https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175043 A territorial classification for trial of specified offences in dangerously disturbed areas was upheld under Article 14 because it rested on intelligible differentia and had a rational nexus with public safety, public order, and speedy trial. Once the notification declaring the area dangerously disturbed ceased to operate, the special summons procedure could not lawfully continue for pending cases; the ordinary warrant procedure then applied, and continuation under the summons procedure was beyond delegated power and prejudicial to the accused. The resulting procedural defect vitiated the trial, leading to setting aside of the convictions and sentences and direction for a de novo trial in accordance with law. en-us Tue, 20 Jan 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 11:57:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175043 A territorial classification for trial of specified offences in dangerously disturbed areas was upheld under Article 14 because it rested on intelligible differentia and had a rational nexus with public safety, public order, and speedy trial. Once the notification declaring the area dangerously disturbed ceased to operate, the special summons procedure could not lawfully continue for pending cases; the ordinary warrant procedure then applied, and continuation under the summons procedure was beyond delegated power and prejudicial to the accused. The resulting procedural defect vitiated the trial, leading to setting aside of the convictions and sentences and direction for a de novo trial in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Jan 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175043