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Inderjit C. Parekh & Ors Vs. V. K. Bhatt & ANR [1974] INSC 1 (8 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 08 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 1 SC

Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952

Headnote :

The appellants, five of whom were directors and one an officer of a company, were prosecuted under the Employees Provident Funds Act, 1952 on the ground that they had failed to pay the contribution to the Provident Fund and thereby committed an offence punishable under paragraph 76(a) of the Employe...

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Sk. Amir Vs. The State of Maharashtra [1974] INSC 2 (9 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 09 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 2 SC

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

Headnote :

Immediately after he had obtained delivery of a parcel from the railway authorities, the appellant was apprehended by a railway constable. The parcel was found to contain 95,000 capsules of a sedative agent commonly used for intoxication. He was charged with the offence of stocking for sale a mis...

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Sawal Das Vs. State of Bihar [1974] INSC 3 (9 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 09 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 3 SC

CrPC Section 164. Recording of confessions and statements
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 201. Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder
IPC Section 34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

Headnote :

The appellant is the husband of the deceased. The evidence in the case established that, the relations between the deceased and her mother-in-law; were very strained; that, on the morning of the murder following a quarrel between them the appellant went with his wife, the deceased, into a room, into...

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Purxomoma Ramanata Quenin Vs. Makan Kalyan Tandel & Ors [1974] INSC 4 (9 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 09 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 4 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu invited tenders on behalf of the president of India from the public for the lease of the Daman distillery for a period of three Years. Clause 7 of the terms and conditions of the tender appended to the notice provided that the highest tender shall ordinar...

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D. N. Sanghavi & Sons Vs. Ambalal Tribhuwan Das [1974] INSC 5 (9 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 09 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 5 SC

Headnote :

The respondent is the owner of the suit premises. The appellants 2 to 4 are carrying on the business in the name of the first appellant, D. N. Sanghavi & Sons. They are tenants of the Respondent and using a part of the premises as their residence. The respondent sued the appellant for eviction o...

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Raghunandan Vs. State of U.P [1974] INSC 6 (10 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 10 Jan 1973

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 6 SC

CrPC Section 162. Statements to police not to be signed: Use of statements in evidence
CrPC Section 428. Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 147. Punishment for rioting
IPC Section 148. Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
IPC Section 149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
IPC Section 452. House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint

Headnote :

All the appellants were tried for various offences under the Penal Code. The first appellant (Cr. A. 10 of 1973) was held guilty of the offence of murder of the deceased by shooting him with a gun while the other appellants were held guilty of offences under Ss. 147 and 148, 1. P. C. All the appella...

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State of Mysore Vs. C. R. Seshadri & Ors [1974] INSC 7 (10 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 10 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 7 SC

Headnote :

The respondent came into Class I post. from October 27, 1946. From that day till July 23, 1954, he was Private Secretary to three ministers. Without giving credit for his service as Private Secretary his immediate junior was promoted as Deputy secretary. The respondent field a writ petition in the H...

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Ratan Lal Sharma Vs. Purshottam Harit [1974] INSC 8 (11 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 11 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 8 SC

Headnote :

The appellant and the respondent set up a partnership business in December, 1962. The partners soon fell out. At the time the disputes arose, the running business had a factory and various movable and immovable properties. On August 22, 1963, by agreement in writing, the parties referred "the d...

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Shikharchand Jain Vs. Digamber Jain Praband Karini Sabha & Ors [1974] INSC 9 (11 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 11 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 9 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

The respondent no. 1, Digamber Jain Praband Karini Sabha instituted a suit against the appellant for recovery of possession of certain agricultural land Respondent Smt. Rajrani was the malik maqbooza of the land who, in 1954, gifted the land by a registered gift deed in favour of respondent no. 1...

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Mahant Dharam Das Vs. The State of Punjab & Ors [1974] INSC 10 (14 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 14 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 10 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925
States Reorganisation Act, 1956

Headnote :

The Sikh Gurudwara Act, 1925, enacted for providing control and management of Sikh Gurudwaras, was extended to the area known as PEPSU, by Punjab Act 1 of 1959 with certain modifications. The scheme of the Act is that places of worship about which there was no doubt were placed in Schedule 1. Part I...

