General Clauses Act, 1897
Section 21: Power to issue, to include power to add to, amend, vary or rescind notifications, orders, rules or bye-laws
Where, by any [Central Act] or Regulations a power to [issue notifications,] orders, rules or bye-laws is conferred, then that power includes a power, exercisable in the like manner and subject to the like sanction and conditions (if any), to add to, amend, vary or rescind any [notifications,] orders, rules or bye-laws so [issued].
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 21
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Nabha Power Limited v. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and Others
Issue arose whether deemed export benefits under Para 8.3 of Foreign Trade Policy 2009-2014-FTP were legitimately available to the appellants as of the bid cut-off date and would notifications by Directorate General of…
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Puja Ferro Alloys P Ltd. v. State of Goa and Ors.
Whether the appellant-companies are covered by the notification issued by the State dated 30.09.1991 for the purpose of availing 25% rebate on the tariff chargeable for availing power supply.
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Nabha Power Limited & Anr. v. Punjab State Power Coroporation Limited & Anr.
Issue arose as to whether the press release of 01.10.2009 announcing the decision of the Union Cabinet about approval of certain modifications envisaged in the then existing mega power policy, is covered within the…
- Govind Yadav v. Union of India & Ors
- Triupati Narashima Murari v. Union of India and Ors
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The State of Punjab & Ors. v. Davinder Singh & Ors.
The Supreme Court was required to adjudicate upon whether the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes for the purpose of providing affirmative action, including reservation is valid. In this context, the following issues…
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- Gomantak Mazdoor Sangh v. State of Goa & Anr.
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- Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Gwalior) M.P. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Gwalior
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- Vipinchandra Vadilal Bavishi (D) by Lrs. and Another v. State of Gujarat and Others
- Director General of Foreign Trade and Anr. v. M/S. Kanak Exports and Anr.
- State of West Bengal and Others v. R.K.B.K. Ltd. & Anr.
- Sidhartha Sarawgi v. Board of Trustees for the Port of Kolkataand Others
- State of Rajasthan and Others v. M/S. Basant Agrotech (India) Ltd.
- Selvi J. Jayalalithaa & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Ors.
- V. Chandrasekaran & Anr. v. The Administrative Officer & Ors.
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- Narmada Bachao Andolan v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- M/S. Shree Sidhbali Steels Ltd. and Ors. v. State of U.P. and Ors.
- Sulochana Chandrakant Galande v. Pune Municipal Transport and Ors.
- State of Maharashtra & Ors. v. Sangharaj Damodar Rupawate & Ors.
- Rasid Javed & Ors. Etc. Etc. v. State of U.P. & Anr. Etc. Etc.
- M/S M.R.F. Ltd. Etc. v. Manohar Parrikar and Ors.
- Goa Glass Fibre Ltd. & Anr. v. State of Goa and Anr.
- Mysore Urban Development Authority by Its Commissioner v. Veer Kumar Jain & Ors.
- Om Parkash v. Union of India and Ors.
- Shanti Sports Club & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
- National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. v. Mahesh Dutta and Others
- Rajinder Singh Bhatti and Ors. v. State of Haryana and Ors.
- Glaxo Smith Kline Plc and Ors. v. Controller of Patents & Designs and Ors.
- N.D.M.C. & Ors. v. Mis Tanvi Trading & Credit Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
- Poonam Verma and Ors. v. Delhi Development Authority
- State of A.P. v. A.S. Peter
- Mohd. Aslam @ Bhure v. State of U.P. and Ors.
- Sri Anand Hanumathsa Katare v. Additional District Magistrate and Ors
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- M.P. Gangadharan and Anr. v. State of Kerala and Ors.
- Bangalore Development Authority and Ors. v. R. Hanumaiah and Ors.
- Union of India and Anr. v. Shrimati Chaya Ghoshal and Anr.
- Union of India and Ors. v. Mohan Lal Likumal Punjabi and Ors.
- Union of India and Anr. v. Sneha Khemka and Anr.
- A.C. Razia v. Government of Kerala and Ors.
- Shri Bimal N. Desai v. State of Karnataka and Ors.
- Abdul Razak Dawood Dhanani v. Union of India and Ors.
- Indian National Congress (I) v. Institute of Social Welfare and Ors.
- Harishankar Jain v. Sonia Gandhi
- State of Maharashtra and Ors. v. Santosh Shankar Acharya
- State of U.P. and Ors. v. Devi Dayal Singh Etc
- Makhan Lal Gokul Chand v. The Administrator, Union Territory of Delhi and Anr.
- K. Chandrasekhar Etc. v. The State of Kerala and Ors.
- M/S Larsen and Toubro Ltd. v. State of Gujarat and Ors.
- State of U.P. and Anr. v. Girish Bihari and Ors.
- Sh. Mohan Singh and Ors. v. International Airport Authority of India and Ors.
- Murari and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
- Janata Dal (Samajwadi) v. The Election Commissioner of India
- Kamleshkumar Ishwardas Patel Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc. Etc.
- The Municipal Corporation for City of Pune and Anr. v. Bharat Forge Co. Ltd. and Ors.
- Kazi Lhendup Dorji v. The Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors.
- Veeramani v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Satendra Prasad Jain and Others v. State of U.P. and Others
- Navalshankar Ishwarlal Dave and Anr. v. State of Gujarat and Ors.
- State of Madhya Pradesh v. Ajay Singh and Ors. Etc.
- Amir Shad Khan Aziz Ahmedkhan @ Aziz Mohd. Khan v. L. Hmingliana and Ors.
- Scheduled Caste and Weaker Section Welfare Association (Regd.) and Anr. v. State of Karnataka and Ors.
- K.M. Abdulla Kunhi and B.L. Abdul Khader v. Union of India and Ors., State of Karnataka and Ors.
- Jayantbhai Manubhai Patel and Others v. Arun Subodhbhai Mehta and Others
- State of U.P. & Ors. v. Maharaja Dharmander Prasad Singh Etc
- State of Kerala and Ors. v. K.G. Madhavan Pillai and Ors.
- State of Maharashtra & Another v. Smt. Sushila Mafatlal Shah & Others
- B.B. Rajwanshi v. State of U.P. & Ors.
- D.K. Trivedi and Sons and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. State of Gujarat and Ors. Etc. Etc.