Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 485 · Decided 4 April 1996
Mahe Beach Trading Company and ETC. v. Union Territory of Pondicherry and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 485 · [1996] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1412/1975
- Decided
- 4 April 1996
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, SUJATA V. MANOHAR, B.N. KIRPAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 239A
Headnote
A B Co11stinttio1J of l1Jdia, 1950: Article 239A read with Sectioll 18, Govem­ ment of Unio11 Tenitmies Act, 1963-Pondicheny Legislature-Competence of-To legislate ill respect of matters ill State List or Co11current List-Ellact- C mellt of Pondicheny Mullicipal Decree (Leiy a11d Validation of with retrospective effect-Whether intra vires-Held, yes. Pondicheny Municipal Decree ( Leiy and Validation of T{l)Ces, Duties, D Cesses and Fees) Act, 1973-Sections 3 & 4: Whether suffer from vice of excessive delegatio11 of legislative power-Held, /JO. Whether 1epugnant to Section 7 of the
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