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State Of Rajasthan & Ors. Etc. Etc vs Union Of India Etc. Etc on 6 May, 1977

"The possibility of abuse of a statute otherwise valid does not impart to it any element of invalidity." It was said in State of Rajasthan v. Union of India, [1977] 3 SCC 592 "it must be remembered that merely because power may sometimes be abused, it is no ground for denying the existence of power. The wisdom of man has not yet been able to conceive of a Government with power sufficient to answer all its legitimate needs and at the same time incapable of mischief."‖
Supreme Court of India Cites 116 - Cited by 294 - M H Beg - Full Document

Dwarka Prasad vs Dwarka Das Saraf on 11 August, 1975

60. The word ―immediately‖ also imports a sense of urgency into the situation that warrants exercise of the powers. The reasons to believe, as recorded by the officer must reflect this sense of immediacy which impels the officer to invoke the power. The Court is in agreement that the second proviso to Section 5(1) has to be certainly read with the main provision itself. As pointed out by learned counsel for the Petitioners, a proviso cannot be interpreted in a manner to render redundant the main provision itself. As explained in Dwarka Prasad v. Dwarka Das Saraf (1976) 1 SCC 128:
Supreme Court of India Cites 14 - Cited by 207 - V R Iyer - Full Document
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