Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 404 · Decided 18 August 2000
The Consumer Action Group and ANR. v. State of Tamil Nadu and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 404 · [2000] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 523
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 926/1988
- Decided
- 18 August 2000
- Bench
- B.N. KIRPAL, AJAY PRAKASH MISRA, RUMA PAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 21, 32
Headnote
Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971-Section 113- Power to grant exemption-Whether ultra vires-Due to excessive delegation A B of essential legislative functions-Held, no-Since the preamble, objects, reasons and various provisions of the Act give clear-cut policy and guidelines C to the under the Section-In violation of the pro­ visions of the Act and Rules-Without recording any reasons-And setting aside the orders, earlier passed by the Statutory Authorities in terms of the Act and Rules-Legality of-Held, illc:gal. D Power to exempt-Exercise of-It is obligatory on the
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