https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312596 Where a special statute creates a complete mechanism for seizure, objection, release and sale of vehicles used in illegal sand transport, that procedure prevails over the general scheme of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Seizure under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 and its Rules is therefore governed by the special enactment, with no requirement to proceed under Section 102 CrPC or to seek interim custody under Sections 451 or 457 CrPC. The Court also emphasised judicial discipline: a Single Judge must follow binding Division Bench precedent unless it is overruled by a larger Bench or the Supreme Court, and a stay in another proceeding does not remove that binding force. en-us Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:20:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312596 Where a special statute creates a complete mechanism for seizure, objection, release and sale of vehicles used in illegal sand transport, that procedure prevails over the general scheme of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Seizure under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 and its Rules is therefore governed by the special enactment, with no requirement to proceed under Section 102 CrPC or to seek interim custody under Sections 451 or 457 CrPC. The Court also emphasised judicial discipline: a Single Judge must follow binding Division Bench precedent unless it is overruled by a larger Bench or the Supreme Court, and a stay in another proceeding does not remove that binding force. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312596