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Loknath Padhan Vs. Birendra Kumar Sahu [1974] INSC 11 (16 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 16 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 11 SC

Representation of the People Act, 1951

Headnote :

The appellant filed an election petition challenging the election of the respondent to the State legislative Assembly alleging that there was a substising contract, entered into by the respondent in the course of his trade and business, with the State Government, for the execution of works undertake...

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Arvind Mohan Sinha Vs. Amulya Kumar Biswas & Ors [1974] INSC 12 (17 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 17 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 12 SC

Customs Act, 1962
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
Probation of Offenders Act, 1958

Headnote :

on the question (1) whether the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, applies to offences under Customs Act, 1962, and to those under Part XII-A of the Defence of India Rules, 1962, relating to Gold Control, and (2) whether under the scheme of the Gold Control Rules, smuggled gold is not comprehended un...

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Murthy Match Works Vs. The Asstt. Collector of Central Excise [1974] INSC 13 (17 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 17 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 13 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The match industry in India has grown over the decades. From the point of view of manufacturing techniques the safety match industry comprises of two distinct categories: the machanised sector occupied by a few big manufacturers and the non-mechanised sector comprising varying sizes of product...

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State of Punjab (Now Haryana) & Ors Vs. Amar Singh & ANR [1974] INSC 14 (21 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 21 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 14 SC

Headnote :

Section 10A(B) of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953, provides that no transfer or other disposition of land which is comprised in a surplus area [as defined in s. 2(5a)], at the commencement of the Act, shall affect the utilization thereof for the resettlement of ejected tenants; a...

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B. M. Lakshmanamurthy Vs. The Employees' State Insurance Corporation, Bangalore [1974] INSC 15 (21 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 21 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 15 SC

Mines Act, 1952

Headnote :

The appellants firm was carrying on the business of manufacturing and exporting polished granite memorial stones. The firm was a factory both under the Factories Act as well as under the Employees' State Insurance Act. Adjacent to this factory was another factory situated on the appellant'...

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Som Parkash Vs. State of Delhi [1974] INSC 16 (25 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 25 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 16 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, an Inspector of Central Excise, was charged under s.161, I.P.C. and S.5(1)(d)read with s.5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act,1947for having accepted a bribe. He was convicted and sentenced by the Special Judge. The High. Court confirmed the conviction but reduced the sentence...

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General Manager, South Central Railwaysecundrabad & ANR E Vs. A.V.R. Siddhanti & Ors [1974] INSC 17 (30 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 30 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 17 SC

Constitution of India

Roshan Lal Tandon Vs. Union of India [1967] INSC 174 (14 August 1967)

Headnote :

Since common question of law arise in the these appeals, a common judgment was delivered to dispose of these appeals. The facts in C. A. No. 1937/72 are as follows:- During the last world war, Indian Railway opened grain shops to supply food grams at cost priced to its employees throughout the co...

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Mangalore Ganesh Beedi Works. Vs. Union of India [1974] INSC 18 (31 January 1974)

Judgement Date : 31 Jan 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 18 SC

Constitution of India
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
Maternity Benefits Act, 1961
Maternity Benefits Act, 1961

Headnote :

The beedi industry is widespread in the country. Three systems are adopted for the manufacture of beedis. First, the factory system in which the workers gather and work in a factory under the supervision of the manufacturer who is the owner of factory. Secondly, the contract system of employment whe...

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Shaik Hanif, Gudma Majhi & Kamal Saha Vs. State of West Bengal [1974] INSC 19 (1 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 01 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 19 SC

Constitution of India
IPC Section 379. Punishment for theft

Headnote :

Since the matters are similar, the facts of W.P. No. 1679 of 1973 are as follows: The petitioner was arrested u/s. 3, sub section (1) and (2) of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971. The grounds of detention were that the petitioner, on 3-7-72, along with his associates kept concealed 2...

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Phiroze Bamanji Desai Vs. Chandrakant M. Patel & Ors [1974] INSC 20 (4 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 04 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 20 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

The appellant was the owner of-two bungalows, called "Truth Bungalow" and "Hill Bungalow" in Navsari, South Gujarat. The Truth Bungalow consisted of only one tenement with a separate room on the ground floor which was in the possession of the appellant. The rest of the Truth B...

