Court : Supreme Court of India
Reported in : AIR1966SC424; 1966CriLJ311; 1966MhLJ141(SC); [1966]1SCR702
Subba Rao, J 1. Prabhakar Pandurang Sanzgiri, who has been detained by the Government ofMaharashtra under s. 30 [1] [b] of the Defence of India Rules, 1962, in theBombay District Prison in order to prevent him from acting in a mannerprejudicial to the defence of India, public safety and maintenance of publicorder, has written, with the permission of the said Government, a book inMarathi under under the title 'Anucha Antaragaat' [Inside the Atom].The learned Judges of the High Court, who had gone throughout the table ofcontents of the book expressed their opinion on the book thus: '......................... we are satisfied thatthe manuscript book deals with the theory of elementary particles in anobjective way. The manuscript does not purport to be a research work but itpurports to be a book written with a view to educated the people anddisseminate knowledge regarding quantum theory.' 2. The book is, therefore, purely of scientific interest and it cannotpossibly cause any prejudice to ...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Supreme Court of India
Reported in : AIR1966SC1358; 1966MhLJ330(SC); [1966]1SCR695
Subba Rao, J.1. This appeal by certificate raises the question of the true construction of the provisions of Sections 19 and 25 of the Bombay Municipal Borough Act, 1925 [Bom. Act 18 of 1925], hereinafter called the act, read with s. 3 of the Maharashtra Municipalities [Postponement of General Elections Pending Unification of Municipal Laws]. Act, 1964, hereinafter called the Maharashtra Act. 2. The facts He in a small compass. The last general election of the members of the Bhusaval Borough Municipality was heldunder the provisions of the Act in the year 1960. The first general meeting thereafter was held on February 18, 1961. Under the provisions of s. 25 of the Act. in the normal course the life of the Municipality would have expired on February 17, 1965; but, under s. 3 of the Maharashtra Act the term of the Councillors of the Municipality was, by fiction, extended to and inclusive of December 31, 1965. On July 18, 1964, the appellant was elected the President of the Municipality; ...
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