https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277397 An allotment order under the rent control statute was treated as quasi-judicial because the officer had to decide contested questions affecting the parties' rights, including applicability of the Act, liability to eviction, and proper allotment. Such an order could not be reviewed or cancelled by the same authority unless the statute expressly conferred that power, and no such power existed. The later cancellation and subletting order was therefore without jurisdiction and void. The State Government, in revision, could not restore or validate a void order or exercise powers not available under the Act. The challenge to the quashing of the State Government's action failed. en-us Sat, 28 Apr 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 14:19:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277397 An allotment order under the rent control statute was treated as quasi-judicial because the officer had to decide contested questions affecting the parties' rights, including applicability of the Act, liability to eviction, and proper allotment. Such an order could not be reviewed or cancelled by the same authority unless the statute expressly conferred that power, and no such power existed. The later cancellation and subletting order was therefore without jurisdiction and void. The State Government, in revision, could not restore or validate a void order or exercise powers not available under the Act. The challenge to the quashing of the State Government's action failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sat, 28 Apr 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277397