Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 253 · Decided 1 April 2011
Afjal Imam v. State of Bihar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 253 · [2011] 4 S.C.R. 174
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2843/2011
- Decided
- 1 April 2011
- Bench
- J.M. PANCHAL, H.L. GOKHALE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Bihar Municipal Act, 2007 - ss. 27, 25 (4), 23(3), 21(3) and 21 (4) - Election of appellant as Mayor of Municipal C Corporation - Appellant nominated seven Municipal Councillors to the Empowered Standing Committee - Entitlement of the appellant as well as the members of the Empowered Standing and the members of the Empowered Standing D Committee as provided in the Act - Held: Entitled - Judgment containing the reasons to follow separately - s. 27 is to be read down harmoniously with ss. 25(4), 23(3), 21 (3) and 21 (4) - Direction issued to respondent no. 3-District Magistrate Patna,
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