https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276928 The acquisition of Junagadh was treated as a continuing act of State that began with the Government of India taking over administration and ended only on de jure sovereignty being assumed after integration with Saurashtra. Orders of resumption made before that stage were characterised as acts of State, so municipal courts could not examine their validity. Rights claimed under the former ruler's grants did not become enforceable against the new sovereign unless recognised expressly or impliedly by that sovereign. Section 299(1) of the Government of India Act, 1935 was held inapplicable because it protected only existing enforceable property rights recognised by the new sovereign. en-us Tue, 03 Oct 1961 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 15:07:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276928 The acquisition of Junagadh was treated as a continuing act of State that began with the Government of India taking over administration and ended only on de jure sovereignty being assumed after integration with Saurashtra. Orders of resumption made before that stage were characterised as acts of State, so municipal courts could not examine their validity. Rights claimed under the former ruler's grants did not become enforceable against the new sovereign unless recognised expressly or impliedly by that sovereign. Section 299(1) of the Government of India Act, 1935 was held inapplicable because it protected only existing enforceable property rights recognised by the new sovereign. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 03 Oct 1961 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276928