https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185184 The expression "specially empowered" in section 2(c) of the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956 was construed as referring to empowerment for a special purpose, not to the individual mode of selection of the Magistrate. A notification empowering all Judicial Magistrates of the First Class to act under the Act was therefore sufficient, because the statutory object required a practical construction that advanced the smooth working of the special enforcement scheme. The Court held that empowerment by virtue of office through a valid notification validly conferred jurisdiction to try offences under the Act. en-us Wed, 07 Apr 1976 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:35:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185184 The expression "specially empowered" in section 2(c) of the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956 was construed as referring to empowerment for a special purpose, not to the individual mode of selection of the Magistrate. A notification empowering all Judicial Magistrates of the First Class to act under the Act was therefore sufficient, because the statutory object required a practical construction that advanced the smooth working of the special enforcement scheme. The Court held that empowerment by virtue of office through a valid notification validly conferred jurisdiction to try offences under the Act. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Apr 1976 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185184