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Debabrata Bandopadhyay Vs. The State of West Bengal & ANR [1968] INSC 148 (2 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 02 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 148 SC

Headnote :

S, who served as a Sub-Agent for a phosphate company, was found guilty of violating the Fertiliser Control Order in conjunction with section 7(1) of the Essential Commodities Act. The fertiliser that was confiscated during the investigation was sold under a court order, and the proceeds from the sal...

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Kuchwar Lime and Stone Co. Vs. M/S. Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Co. Ltd. & ANR [1968] INSC 149 (15 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 15 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 149 SC

Headnote :

A Colliery booked a shipment of coal to the appellant Company, with delivery to Banjari station on the respondent Railway\'s line, and the freight was to be paid by the appellant Company. However, the Company refused to accept part of the shipment that arrived at Banjari on November 12, 1954. Follow...

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Abdul Rahiman Khan Vs. Sadasiva Tripathi [1968] INSC 150 (15 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 15 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 150 SC

Constitution of India
Representation of the People Act, 1951

Chatturbhuj Vithaldas Jasani Vs. Moreshwar Parashram & Ors [1954] INSC 14 (15 February 1954)

Headnote :

The appellant\'s bids to undertake certain contracts with the State of Orissa were accepted, but the final contracts were not formalized on behalf of the Governor. The appellant completed part of the work and subsequently requested the authorities to terminate the contract without incurring any pena...

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Ram Kisto Mandal & ANR Vs. Dhankisto Mandal [1968] INSC 151 (15 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 15 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 151 SC

Section 118. TPA, “Exchange” defined.
Transfer of Property Act, 1882

Headnote :

A widow who held a life estate in certain raiyati lands in the Sonthal Parganas of Bihar exchanged part of her land for other land. Following her death, her husband\'s reversioners initiated a lawsuit contesting this exchange and other transfers. Both the trial court and the first appellate court ru...

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Hiralal Agrawal, Vs. Rampadarath Singh & Ors, [1968] INSC 152 (15 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 15 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 152 SC

Registration Act, 1908
Registration Act, 1908

Headnote :

The landowner executed a sale deed on October 9, 1964, transferring the land to the first respondent, and the deed was submitted for registration. On November 14, 1964, the appellant obtained a certified copy of the submitted sale deed from the registering authority. Subsequently, on November 26, he...

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Suresh Koshy George Vs. The University of Kerala & Ors [1968] INSC 153 (15 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 15 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 153 SC

Headnote :

Preliminary reports suggested that the appellant engaged in malpractice during an examination, prompting the Vice-Chancellor of the respondent University to appoint the second respondent to investigate the matter. The second respondent\'s report found the appellant guilty of the malpractice, leading...

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Sham Sunder Vs. Union of India & Ors [1968] INSC 154 (15 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 15 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 154 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The General Manager of Northern Railway released a panel of 38 enquiry-cum-reservation clerks for the selection of reservation supervisors. This panel was created after evaluating 152 candidates, which is four times the number of current and expected vacancies, plus an additional 25% for unforeseen...

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Sanghi Jeevaraj Ghewar Chand & Ors Vs. Secretary, Madras Chillies, Grains Kirana Merchants [1968] INSC 155 (16 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 16 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 155 SC

Aligarh Muslim University Act, 1920
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

Headnote :

The appellants consist of: (i) a business with fewer than 20 employees that is not classified as a factory; and (ii) a public sector establishment. The issue at hand is whether, due to the inapplicability of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965â€”in the first instance due to the exclusion under section 1(...

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Konappa Rudrappa Nadgouda Vs. Vishwanath Reddy & ANR [1968] INSC 156 (18 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 18 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 156 SC

Representation of the People Act, 1951

Headnote :

The appellant and the first respondent were candidates in the February 1967 elections for the Yadagiri constituency, which the first respondent won. The appellant contested the election by filing a petition, arguing that he was a partner in a firm that had two ongoing contracts with the State Govern...

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Krishna Ballabh Sahay & Ors Vs. Commission of Enquiry & Ors [1968] INSC 157 (18 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 18 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 157 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

When the Congress Party was in power in Bihar, those in opposition formed a new government after voting the Congress Ministry out of office. Immediately after the new ministry took charge, the Governor announced an inquiry into the actions of the former ministers from the Congress Ministry, issuing...

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Chaturbhuj. Panda & Ors Vs. The Collector, Raigarh [1968] INSC 158 (23 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 23 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 158 SC

Headnote :

The appellants owned orchards that were acquired under the Land Acquisition Act of 1894, for which they received compensation. However, the appellants were unhappy with the compensation amount, leading to a referral to the District Court, which increased the compensation. The respondent then appeale...

