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2020 (1) TMI 1463 - HC - Indian LawsJurisdiction - power of Director to delegate power of deciding revision filed under section 32 of Act, 1964 upon Deputy Director - HELD THAT:- The definition of "Director" includes any other officer authorized by director to perform all or any of his functions under the Act, 1964 - Section 32 of the Act, 1964 confers power of revision upon Board. Section 33 which was substituted by U. P. Act No. 10 of 1991 with effect from September 1, 1990 provides that the Board may, by Regulations, delegate, subject to such conditions and restrictions and in such manner, as may be specified therein, any of its power to "Director". The petitioners in these writ petitions have not disputed that power of revision is delegated to Director and revisions were preferred by the petitioners to Director. Revisions preferred to "Director" were transferred to Deputy Director with reference to Board's resolution dated December 12, 1994 and January 19, 1998 and order dated August 13, 1999 and delegation of power by Director to Deputy Director, Varanasi communicated to him vide letter dated September 14, 2007. The power of revision when delegated to Director by virtue of section 33 becomes a function to be performed by Director under the Act, 1964 and, therefore, Director can authorize any other officer to perform all or any of his functions under the Act, 1964 which includes delegated powers to be performed by Director under section 32 of the Act, 1964 - the contention of learned counsel for the petitioners that power exercised by Deputy Director in deciding revision is bad in law as he had no jurisdiction to decide revision and Director had no power to authorize Deputy Director to decide revision, cannot be accepted. The issues answered against petitioners.
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