https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197956 The sealing power under the cited municipal and development laws is confined to unauthorised construction or unauthorised development, and cannot be extended to premises used for misuse of property. The provisions were read in their statutory context and distinguished from separate clauses dealing with change of user, stoppage, demolition, and penalties for contravention. Applying strict construction to a drastic power affecting civil rights, the Delhi High Court held that such authority must be expressly conferred and cannot be expanded by necessary implication or by supplying a casus omissus. The statutes therefore do not permit sealing merely on the ground of misuse. en-us Fri, 31 May 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:06:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197956 The sealing power under the cited municipal and development laws is confined to unauthorised construction or unauthorised development, and cannot be extended to premises used for misuse of property. The provisions were read in their statutory context and distinguished from separate clauses dealing with change of user, stoppage, demolition, and penalties for contravention. Applying strict construction to a drastic power affecting civil rights, the Delhi High Court held that such authority must be expressly conferred and cannot be expanded by necessary implication or by supplying a casus omissus. The statutes therefore do not permit sealing merely on the ground of misuse. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 31 May 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197956