https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292786 Prior statutory sanction under TADA was a condition precedent to cognizance, so proceedings taken without sanction were without jurisdiction. Because the Designated Court lacked jurisdiction at the threshold to take cognizance of the principal TADA offence, it could not validly exercise the power to try connected offences under the Explosive Substances Act or the Explosives Act. A trial commenced without jurisdiction was a nullity, and the conviction and sentence recorded for the connected offence could not stand. en-us Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292786 Prior statutory sanction under TADA was a condition precedent to cognizance, so proceedings taken without sanction were without jurisdiction. Because the Designated Court lacked jurisdiction at the threshold to take cognizance of the principal TADA offence, it could not validly exercise the power to try connected offences under the Explosive Substances Act or the Explosives Act. A trial commenced without jurisdiction was a nullity, and the conviction and sentence recorded for the connected offence could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292786