https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168218 Section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act permits appointment of a commission to investigate a definite matter of public importance, determine facts and make recommendations ancillary to the inquiry. Recommendations directing redress or punishment for past wrongs exceed that scope because such relief falls within the jurisdiction of duly constituted courts; those directions may be severed while the remaining appointment stands. Article 14 permits reasonable classification where a rational basis supports separate treatment. Confining commissions to definite matters of public importance supplies sufficient legislative policy and does not amount to excessive delegation. Claims of hostile discrimination or mala fides require proof of arbitrariness or improper motive. en-us Fri, 28 Mar 1958 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 15:38:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168218 Section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act permits appointment of a commission to investigate a definite matter of public importance, determine facts and make recommendations ancillary to the inquiry. Recommendations directing redress or punishment for past wrongs exceed that scope because such relief falls within the jurisdiction of duly constituted courts; those directions may be severed while the remaining appointment stands. Article 14 permits reasonable classification where a rational basis supports separate treatment. Confining commissions to definite matters of public importance supplies sufficient legislative policy and does not amount to excessive delegation. Claims of hostile discrimination or mala fides require proof of arbitrariness or improper motive. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Mar 1958 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168218