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Swantraj & Ors Vs. State of Maharashtra [1974] INSC 21 (5 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 05 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 21 SC

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

Headnote :

Section 18(c) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, provides that no person shall manufacture for sale, or sell, or stock or exhibit for sale or distribute any drug except under a licence and s. 27(b) provides for punishment for its contravention. The appellant was a wholesale dealer and distribu...

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Kanu Sanyal Vs. Dist. Magistrate, Darjeeling & Ors [1974] INSC 22 (5 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 05 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Constitution of India
CrPC Section 344. Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 124A. Sedition
IPC Section 402. Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity

Headnote :

The petitioner was remanded to the District Jail, Darjeeling, in connection with certain offences. Thereafter, two charge 'sheets were filed against him and others for various offences under the I.P.C., which were triable exclusively by a Sessions Court, before the Special Magistrate, Visakha...

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Municipal Council, Tirupathi Vs. Tirumalai Tirupathi Devasthanam [1974] INSC 23 (6 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 06 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 23 SC

Headnote :

The plaintiff/respondent filed a suit in the court of Subordinate Judge, for a declaration that the building, known as "Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam New Choultry" is exempt from property tax u/s. 83(1)(b) of the Madras District Municipalities Act, 1920 and for directing the defendant, th...

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Bhut Nath Mete Vs. The State of West Bengal [1974] INSC 24 (8 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 08 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 24 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner was detained under s.3 of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 on the ground that he broke open wagons and looted wheat and tea. The report which was sent by the Police to the District Magistrate was forwarded to the Government and the Board. It contained information that th...

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Sasthi Keot Vs. The State of West Bengal [1974] INSC 25 (8 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 08 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 25 SC

Headnote :

Pursuant to an order of detention issued under s. 3(1) read with s. 3(2) of the Maintenance of internal Security Act, 1971 the petitioner was detained. One: of the grounds of detention, which weighed with the detaining authority, the Government and the Advisory Board was that the petitioner was a &q...

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Hindustan Hosiery Industries Vs. F. H. Lala & ANR [1974] INSC 26 (8 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 08 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 26 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

On a demand by the Mill Mazdoor Sabha for the revision of basic wages for time-rated and piece-rated workers and for the revision of dearness allowance, reference was made to the Industrial Court Maharashtra u/s 73-A of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act. The Court found that on the face of it, the...

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Ediga Anamma Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh [1974] INSC 27 (11 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 11 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 27 SC

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder

Headnote :

The appellant, a rustic young woman, flogged out of her husband's house by her father-in-law, was living with her parents with her only child. She committed a premeditated, cleverly planned murder of another young woman and her child because of rivalry between the appellant and the murdered woma...

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Raghubir Singh Vs. State of Haryana [1974] INSC 28 (12 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 12 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 28 SC

Headnote :

The appellant developed illicit intimacy with the deceased. When the deceased feigned pregnancy and pressed him to marry her, he gave her a deadly poison mixed in milk. On the death of the deceased he wrapped the dead body in a blanket and left it in a railway compartment. He was convicted and se...

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Superintendent & Rememberancer of Legal Affairs, West Bengal Vs. S. K. Roy [1974] INSC 29 (12 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 12 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 29 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent

Headnote :

The respondent, a public servant, was tried by a Special Court constituted under the West Bengal Criminal Law Amendment (Special Courts) Act, 1949, for collecting premiums and issuing receipts on behalf of L.I.C. in respect of the policies of some Pakistani Policy Holders. He was charged for crimina...

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Chawla & ANR Vs. State of Haryana [1974] INSC 30 (12 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 12 Feb 1972

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 30 SC

CrPC Section 367. Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken
IPC Section 148. Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder

Headnote :

Six accused were charged with the murder of three persons. Two of the accused-the appellants-were convicted of murder of two of the deceased, respectively and were sentenced to death by the High Court in appeal. The other four accused were sentenced to life imprisonment. In appeal to this Cour...

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Jagdish Prasad Vs. The State of Bihar & ANR [1974] INSC 31 (13 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 13 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 31 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The petitioner, a licensed wholesale dealer, was detained pursuant to an order passed u/s 33 of the Act by the District Magistrate, Ranchi for his antisocial activity prejudicial to the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community. The particulars of the grounds supplied to him u/...

