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Mahesh Prasad Gupta Vs. State of Rajasthan [1973] INSC 228 (3 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 03 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 228 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was found guilty under Section 5(1)(d) in conjunction with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, as well as under Section 161 of the Penal Code, and was sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine.The key issue in this case was whether the trial c...

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State of Gujarat Vs. Yakub Ibrahim [1973] INSC 229 (3 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 03 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 229 SC

Citizenship Act, 1955

State of Andhra Pradesh Vs. Abdul Khader [1961] INSC 135 (4 April 1961)

Headnote :

The respondent faced prosecution under clause 7(iii) of the Foreigner\'s Order, 1958, in conjunction with Section 14 of the Foreigner\'s Act, 1946, for overstaying in India after his permit had expired. He had entered India using a Pakistani passport. During the trial, the respondent presented evide...

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Khazan Singh Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1973] INSC 230 (3 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 03 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 230 SC

Constitution of India
Motor Vehicles Act, 1939

Headnote :

As part of a mutual agreement between the Governments of U.P. and Rajasthan, certain bus routes connecting these two States have been nationalized.According to the proposed scheme, which was sanctioned under section 68D of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939) and received approval from the Centr...

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The Official Trustee of West Bengal For The Trust of Chitr Vs. C.I.T West Bengal, Calcutta [1973] INSC 231 (4 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 04 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 231 SC

Headnote :

Regarding the issue of whether a Hindu deity qualifies as an \'individual\' as defined by the provisions of the Income Tax Act of 1922.

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State of U. P. Vs. Hari Prasad & Ors [1973] INSC 232 (6 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 06 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 232 SC

CrPC Section 117. Order to give security

Headnote :

There were conflicts regarding land between the complainant and the accused party, all of whom were interconnected. The deceased was a traditional priest, serving both the complainant and the accused. All the accused had friendly relations with the deceased. On the day of the incident, the deceased...

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Jamuna Chaudhari & Ors Vs. State of Bihar [1973] INSC 233 (7 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 07 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 233 SC

CrPC Section 342. Power to order court
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder

Headnote :

The accused and the opposing party claimed that each side had attacked the other with lethal weapons while they were lawfully working in their respective areas. During the altercation, several individuals from both sides sustained injuries, and one member of the opposing party died from those injuri...

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Sappani Mohamed Mohideen & ANR Vs. R. V. Sethusubramania Pillai & Ors [1973] INSC 234 (7 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 07 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 234 SC

Headnote :

In 1882, a partition of ancestral properties was executed among five brothers through a partition deed. Three of the brothers received specific properties for their individual enjoyment, while some properties were designated for shared enjoyment. Brothers K and V jointly enjoyed their respective sha...

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State of Uttar, Pradesh Vs. Bansi Dhar & Ors [1973] INSC 235 (11 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 11 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 235 SC

Indian Trusts Act, 1882

Headnote :

In 1945, a contribution of Rs. 30,000 was made for the construction of a 6-bed hospital for women at a designated location, following an approved plan. The construction was to be carried out by the donor, with a matching contribution from the government and any additional voluntary donations. The do...

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Katikara Chintamani Dora & Ors Vs. Guntreddi Annamnaidu & Ors [1973] INSC 236 (11 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 11 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 236 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

The Settlement Officer, acting under the Madras Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act of 1948, initiated an inquiry to determine whether a specific village, as notified by the State Government, qualified as an estate under section 9(2) of the Act. The Officer concluded that the villag...

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K. T. Chandy Vs. Mansa Ram Zade [1973] INSC 237 (11 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 11 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 237 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was employed by a company under a contract that allowed for termination of service with three months\' notice or three months\' pay in lieu of notice, without the need to provide a reason. The company notified him that his performance and conduct were unsatisfactory and that he had no...

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Raval & Co. Vs. K. C. Ramachandran & Ors [1973] INSC 238 (11 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 11 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 238 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The Full Bench of the Madras High Court ruled on the tenants\' appeal, stating that the Act governs both contractual and statutory tenancies, allowing both landlords and tenants to request the establishment of fair rent.Subsequently, the case was presented to a Single Judge of the High Court, who de...

