https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289550 The article examines the Patiala Recovery of State Dues Act and upholds its special recovery machinery for State bank dues. It notes that the supplementary covenant was ineffective after sovereignty had passed to the Union, but the challenge still failed because liability arose from the covenantal arrangement and the Patiala laws continued to operate in the territory. The Act and Rules were treated as a valid classification for protecting public funds and were found consistent with Articles 14, 19(1)(f) and 19(1)(g), with the statutory notice, hearing, appeal and revision scheme satisfying natural justice in substance. Certificates signed by the Managing Director were also held not to require countersignature. en-us Mon, 23 Apr 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 Aug 2020 11:13:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289550 The article examines the Patiala Recovery of State Dues Act and upholds its special recovery machinery for State bank dues. It notes that the supplementary covenant was ineffective after sovereignty had passed to the Union, but the challenge still failed because liability arose from the covenantal arrangement and the Patiala laws continued to operate in the territory. The Act and Rules were treated as a valid classification for protecting public funds and were found consistent with Articles 14, 19(1)(f) and 19(1)(g), with the statutory notice, hearing, appeal and revision scheme satisfying natural justice in substance. Certificates signed by the Managing Director were also held not to require countersignature. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 23 Apr 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289550