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Banwari Dass Vs. Summer Chand & Ors [1974] INSC 32 (13 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 13 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 32 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
IPC Section 171F. Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
Representation of the People Act, 1951

Jabar Singh Vs. Genda Lal [1963] INSC 263 (20 December 1963)

Headnote :

The appellant and the respondent contested election to a ward in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi in which the appellant was declared elected. Respondent no. 1 filed an election petition challenging the appellant's election on the ground of corrupt practice and prayed that he be declared duly...

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Bava C. Chokkappa Mudaliar & Ors Vs. Bava C. Chokkappa Mudaliar & Ors [1974] INSC 33 (14 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 14 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 33 SC

Headnote :

Section 84(1) (b) of the Madras Hindu Religious Endowments Act. 1926 as amended by Act 10 of 1946 provides that if a dispute arises as to whether a trustee is a hereditary trustee as defined in the Act or not such dispute shall be decided by the Religious Endowment Board constituted under the Act an...

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Mohd. Alam Vs. State of West Bengal [1974] INSC 34 (14 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 14 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 34 SC

Defence of India Act, 1971

Headnote :

The petitioner was detained by an order passed under s. 3(2) of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971, with a view to prevent him from acting in a manner prejudicial to the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community. The detention order was confirmed by the Government a...

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Trustees of Port of Bombay Vs. The Premier Automobiles Ltd. & ANR [1974] INSC 35 (15 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 15 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 35 SC

CrPC Section 197. Prosecution of Judges and public servants
Indian Contract Act, 1872
Section 161. Bailee’s responsibility when goods are not duly returned

Headnote :

The first plaintiff became entitled to claim a consignment of 53 bundles of mild steel plates dispatched by a Japanese exporter to be delivered at the port of Bombay. The goods were discharged in the docks on 12th September 1959, into the custody of the Bombay Port Trust, the appellant. The goods we...

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Nawabkhan Abbaskhan Vs. The State of Gujarat [1974] INSC 36 (19 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 19 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 36 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

The appellant was prosecuted under s. 142 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951 on contravention of an externment order issued under s. 56 of that Act. During the pendency of the criminal trial, the High Court, in a petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution, quashed the order of externment on the ground...

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Krishna Lal Dutta Vs. The State of West Bengal [1974] INSC 37 (21 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 21 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 37 SC

Headnote :

The order detaining the petitioner under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971, mentioned the sole ground that on the night of October 11, 1972, the petitioner and his associates committed theft of some tea chests from a running goods train and that they fled, when challenged, leaving behin...

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Board of Directors of Andhra Pradesh Co-Operative Centra Vs. Chittor Primary Co-Operative Land Mortgage Bank Ltd. [1974] INSC 38 (21 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 21 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 38 SC

Headnote :

The Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1974 created a Central Land Mortgage Bank to supervise the functioning of the Cooperative Land Mortgage Banks in the State. The scheme of the Act is that the provisions of 'Chapter XIII thereof relating to advancement of loans and mode of recovery of...

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Parmar Himatsingh Jugatsingh Vs. Patel Harmanbhai Narsibhai [1974] INSC 39 (22 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 22 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 39 SC

Representation of the People Act, 1950
Representation of the People Act, 1951

Narbada Prasad Vs. Chhagan Lal & Ors [1968] INSC 166 (30 July 1968)
Sri Baru Ram Vs. Shrimati Prasanni & Ors [1958] INSC 86 (30 September 1958)

Headnote :

The appellant challenged the collection of the respondent to the state Assembly. He alleged that at the time of the' scrutiny of nomination papers the returning officer improperly rejected the nomination paper of one of the, candidates for the election. The name of the rejected candidate was, fo...

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Ram Labhaya Vs. Municipal Cororation of Delhi & ANR [1974] INSC 40 (26 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 26 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 40 SC

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954

Headnote :

The appellant was charged with an offence under s. 16(7) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 for adulterating foreign starches with haldi. He was acquitted by the Magistrate on the ground that the sample was not taken by the Food Inspector in the presence, of independent witnesses. lead...