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Binani Bros. (P). Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors [1973] INSC 239 (11 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 11 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 239 SC

Central Sales Tax Act, 1956
Constitution of India

Headnote :

In W. P. No. 92 of 1969, the Petitioner Company sought a directive or order to enforce its fundamental rights as guaranteed under Article 31(1) of the Constitution. The relevant facts are as follows:The petitioner company, a dealer in non-ferrous metals, was a registered supplier to the Directorate...

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Naseem Ahmed Vs. Delhi Administration [1973] INSC 240 (12 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 12 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 240 SC

IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder

Headnote :

The appellant and the deceased, who were friends, traveled to Delhi to buy a motorcycle and stayed at a hotel. The deceased ran out of money, and the appellant offered to help him by obtaining some from an acquaintance. Two witnesses from the prosecution observed the deceased and the appellant enter...

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State of Rajasthan & Ors Vs. Sajjanlal Panjawat & Ors [1973] INSC 241 (14 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 14 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 241 SC

Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950
Constitution of India

Headnote :

The petitioners claimed before the High Court that certain sections of the Rajasthan Public Trusts Act, 1959 violated their fundamental rights as guaranteed by Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution. In the initial appeals (C.A. Nos. 1083 and 1092 of 1967), the petitioners argued in their writ petit...

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Om Parkash & ANR Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1973] INSC 242 (14 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 14 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 242 SC

Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Land Acquisition Act, 1894

Headnote :

According to Section 42 of the U.P. Town Improvement Act, 1919, a housing scheme that included the appellants\' property was announced, and the Collector issued a notice under Section 9 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, to the appellants.The 1919 Act was later repealed by the U.P. Nagar Mahapalika...

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Pooran Mal Vs. Director of Inspection (Investigation) of Income-Tax Mayu [1973] INSC 243 (14 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 14 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 243 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
CrPC Section 165. Search by police officer
Income Tax Act, 1961

Headnote :

In the Supreme Court proceedings, there were two writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution and two appeals stemming from the Delhi High Court\'s orders regarding writ petitions under Article 226. The relief sought pertained to the search of certain premises and the seizure of account...

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Vijay Kumar Vs. State of Punjab [1973] INSC 244 (14 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 14 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 244 SC

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954

Headnote :

The appellant operates a sweet shop in a village located in Punjab.The food inspector collected a sample of \'Elachi Dana\' that was available for sale by the appellant, and the Public Analyst\'s report revealed that the sample was contaminated with insects at a rate of 9.7 percent, and the volatile...

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Rama Sugar Industries Ltd. Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors [1973] INSC 245 (17 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 17 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 245 SC

Headnote :

Section 20(3)(b) of the Act states that the Government may, through a notification, exempt any factory from tax payments if it believes that the factory has significantly expanded, for a period not exceeding two years from the completion date of the expansion. The Government of Andhra Pradesh decide...

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State of Punjab & ANR Vs. Khan Chand [1973] INSC 246 (17 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 17 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 246 SC

Constitution of India
East Punjab Movable Property (Requisitioning) Act, 1947
Government of India Act, 1935
Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Land Acquisition Act, 1894

Headnote :

The respondent\'s truck was requisitioned under section 2 of the East Punjab Movable Property (Requisitioning) Act, 1947 for the purpose of famine relief efforts. This section states that the State Government may requisition any movable property if it deems it necessary or expedient, with the except...

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Sri Chand Batra Vs. State of U.P [1973] INSC 247 (19 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 19 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 247 SC

CrPC Section 342. Power to order court

Headnote :

The appellant was discovered in the act of producing illegal liquor when the excise team conducted a search of the room he occupied. He claimed that he had no connection to the searched bungalow, asserted that he was not present during the search, and argued that he was wrongfully implicated in the...

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Datar Singh Vs. The State of Punjab [1973] INSC 248 (19 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 19 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 248 SC

CrPC Section 162. Statements to police not to be signed: Use of statements in evidence
CrPC Section 288. Return of commissions
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder

Headnote :

The appellant was found guilty under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code by the Sessions Judge for the murder of his father and was sentenced to death. The High Court upheld the death sentence and rejected his appeal. Additionally, he was convicted for the illegal possession of a firearm, with the...

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Sk. Ibrahim Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors [1973] INSC 249 (19 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 19 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 249 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The detention order issued to the petitioner indicated that on three separate occasions, he and his associates were caught smuggling rice into the rationing areas of Hoogly and Howrah, where they violently attacked the anti-smuggling team and disrupted train services. The petitioner submitted a repr...

