https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312908 A State Legislature may enact rent control law and constitute tribunals under its competence, but it cannot confer a statutory appeal directly to the Supreme Court through such legislation. The Court held that the Supreme Court's constitution, jurisdiction and powers fall within Parliament's exclusive domain, and that a State law cannot validate such appellate jurisdiction by Presidential assent. It also held that Article 138(2) requires a special Union-State agreement and parliamentary law, neither of which existed. Section 13(2) of the Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act, 2011 was therefore ultra vires, void and inoperative. en-us Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:53:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312908 A State Legislature may enact rent control law and constitute tribunals under its competence, but it cannot confer a statutory appeal directly to the Supreme Court through such legislation. The Court held that the Supreme Court's constitution, jurisdiction and powers fall within Parliament's exclusive domain, and that a State law cannot validate such appellate jurisdiction by Presidential assent. It also held that Article 138(2) requires a special Union-State agreement and parliamentary law, neither of which existed. Section 13(2) of the Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act, 2011 was therefore ultra vires, void and inoperative. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312908