https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193280 Section 20 of the Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871 confines complaints to the District Magistrate or an authorised Magistrate, so action taken by an unauthorised Magistrate is without jurisdiction and legally void. The text also states that compensation for loss caused by seizure of cattle cannot be sustained on a bare general prayer: the particular heads of loss must be specifically pleaded and proved so the opposite party can meet them. On that basis, the proceedings before the Honorary Magistrate were set aside and the matter was remitted for consideration by a competent Magistrate, with liberty to adduce fresh evidence if the complaint lies before such authority. en-us Fri, 20 Jan 1950 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:57:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193280 Section 20 of the Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871 confines complaints to the District Magistrate or an authorised Magistrate, so action taken by an unauthorised Magistrate is without jurisdiction and legally void. The text also states that compensation for loss caused by seizure of cattle cannot be sustained on a bare general prayer: the particular heads of loss must be specifically pleaded and proved so the opposite party can meet them. On that basis, the proceedings before the Honorary Magistrate were set aside and the matter was remitted for consideration by a competent Magistrate, with liberty to adduce fresh evidence if the complaint lies before such authority. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 Jan 1950 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193280