https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171462 The Supreme Court found Section 2 of the East Punjab Movable Property (Requisitioning) Act, 1947, unconstitutional as it conferred arbitrary and uncontrolled power on the executive, violating Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court held that Section 2 was not severable from the rest of the Act, rendering the entire legislation void. The lack of guiding principles for discretion and a fair compensation mechanism further contributed to the Act's unconstitutionality. Despite a dissenting opinion, the majority decision dismissed the appeals, upholding the High Court's ruling that the Act was unconstitutional. en-us Mon, 17 Dec 1973 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:53:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171462 The Supreme Court found Section 2 of the East Punjab Movable Property (Requisitioning) Act, 1947, unconstitutional as it conferred arbitrary and uncontrolled power on the executive, violating Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court held that Section 2 was not severable from the rest of the Act, rendering the entire legislation void. The lack of guiding principles for discretion and a fair compensation mechanism further contributed to the Act's unconstitutionality. Despite a dissenting opinion, the majority decision dismissed the appeals, upholding the High Court's ruling that the Act was unconstitutional. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 17 Dec 1973 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171462