https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287725 The court upheld the convictions where Special Magistrates had jurisdiction but directed the release or retrial of petitioners in cases where trials began before the District Magistrate's order under Section 10. It clarified that the Ordinance did not exclude Special Magistrates from trying offences under the Defence of India Rules and that the Ordinance's enactment during the emergency empowered the Provincial Government to designate offences for trial by special courts. The court also affirmed the Ordinance's validity over the Defence of India Act, rejected claims of ultra vires nature, and held that Section 26 of the Ordinance limited the High Court's power to issue writs of certiorari. 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 The court upheld the convictions where Special Magistrates had jurisdiction but directed the release or retrial of petitioners in cases where trials began before the District Magistrate's order under Section 10. It clarified that the Ordinance did not exclude Special Magistrates from trying offences under the Defence of India Rules and that the Ordinance's enactment during the emergency empowered the Provincial Government to designate offences for trial by special courts. The court also affirmed the Ordinance's validity over the Defence of India Act, rejected claims of ultra vires nature, and held that Section 26 of the Ordinance limited the High Court's power to issue writs of certiorari. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Apr 1943 00:00:00 +0630 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287725