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PETITIONER: STATE OF BOMBAY
Vs.
RESPONDENT: NAROTHAMDAS JETHABAI ANDANOTHER
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 20/12/1950
BENCH: FAZAL ALI, SAIYID BENCH: FAZAL ALI, SAIYID SASTRI, M. PATANJALI MAHAJAN, MEHR CHAND MUKHERJEA, B.K. DAS, SUDHI RANJAN
CITATION: 1951 AIR 69 1951 SCR 51 CITATOR INFO : F 1951 SC 332 (330) F 1952 SC 252 (65) R 1957 SC 510 (8) R 1962 SC1044 (8) E 1968 SC 888 (7) R 1970 SC1453 (6) RF 1972 SC1061 (80) RF 1973 SC1461 (2100) R 1983 SC1019 (52) RF 1986 SC1323 (31) F 1986 SC1783 (3)
ACT: Bombay City Civil Court Act (XL of 1948)--Provincial Act constituting City Civil Court to try suits of civil nature of value up to Rs. 10,000--Provision empowering Provincial Government to invest court with jurisdicton up to Rs. 25,000--Validity of Act---Power of Provincial Legislature to make laws relating to jurisdiction of courts--Delegation of legislative powers--Conditional legislation-Government of India Act, 1935, Seventh Schedule, List I, items 28 & 53; List II, items 1 & 2; List III, item 15 --Power to make laws as to "Administration of Justice" and "Constitution and organisation of courts ", whether includes power to define "Jurisdiction and powers" of courts--interpretation of Lists--Reference to legislative practice--Doctrine of pith and su...