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C. P. Damodaran Nayar and P. S. Menon Vs. State of Kerala & Ors [1973] INSC 250 (20 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 20 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 250 SC

States Reorganisation Act, 1956

Headnote :

According to section 115(5) of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Central Government has the authority to form one or more Advisory Committees to assist in (a) the division and integration of services among the newly formed States, and (b) ensuring fair and equitable treatment for all individu...

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Fagu Shaw,, Vs. The State of West Bengal [1973] INSC 251 (20 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 20 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 251 SC

Constitution of India
Defence of India Act, 1971

State of West Bengal Vs. Ashok Dey & Ors [1971] INSC 315 (19 November 1971)

Headnote :

Article 22(4)(a) of the Constitution stipulates that no law allowing for preventive detention may authorize the detention of an individual for more than three months unless an Advisory Board has reported, prior to the three-month period ending, that there is sufficient cause for such detention. The...

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Kamta Prasad Aggarwal Vs. Executive Officer, Ballabgarh & ANR [1973] INSC 252 (20 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 20 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 252 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

According to the Punjab Professions, Trades, Callings and Employment Taxation Act of 1956, the State of Haryana has been collecting a professional tax on a graded scale, with a maximum limit of Rs. 250 per year. The Panchayat Samiti of Ballabgarh, Haryana, issued a notice indicating its intention to...

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Hukumdev Narain Yadav Vs. Lalit Narain Mishra [1973] INSC 253 (21 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 21 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 253 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
CrPC Section 417. Power to appoint place of imprisonment
General Clauses Act, 1897
Limitation Act, 1963

Charan Lal Sahu Vs. Nandkishore Bhatt & Ors [1973] INSC 126 (1 August 1973)
Krishan Chander Vs. Ram Lal [1973] INSC 135 (10 August 1973)
Vidyacharan Shukla Vs. Khubchand Baghel & Ors [1963] INSC 261 (20 December 1963)

Headnote :

According to Section 80A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the High Court has the authority to adjudicate election petitions. Section 81 stipulates that an election petition challenging an election on any of the grounds outlined in Section 100(1) or Section 101 must be filed within 45 d...

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Satya Narain Vs. Dhuja Ram & Ors [1973] INSC 254 (21 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 21 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 254 SC

Constitution of India
Representation of the People Act, 1951

Krishan Chander Vs. Ram Lal [1973] INSC 135 (10 August 1973)

Headnote :

The initial segment of section 81(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 states that every election petition must be submitted with a sufficient number of copies equal to the number of respondents listed in the petition. Additionally, section 96(1) stipulates that the High Court is require...

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Ram Jag & Ors Vs. The State of U.P [1973] INSC 255 (21 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 21 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 255 SC

IPC Section 147. Punishment for rioting

Bhagwan Das Vs. The State of Rajasthan [1957] INSC 28 (2 April 1957)

Headnote :

The appellants, initially acquitted of murder by the Additional Sessions Judge, had their acquittal overturned by the High Court on appeal. The High Court found them guilty under several sections of the Penal Code, sentencing them to life imprisonment for murder and imposing shorter sentences for ot...

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State of Tamil Nadu, Vs. Sitalakshmi Mills, [1973] INSC 256 (21 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 21 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 256 SC

Central Sales Tax Act, 1956

State of Madras Vs. N. K. Nataraja Mudaliar [1968] INSC 108 (18 April 1968)

Headnote :

Clause (b) of section 8(2) of the Central Sales-tax Act, 1956 stipulates that for goods other than declared goods sold to individuals who are neither registered dealers nor government entities, the sales tax must be calculated at either 10 percent or at the rate applicable to the sale or purchase of...

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Gwalior Rayon Silk Mfg. (Wvg.) Co. Ltd. Vs. The Asstt. Commissioner of Sales Tax & Ors [1973] INSC 257 (21 December 1973)

Judgement Date : 21 Dec 1973

Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 257 SC

Central Sales Tax Act, 1956
Gwalior

Headnote :

Section 8(2)(b) of the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 states that the tax owed by any dealer on their turnover, specifically regarding the sale of goods in the context of inter-state trade or commerce, which does not fall under subsection (1) for goods other than declared goods, shall be calculated a...

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