https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287725 Special Criminal Courts appointed under the Ordinance could lawfully try offences under the Defence of India Rules if the empowering order under Sections 5 and 10 validly specified the class of cases, but a defective or overbroad delegation could leave individual trials without jurisdiction. Vested rights to trial in the ordinary criminal courts arose only when judicial proceedings had actually commenced against the accused; prior police investigation, remand, or preliminary steps did not create such a right. The High Court also noted that certiorari was not available, yet Section 491 CrPC could still be used to prevent illegal detention where a conviction was wholly void for want of jurisdiction. en-us Tue, 20 Apr 1943 00:00:00 +0630 Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:16:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287725 Special Criminal Courts appointed under the Ordinance could lawfully try offences under the Defence of India Rules if the empowering order under Sections 5 and 10 validly specified the class of cases, but a defective or overbroad delegation could leave individual trials without jurisdiction. Vested rights to trial in the ordinary criminal courts arose only when judicial proceedings had actually commenced against the accused; prior police investigation, remand, or preliminary steps did not create such a right. The High Court also noted that certiorari was not available, yet Section 491 CrPC could still be used to prevent illegal detention where a conviction was wholly void for want of jurisdiction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Apr 1943 00:00:00 +0630 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287725