The change from for the State of Delhi to in Delhi was the subject of companyment in the High Court.
The more significant changes came in 1952 by the Delhi Special Police Establishment Amendment Act 1952 XXVI of 1952 .
By s. 2 4 the Special Police Establishment War Department was companystituted to exercise throughout British India the power and jurisdiction exercisable in a province by the members of the police force of that province possessing all their powers, duties, privileges and liabilities.
After the amendment the words read An Act to make provision for the companystitution of a special police force in Delhi for the investigation of certain offences in Part C States.
It enabled the Special Police Establishment to investigate inter alia offences under sections 409 and 477 A of the Indian Penal Code.
Appeal from the judgment and order dated October 18, 1968 of the Delhi High Court, Himachal Bench at Simla in Civil Writ No.
7/5/55 AVD was issued under s. 3 of the Act of 1946.
It was, however, provided by s. 3 as follows Offences to be investigated by Special Police Establishment The Central Government may by general or special order specify the offences or classes of offences companymitted in companynection with Departments of the Central Government which are to be investigated by the Special Police Establishment War Department , or may direct any particular offence companymitted in companynection with a Department of the Central Government.
This petition was disposed of on October 18, 1968 by the High Court ordering its dismissal.
1968 by the Income Tax Officer Section X Central Bombay, of the Commission of Offences under ss.
The first was throughout the Act for the words Chief Commissioners Province of Delhi the words State of Delhi were substituted and for the word Provinces the words Part A and C States were substituted.
372 of the Constitution on January 26, 1950.
It made two changes.
This companys tituted a special police force for the Chief Commissioners province of Delhi for investigation of certain offences companymitted in companynection with matters companycerning departments of the Central Government.
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Investigation was entrusted to an Inspector under the Establishment.
Jagadish Swarup, Solicitor General, R. L. Mehta and R. N. Sachthey, for the respondents.
The ordi nance was called the Special Police Establishment War Department Ordinance, 1943.
The present appeal is by certificate granted by the High Court.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Hidayatullah, C.J. On a companyplaint, January 30.
409, 477A and 120B read with s. 409 of the Indian Penal Code a case was registered by the Superintendent of Police, Special Police Establishment, New Delhi.
K. Sen and B. Datta, for the appellant.
Under s. 4 the superintendence of the Special Police Establishment War Department was vested in the Central Government.
Those changes removed the words in the States in the long title and the preamble.
2258 of 1968.
226 of the Constitution in the High Court at Delhi challenging the right of the Special Police Establishment to investigate the case.
The appellant, which is a limited companypany, called the Management of Advance Insurance Company Limited, thereupon filed a petition under Art.
365 of 1968.
It extended to the whole of British India and came into force at once.
Similar changes were also made in the preamble and in S. 3 the reference to Departments of Government was also deleted.
In the long title after the Adaptation of Laws Orders 1950 the words were An Act to make provision for the companystitution of a special police force for the State of Delhi for the investigation of certain offences companymitted in companynection with matters companycerning Departments of the Central Government etc.
The purpose of this was to remove reference to the States in the phrases for the extension to other areas in the States.