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Kumar Shree Digbijaysinhji Vs. Nanjisavdas & Ors [1968] INSC 159 (23 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 23 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 159 SC

Headnote :

In 1947, the ruler of Virpur State in Saurashtra granted certain agricultural lands to the appellant, which were later exchanged for different lands. In 1948, the administration of Virpur State was taken over by the United State of Saurashtra. The Saurashtra Government challenged the grant, but duri...

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Bibi Aisha & Ors Vs. Bihar Subai Sunni Majlis Avaqaf & Ors [1968] INSC 160 (24 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 24 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 160 SC

Headnote :

The first respondent, a waqf, initiated legal proceedings against the appellants and the third respondent, seeking to annul a lease agreement made by the third respondent in favor of the appellants. The basis for this action was that the properties involved in the lease were waqf properties, establi...

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Amalgamated Electricity Co. Vs. Municipal Committee, Ajmer [1968] INSC 161 (25 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 25 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 161 SC

Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885
General Clauses Act, 1897
Government of India Act, 1935
Indian Electricity Act, 1910
Indian Electricity Act, 1910

Headnote :

The Ajmer Electric Supply Co. Ltd., which operates under the Indian Electricity Act of 1910, entered into two agreements with the Municipal Committee: (i) to provide electricity for street lighting, and (ii) to pump water from the respondent\'s wells at a specified location.The Bombay Electricity Su...

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Umrao Singh Vs. Darbara Singh & Ors [1968] INSC 162 (25 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 25 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 162 SC

Constitution of India
Representation of the People Act, 1951

Headnote :

The appellant, who lost to the first respondent in the 1967 General Election for the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, contested the latter\'s election on the basis that the respondent was disqualified from being elected as a member of the Assembly due to holding an office of profit under the State Government at...

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State of Gujarat Vs. Acharya Shri Devendraprasadji [1968] INSC 163 (26 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 26 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 163 SC

Headnote :

Section 67 of the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 stipulates that violating an order or directive issued by the Charity Commissioner under the Act constitutes an offense. Section 69 outlines the responsibilities, functions, and authority of the Charity Commissioner. Specifically, under section 69(H),...

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Raghunath Dass Vs. Union of India & ANR [1968] INSC 164 (26 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 26 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 164 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was the sole owner of a business operating under the name M/s. Raghunath Dass Mulkhraj. He issued a notice under section 80 of the C.P.C. to the General Manager of East Indian Railway in Calcutta regarding a claim for compensation for goods that were lost. The notice was signed by him...

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P.C.K. Muthiah Chettiar & Ors Vs. V.E.S. Shanmugham Chettiar & ANR [1968] INSC 165 (26 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 26 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 165 SC

Section 19. Voidability of agreements without free consent

Headnote :

C owned five original shares in a Rubber Estate in Malacca. After his death in December 1912, his son, the first respondent, entered into a compromise agreement in July 1915 with the appellant, who had been in partnership with C during his lifetime. They agreed that 2.5 shares would belong to the pa...

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Narbada Prasad Vs. Chhagan Lal & Ors [1968] INSC 166 (30 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 30 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 166 SC

Representation of the People Act, 1951

Headnote :

The election of the appellant to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Khategaon constituency was contested on two main grounds: (1) The Returning Officer improperly rejected the nomination paper of one of the candidates; and (2) There was a breach of section 123 of the Representation of...

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State of Punjab Vs. Sat Pal Dang & Ors [1968] INSC 167 (30 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 30 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 167 SC

Constitution of India

Romesh Thappar Vs. The State of Madras [1950] INSC 16 (26 May 1950)

Headnote :

On March 7, 1968, the Punjab Legislative Assembly experienced tumultuous scenes, prompting the Speaker to adjourn the Assembly for two months under Rule 105 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, established under Article 208 of the Constitution. This c...

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Nirshi Dhobin & Ors Vs. Dr. Sudhir Kumar Mukherji & Ors [1968] INSC 168 (30 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 30 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 168 SC

Section 117. TPA, Exemption of leases for agricultural purposes.
Section 123. TPA, Transfer how effected.

Headnote :

C was the lessee of a plot that included both agricultural land and a homestead. Subsequently, the homestead was leased to the appellants. The respondents acquired C\'s rights and filed a lawsuit against the appellants for possession of the homestead. The appellants argued in their defense that the...

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Standard Motor Union Pvt. Ltd. Vs. State of Kerala & Ors [1968] INSC 169 (30 July 1968)

Judgement Date : 30 Jul 1968

Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 169 SC

Motor Vehicles Act, 1939

Headnote :

The respondent State implemented a scheme in form II for the nationalization of certain specific routes, adhering to the requirements of sections 68C and 68D of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. This scheme excluded all private operators from the designated routes, which were part of highways with share...

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