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

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1883)ILR7Mad466

..... that law.27. it was suggested by the advocate-general that the principle of act xviii of 1850, protecting judicial officers from the consequences of acts done by them bond fide, but on a mistake of law, ought to apply to this case. but the act does not apply to the governor in council, and we cannot apply the principle ..... been called, a distinction is made between offices held at will, during the pleasure, or at the discretion of the parties appointing to them, and offices held for life or during good behaviour. although the office of a municipal commissioner is not a freehold office, yet the fact that at its creation the legislature rendered it tenable ..... reposed in them as public men, and thereby added to the excitement of the muhammadans, which precipitated the outbreaks of july and august 1882 to the destruction of life and property in salem. if matters such as are mentioned above were proved, i should have no hesitation in finding the plaintiff guilty of misconduct within the meaning .....

Controller of Estate Duty Vs. Estate of Late W.S. Seshachala Gramani

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1989)77CTR(Mad)246; [1989]180ITR431(Mad)

..... any dispute that on the provisions of the settlement deed, the settlor had reserved for himself, under the settlement, an interest in the properties for life and clearly, therefore, section 12(1) of the act stood attracted. the reliance upon ced v. r. kanakasabai : [1973]89itr251(sc) by learned counsel for the accountable person is of no assistance ..... settlement passes from the settlor to the settlee when the settlement deed comes into effect, section 12 of the act constitutes a special provision to cover a case where, under a settlement, the settlor reserves to himself a life interest and in such a case, section 12 creates a fiction by providing that the property should be ..... to the settlee.' 6. the question of reservation of an interest in favour of the settlor for life or any other period determinable by reference to death, either expressly or by implication, under section 12(1) of the act has to be considered in the light of the aforesaid recitals in the settlement deed. even in the .....

B. Nathmall Vaid Vs. State of Tamil Nadu and anr.

Court : Chennai

Reported in : AIR1979Mad218; (1979)1MLJ332

..... to the tusks in question as between the plaintiff on the one hand and the government on the other. the government placed reliance on s. 3 of the wild birds and animals protection act and also g.o.ms. no. 2152 dated 21-2-1960 in support of its claim for the ownership of the tusks in question. the trial court held ..... applicable only in respect of animals and birds which are specified in the schedule and not to an elephant which is not an animal specified in the schedule to that act.3. the matter was taken up in appeal to the district court. ..... around mudumala wild life sanctuary as a close time for the whole year and which made it unlawful to capture, sell, buy or possess any bird or animal or the flesh thereof which had not been captured or killed before the commencement of such close time cannot apply to the case in question. it also held that wild birds and animals protection act is .....

Elephant G. Rajendran Vs. the District Collector and ors.

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (2008)2MLJ1025

..... we may also refer to article 51-a(g) of the constitution which makes it a fundamental duty of every citizen 'to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life'. this duty can be enforced by the court, vide animal and environment legal defence fund v. union of india (supra, ..... respondents in his submissions, contended that the authorities have been consciously implementing the provisions contained in chapter x-a of the tamil nadu district municipalities act as well as the relevant rules framed thereunder and that barring unauthorised and illegal constructions which are subject matter of the writ petitions and revision petitions ..... the details before this court.6. while making his submissions, the petitioner placed reliance upon the provisions contained in chapter x-a of the district municipalities act as well as the tamil nadu district municipalities (hill stations) buildings rules, 1993, apart from relying upon the decisions of the division bench of .....

Madurai Coats Private Limited Coats India, Rep. by Its General Manager ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (2009)5MLJ449

..... health as its primary duty. article 51-a(g) imposes 'a fundamental duty' on every citizen of india to protect and improve the natural 'environment' including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life and to have compassion for living creatures. the word 'environment' is of broad spectrum which brings within its ambit ' ..... and that has been enlarged by the post-constitutional statutes like the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974, the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 and the environment protection act, 1986 and that the precautionary principle and polluter pays principle are part of the environmental law of the ..... including their right to live with human dignity, encompasses within its ambit, the protection and preservation of environment, ecological balance free from pollution of air and water, sanitation without which life cannot be enjoyed. any contra acts or actions would cause environmental pollution. therefore, there is a constitutional imperative on the .....

