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PETITIONER: T. CAJEE
Vs.
RESPONDENT: U. JORMANIK SIEM AND ANOTHER.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 20/09/1960
BENCH: WANCHOO, K.N. BENCH: WANCHOO, K.N. SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ) KAPUR, J.L. GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. SUBBARAO, K.
CITATION: 1961 AIR 276 1961 SCR (1) 750 CITATOR INFO : R 1964 SC 787 (10) D 1965 SC1818 (20) R 1966 SC1942 (6) F 1967 SC1910 (8) F 1968 SC 800 (3) D 1970 SC 140 (5) R 1970 SC1494 (8) RF 1972 SC 223 (11) R 1972 SC1193 (10) R 1978 SC 327 (5) R 1982 SC 917 (21) RF 1986 SC2166 (6)
ACT: Assam Tribal Areas, administration of-Removal of tribal Chief-Whether Permissible by administrative action without making of law-District Council-Executive Committee, Powers of-Interim suspension of Chief-Constitution of India, Sixth Schedule.
HEADNOTE: The respondent was Siem of Mylliem siemship in United Khasi and jaintia Hills District in the Tribal Areas of Assam, having been elected as such by the Myntri electors according to custom in 1951. In June, 1952, a District Council was constituted for the District under the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution and the siemship was brought under it. The rules in the Sixth Schedule empowered the District Council to make laws with respect to various matters regarding the administration of the District incl...