Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 797 · Decided 7 November 2006
Vasu Dev Singh and ORS. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 797 · [2006] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 535
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4688/2006
- Decided
- 7 November 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
B East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949-Section 3-Notification under, by Administrator-Directing that provisions of Act not applicable to buildings and rented land whose monthly rental exceeded Rs. 1500-Validity C of-Held: Delegation of essential legislative function is impermissible­ cannot change the basic features of the law or act contrary to the legislative policy-It could exercise power under section 3 only in terms of legislative policy-Administrator cannot repeal provisions of the main Act-Change of legislative policy with the aid of the National f> Housing Policy
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