Manifestly arbitrary

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....te determining principle, not founded in the nature of things, non-rational, not done or acting according to reason or judgment, depending on the will alone. Sharma Transport v. Government of Andhra Pradesh- [2001 (12) TMI 863 - SUPREME COURT] The test of "manifest arbitrariness" is well explained in two judgments of this Court. Cellular Operators Association of India- [2016 (5) TMI 1458 - ....

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....must be manifestly arbitrary; a law which could not be reasonably expected to emanate from an authority delegated with the lawmaking power. In the case of Indian Express Newspaper(Bombay) Pvt. Limited and ors vs UOI - [1984 (12) TMI 65 - Supreme Court], this Court said that "A piece of subordinate legislation does not carry the same degree of immunity which is enjoyed by a statute pas....