Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 282 · Decided 13 July 2012
Delhi Race Club LTD. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 282 · [2012] 8 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6461/2003
- Decided
- 13 July 2012
- Bench
- D.K. JAIN, ANIL R. DAVE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Mysore Race Courses Licensing Act, 1952 (as extended to the Union Territory of Delhi in 1984) - s. 11 - Horse racing A B - Licence fee leviab/e in terms of the 1985 Rules framed u/ C s. 11 of the 1952 Act - Delegation of legislative power u/s. 11 of the 1952 Act - Challenged as unconstitutional uncontrolled and unfettered power on the Administrator to fix the licence fee - Held: Delegation of non-essential legislative function of D fixation of rate of imposts is a necessity to meet the multifarious demands of a welfare state - Such delegation is permissible as long as legislative
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