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Iftikhar Ahmed & Ors Vs. Syed Meharban Ali & Ors [1974] INSC 41 (26 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 26 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 41 SC

Headnote :

The dispute between the appellants and the respondents, as to who were the bhumidars of certain properties, war, referred by the Consolidation Officer under the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953, to the, Civil Judge, who referred it to an arbitrator appointed under the Apt. The arbitrator...

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State of Mysore Vs. Anant Vinayak Patwardhan [1974] INSC 42 (26 February 1974)

Judgement Date : 26 Feb 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 42 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The respondent's ancestors had been granted a cash allowance called Tainat by the Peshwas. After the defeat of the Peshwas by the British, by the Treaty of Gulgallee with Jamkhandi dated 6-6-1819 by the then Governor of Bombay on behalf of the East India Co. one of the terms which were granted t...

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Shripad Gajanan Suthankar Vs. Dattaram Kashinath Suthankar & Ors [1974] INSC 43 (1 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 01 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 43 SC

Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Headnote :

M had two sons-the first defendant and K. K died in 1921 leaving a widow and a daughter. In 1944 there was a partition between M and the first defendant, and, in that partition, allotment for residence and maintenance of K's widow was made. Thereafter, M gifted away his share, which he got in pa...

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Prem Raj Vs. Ram Charan [1974] INSC 44 (4 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 04 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 44 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

K. and his wife purchased the house in dispute. K died in 1936 leaving behind him S and R, his son. In 1951, R mortgaged the house to the appellant. The. appellant obtained a preliminary decree for foreclosure and also the final decree In the meantime, S. gifted the entire house to Prakash Chandra s...

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Kesar Singh Vs. State of Punjab [1974] INSC 45 (4 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 04 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 45 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

The appellant was charged with an offence under s. 302, Indian Penal Code of murdering three persons. The trial court found that there was enough evidence to show that the appellant was one of murderers of one of the three, men and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The High Court enhanced the sent...

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Kumar Pashupati Nath Mullah Vs. State of West Bengal [1974] INSC 46 (5 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 05 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 46 SC

Fazlul Rabbi Pradhan Vs. State of West Bengal [1965] INSC 59 (8 March 1965)

Headnote :

Under s. 5A, West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953 if it was found after an enquiry that a transfer made after May 5, 1953, was not bonafide, the transfer shall stand cancelled. Under 5A (7), a transfer shall be held to be not bonafide if it was made principally or partially with the object o...

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Daya Singh (Dead) Through L.Rs. & ANR Vs. Dhan Kaur [1974] INSC 47 (5 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 05 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 47 SC

Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Eramma Vs. Verrupanna & Ors [1965] INSC 253 (18 November 1965)
Mahant Salig Ram Vs. Musammat Maya Devi [1955] INSC 1 (21 January 1955)

Headnote :

The respondent's father, W, who owned the suit property died in 1933. His widow, who succeeded to the estate, gifted the property to her daughter, the respondent. The appellants filed a suit as reversioners of W questioning the gift. The "it 'as decreed and the decree was confirmed on a...

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Mohinder Singh & ANR Vs. State of Haryana [1974] INSC 48 (5 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 05 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 48 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

The complainant who was Sarpanch of gram panchayat asked the second appellant, his predecessor, to make over the records of the gram-panchayat, transfer its accounts and hand over the money belonging to the gram panchayat to him. The second appellant put him off. When be made a complaint to higher a...

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Laxman Vs. State Industrial Court & Ors [1974] INSC 49 (11 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 11 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 49 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

Appellant, a motor driver in the Milk Scheme at Nagpur, was dismissed from service by the order of Dairy Development Commissioner, Bombay. The appellant was on probation for 6 months after his appointment and he continued in service more than 2 years when his services were terminated. The appellant...

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Raja Bahadur Motilal Bombay Mills Ltd.& ANR Vs. M/S. Govind Ram Brothers (P) Ltd. & ANR [1974] INSC 50 (12 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 12 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 50 SC

Headnote :

On September 1, 1940, the basic date under the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, the properties in dispute were parts of a larger entity comprised in a single lease. In March 1948, the respondent took a fresh lease of the properties in dispute, Thereafter, the respondent...

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