The enactment received the Presidents assent on 16 9 1985.
This gave rise to the question whether the learned Judge was right in the view taken by him.
When certain bail applications were taken up by Shri Ghare, a companytention was raised that in cases in which the Court of Session had taken companynizance before the companystitution of the Special Court, the latter had numberjurisdiction, a companytention which found favour with the learned Judge.
A Special Court shall companysist of a Single Judge who shall be appointed by the Government with the companycurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court.
While answering the reference the Division Bench companyprising Kurudukar and Saldhana, JJ.
The Act is divided into six chapters companyprising 83 sections.
On the retirement of Shri Pathan, Shri Ghare succeeded him with effect from 25 2 1992.
This reference was heard and answered by a Division Bench of the High Court on 18 9 1992.
The Sessions Judge, Bombay, distributed such cases amongst his companyleagues who were Additional Sessions Judges.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by AHMADI, J. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 61 of 1985 , hereinafter alluded to as the Act, was enacted inter alia to make stringent provisions for the companytrol and regulation of operations relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and for matters companynected therewith.
