https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302265 Section 52A of the NDPS Act was held to govern disposal of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances after seizure, not the procedure for search or seizure itself. The Court applied binding precedent and the doctrine of per incuriam, holding that a co-equal Bench cannot treat as binding a view rendered in ignorance of earlier binding law. The earlier Division Bench observations were declared per incuriam to the extent they suggested that Section 52A regulated seizure procedure, and the appeals were directed to be heard on merits. en-us Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 May 2022 14:56:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302265 Section 52A of the NDPS Act was held to govern disposal of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances after seizure, not the procedure for search or seizure itself. The Court applied binding precedent and the doctrine of per incuriam, holding that a co-equal Bench cannot treat as binding a view rendered in ignorance of earlier binding law. The earlier Division Bench observations were declared per incuriam to the extent they suggested that Section 52A regulated seizure procedure, and the appeals were directed to be heard on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302265