Court : Gujarat
Decided on : Feb-14-1966
Reported in : (1967)0GLR395; (1966)IILLJ389Guj
Mehta, J.1. This appeal raises a very interesting question as to whether a doctor's dispensary is a commercial establishment within the meaning of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948, hereinafter referred to as the Act. 2. It has been filed by the State against the acquittal of the accused-doctor by the City Magistrate (Municipal), Ahmedabad, on the charge for the offence under S. 52(e) of the Act read with S. 62 and rule 23(1) of the said Act. 3. The case of the prosecution was that the accused who was a doctor having his dispensary situated near Jakaria Masjid at Ahmedabad had not maintained the employment register in the prescribed form with the necessary particulars regarding the hours of work in respect of three employees working in the dispensary. The complainant, shops inspector, had visited this dispensary on 13 June, 1963 at about 9-50 a.m. and had found that even though the dispensary was registered as a commercial establishment under the Act, the employment registe...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Gujarat
Decided on : Oct-11-1966
Reported in : (1967)8GLR9
P.N. Bhagwati, J.1. The dispute in this petition concerns the validity of the election from Ward No. 7 to the Mehsana Borough Municipality. The own of Mehsana is a Municipal Borough within the meaning of the relevant provisions of the Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963, (hereinafter referred to as the Act). The general municipal election to the Mehsana Borough Municipality was due to be held in September 1965 and the Collector of Mehsana in exercise of the power conferred upon him under Rule 7(1) of the Gujarat Municipalities Election Rules, 1964, (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) issued a notice dated 18th June 1965 fixing the various stages of the election. The general election was fixed on 12th September 1965 and the dates for the nomination of the candidates were 18th and 19th August 1965, the date for scrutiny of the nomination papers was 21st August 1965, the last date for withdrawal of candidature was 23rd August 1965 and the date for publishing the list of validly nominated ...
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