https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199390 Where a special statute expressly governs constitution, vacancy and discontinuance of a Commission of Inquiry, the general power under the General Clauses Act cannot be used to substitute its sole member and reconstitute the body. Section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 authorised constitution and appointment, Section 3(3) limited post-constitution action to filling a vacancy, Section 7 provided the only mode of rescission, and Section 8-A preserved continuity during vacancy or change. The Supreme Court held that invoking Section 21 of the General Clauses Act would conflict with those express limits and undermine the Commission's independence. The State Government therefore had no power to replace the sole member, and the notifications were invalid. en-us Mon, 02 Nov 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:29:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199390 Where a special statute expressly governs constitution, vacancy and discontinuance of a Commission of Inquiry, the general power under the General Clauses Act cannot be used to substitute its sole member and reconstitute the body. Section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 authorised constitution and appointment, Section 3(3) limited post-constitution action to filling a vacancy, Section 7 provided the only mode of rescission, and Section 8-A preserved continuity during vacancy or change. The Supreme Court held that invoking Section 21 of the General Clauses Act would conflict with those express limits and undermine the Commission's independence. The State Government therefore had no power to replace the sole member, and the notifications were invalid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 02 Nov 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199390