Besant Nagar Residents Vs. Madras Metropolitan Development Authority a ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1990)1MLJ445

..... act called 'the environment (protection) act, 1986' which provides for the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected therein. the learned counsel refers to articles 48a and 51 a of the constitution of india, which are to the following effect:48a: protection and improvement and safeguarding of forests and wild life:- the state shall endeavour to protect ..... and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life ..... the rich heritage of our composite culture;(g) to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures;(h) to .....

People Health and Development Council, Represented by Its Secretary, S ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (2005)2MLJ44(2)

..... country. article 51-a of the constitution imposes as one of the fundamental duties on every citizen the duty to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life and to have compassion for living creatures. realising the importance of the prevention and control of pollution of water for ..... assigning to such boards powers and functions relating thereto and for matters connected therewith.14. in addition to the above act, parliament has also passed the environment (protection) act, 1986 (29 of 1986) which has been brought into force throughout india with effect from november 19, 1986. section 3 of ..... land and human beings, other living creatures, plants, micro-organism and property. (vide section 2(a) of the environment (protection) act, 1986). under section 3(2)(iv) of the said act the central government may lay down standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various sources whatsoever. notwithstanding anything contained in .....

M/S.Gem Granites. Vs. the State of Tamil Nadu. and ors.

Court : Chennai

..... in response to environmentally damaging granite mining. article 48-a of the constitution of india states that the state shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life of the country. under article 51-a of the constitution, one of the fundamental duties on every citizen is the duty ..... crz notification issued by the government of india under section 3(3) of environment protection act. placing reliance upon the said decision, the learned senior counsel appearing for the respondents contended that when the area is occupied by the gcd rules framed ..... vis the state legislation regulating aquaculture, in s.jagannath vs. union of india and others ((1997) 2 scc 87), the supreme court held that the environment protection act, 1986, being a central legislature, has the overriding effect over the state legislations including that of the state of tamilnadu, which are not in consonance with .....

National Highways Authority Vs. Secretary to Government

Court : Chennai

..... the fundamental duties enshrined in part iv and part iva of the constitution of india respectively also stresses the need to protect and improve the natural environment including the forests, lakes, rivers and wild-life and to have compassion for living creatures.". emphasizing the above aspect relating to conservation of ecology and water sources, he ..... obligation of the the state to preserve the water bodies, and in the present case, the government is acting only in terms of the said act. a recent judgment of the apex court in association for environment protection v. state of kerala (2013-5-mlj604 was cited, wherein, the honourable supreme court interfered with the ..... .p.wilson, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner/nhai, would submit that, subsequent to the notification under section 3-a of the national highways act (in short 'act) in respect of the project concerning three districts viz., pudukottai, sivaganga and trichy, was issued between 17.07.2010 and 21.04.2011, none of .....

M/s. Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co. Ltd., Salem and Another Vs. ...

Court : Chennai

..... wild guesses and arbitrariness, and non-arbitrariness. if it is not so, it cannot be just." (iii) in nizam institute of medical sciences v. prasanth s.dhananka reported in (2009) 6 scc 1 = 2010 acj 38 (sc), a hon'ble three-judge bench was dealing with a case arising out of the complaint filed under the consumer protection act ..... losses, the law recognises that payment should also be made for non-pecuniary losses on account of, loss of happiness, pain, suffering and expectancy of life, etc. the act provides f or payment of just compensation vide sections 166 and 168. it is left to the courts to decide what would be just compensation in facts ..... compensation awarded should not be inadequate and should neither be unreasonable, excessive, nor deficient. there can be no exact uniform rule for measuring the value of human life and the measure of damage cannot be arrived at by precise mathematical calculation; but amount recoverable depends on broad facts and circumstances of each case. it should .....