was not only unauthorized by law, but in disregard of its requirements, and no subsequent ..... 1852 for the incorporation of towns in that state, and contains the usual grant of municipal powers. section 3342, which was also section 27 of the same act of 1852, provides as follows: "no incorporated town under this act shall have power to borrow money or incur any debt or liability unless the citizen owners of five-eighths of the ..... act of the town trustees could make it valid. whether it could be a circumstance in favor of the equitable right of the holders of the bonds to recover from the municipality the money which they represent is a question not here for consideration. the suit .....

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Feb 24 1898 (PC)

Seshadri Ayyangar Vs. Nataraja Ayyar and ors.

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1898)ILR21Mad179

..... in such cases as the present. the court will form its own judgment as to the cause and ground of the dismissal, as in the case of a municipal commissioner under the district municipalities act, see vijaya ragava v. secretary of state for india i.l.r. 7 mad. 466 where the plaintiff wanted to have it declared that his dismissal by government ..... .l.r. 14 mad. 103 shows it is legal under this act to suspend or dismiss. compare also district municipalities act iv of 1884, section 42; local boards act v of 1884, section 45; civil courts act, section 18; the enquiry into offences of public servants, act xxxvii of 1850, section 25, and legal practitioners act xviii of 1879, section 14. the committee can be the trustees .....

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1906

Blair Vs. Chicago

Court : US Supreme Court

..... a grant of rights in public property accepted by the beneficiary will amount to a contract entitled to protection against impairment by action of the state or municipalities acting under state authority. concurrent with this principle, and to be considered when construing an alleged grant of this character, is the equally well established rule which ..... exclusive control over the streets was given to the council. that it was the intention of the legislature to give effect to the right of municipal control in the act under consideration is shown in its confirmation of terms already fixed by contract between the city and the companies. as to the future, companies were ..... granted by the ordinances of the common council "and the amendments thereto." the ordinance of august 16, 1858, was itself an amendment of prior municipal legislation. the purpose of the act of 1865 was to continue, as made, the former contracts, with their amendments. if it was intended to extend all past contracts and licenses .....

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Jul 16 1912 (PC)

Nawab Khan Vs. Mohammad Zamin

Court : Allahabad

Reported in : 16Ind.Cas.191

..... entitled to give evidence of the additional cases which were mentioned for the first time after the expiration of 15 days of the election. rules have been framed under the municipalities act, section 187, with regard to election petitions. rule 42 is as follows:the validity of an election made in accordance with these rules shall not be questioned except by a ..... petition presented to a competent court within 15 days after the day on which the election was held by a person or persons enrolled in the municipal electoral roll:provided that no election shall be called in question on the ground that(a) the name of any person qualified to vote has been omitted from, or the ..... 1. this appeal arises out of an election petition. nawab khan was one of the electors at an election of the municipal board of allahabad which was held on the 8th of march 1911. at that election, the respondent, muhammad zamin, was declared duly elected. within 15 days, the present petition, questioning .....

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Jul 16 1912 (PC)

Nawab Khan Vs. Muhammad Zamin

Court : Allahabad

Reported in : (1912)ILR34All649

..... by a petition presented to a competent court within 15 days after the day on which the election was held by a person or persons enrolled in the municipal electoral roll: provided that no election shall be called in question on the ground that (a) the name of any person qualified to vote has been omitted from ..... henry richards, c.j. and tudball, j.1. this appeal arises out of an election petition. nawab khan was one of the electors at an election of the municipal board of allahabad, which was held on the 8th of march, 1911. at that election the respondent, muhammad zamin, was declared duly elected. within fifteen days the present ..... to give evidence of the additional cases which were mentioned for the first time after the expiration of 15 days of the election. rules have been framed under the muncipalities act, section 187, with regard to election petitions. rule 42 is as follows:the validity of an election made in accordance with these rules shall not be questioned except .....

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Sep 11 1912 (PC)

Basaweswaraswami by Dharmakartha A. Panchappa and anr. Vs. the Bellary ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1915)ILR38Mad6

..... title to the stratum of space at the three feet height above the drain covered by the pial has been acquired by prescription the municipality has, under section 168 of the district municipalities act, 1884, clause (i), power to cause projections, encroachments or obstructions in any public street to be removed and the definition of ' ..... . the next question is whether the plaintiff is entitled to an injunction restraining the municipal council from removing the pial. that question depends on the construction of section 168 of the district municipalities act. the right of the municipal council to the drain has not bean affected by the acquisition of title to the ..... pial by the plaintiff. according to section 168 the municipality is entitled to 'cause any projection; encroachment or obstruction made .....

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Sep 11 1912 (PC)

Basaveswaraswami, by Dharmakartha Aspalli Panchappa and Vs. the Bellar ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : 17Ind.Cas.158

..... title to the stratum of space at the 3 feet height above the drain covered by the pial has been acquired by prescription, the municipality has, under section 168 of the district municipalities act, 1884, (clause, 3), power to cause projections, encroachments or obstructions in any public street to be removed, and the definition of ..... the next question is, whether the plaintiff is entitled to an injunction restraining the municipal council from removing the pial. that question depends on the construction of section 168 of the district municipalities act. the right of the municipal council to the drain has not been affected by the acquisition of title to the ..... pial by the plaintiff. according to section 165, the municipality is entitled to 'cause any projection, encroachment or obstruction made against .....

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