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Barati Vs. State of U. P [1974] INSC 51 (12 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 12 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 51 SC

CrPC Section 417. Power to appoint place of imprisonment
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

The appellant and his companions were charged-with an offence under s. 302 I.P.C. for causing the death of the deceased by pouring acid on him when he was sleeping on his cot on the night of the occurrence. After recording the first information report the police sub-inspector recorded the statement...

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Union of India Vs. Raman Iron Foundry [1974] INSC 52 (12 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 12 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 52 SC

Headnote :

A dispute arose regarding the performance of a contract between the appellant and respondent, each party contending that the other had committed a breach of the contract and claiming large sums of money by way of damages. The appellant's claim was for damages stipulated under cl. 14 of the contr...

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Shyam Sunder And Othes Vs. The State of Rajasthan [1974] INSC 53 (12 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 12 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 53 SC

Constitution of India
Fatal Accidents Act, 1855

Kasturilal Ralia Ram Jain Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh [1964] INSC 207 (29 September 1964)

Headnote :

The deceased, who was at the material time in the employment of the State of Rajasthan in the Public Department, was required to proceed from his office at Bhilwara to Banswara, in connection with famine relief work undertaken by the department. For that purpose, he boarded a truck owned by the depa...

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Dharam Das Wadhwani Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [1974] INSC 54 (14 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 14 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 54 SC

Kali Ram Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh [1973] INSC 175 (24 September 1973)

Headnote :

The accused a compounder in a hospital was charged with the offence under s. 328 I. P. C., of administering poison to one of the two doctors of the hospital. He was acquitted by the trial court but found guilty by the High Court. Dismissing the appeal to this Court,

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Irlapati Subbayya Vs. The Public Prosecutor, Andhra Pradesh [1974] INSC 55 (14 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 14 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 55 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was charged for offences punishable under sections 302, 325 and 323 read with sec. 34 of the I.P.C. along with three others. The Sessions Court acquitted the appellant. The High Court set aside the acquittal and convicted the appellant upon the, plea of, the appellant that the High...

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Gogula Gurumurthy & Ors Vs. Kurimeti Ayyappa [1974] INSC 56 (14 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 14 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 56 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

V, the father of the appellants had a brother R who died childless leaving behind him his widow, N. After R's death a series of litigation started between V & N. V filed a suit in 1913 against R. for waste committed by her husband's estate and was appointed a receiver in that suit. In th...

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S. N. Kharkhanis & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1974] INSC 57 (14 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 14 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 57 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

By Presidential resolution dated 12th August, 1959, the Government of India, under the proviso to Art. 309 of the Constitution, combined two services of Central Excise Service Class I and Indian Customs Service Class I with effect from 15th August, 1959. AR the petitioners joined the respective serv...

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Golam Hussain Alias Gama Vs. The Commissioner of Police, Calcutta, & Ors [1974] INSC 58 (15 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 15 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 58 SC

Constitution of India
Defence of India Act, 1971

Headnote :

Pursuant to an order of detention under s. 3 (1)(a) (ii) read with s. 3 (2) of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 the petitioner was arrested for hurling, soda water bottles, brickbats and bombs indiscriminately on a group of persons on different dates. The order of detention said that i...

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Naraindas Indurkhya Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors [1974] INSC 59 (18 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 18 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 59 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

By Section 8 of the Madhya Pradesh Madhyarrik Shiksha Adhiniyam, 1965 the Board of Secondary Education was empowered to prescribe courses of instruction in such branches of Secondary education as it may think fit. The Board claimed that the power to prescribe courses of instruction carried with it b...

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State of Haryana Vs. Gurdial Singh And Pargat Singh [1974] INSC 60 (19 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 19 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 60 SC

CrPC Section 342. Power to order court
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder
IPC Section 34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

Headnote :

P & G were convicted u/s. 302 and were sentenced to death. The High Court set aside the convictions of both the accused and acquitted them. The State has filed the present appeals against the acquittal of the 2 accused by special leave. The prosecution case is that on account of a family f...

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Hallu & Ors Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [1974] INSC 61 (19 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 19 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 61 SC

CrPC Section 154. Information in cognizable cases
IPC Section 149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object

Headnote :

The appellants, along with others, were charged with offences arising out of the murder of two persons. The trial court assessed the evidence on the following principles, namely : (a) in rioting cases discrepancies are bound to occur in the evidence but the duty of the court is to have regard to the...

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Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay Vs. M/S Polychem Ltd. [1974] INSC 62 (20 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 20 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 62 SC

The Corporation of Calcutta Vs. Sm. Padma Debi & Ors [1961] INSC 239 (8 August 1961)

Headnote :

The respondent company was owner of a large area of land in Bombay, on a part of which there was a building under construction. The bulk of the remaining part was lying vacant. The Assessor and Collector of the Municipal Corporation determined the market value of the whole land on a notional basis a...

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Kayjay Industries (P) Ltd. Vs. Asnew Drums (P) Ltd. & Ors [1974] INSC 63 (20 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 20 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 63 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
State Financial Corporation Act, 1951

Headnote :

The State Finance Corporation lent a sum of Rs. 10 lacs to the first respondent on the security of a mortgage of its land etc. The first respondent having failed to repay, the Corporation applied to the District Court under the State Financial Corporation Act, 1951, for recovering the amount by atta...

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Gammon India Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors [1974] INSC 64 (20 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 20 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 64 SC

Constitution of India
Factories Act, 1948

Headnote :

The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, requires contractors to take out licenses. The Act also imposes certain duties and liabilities on the contractor, in respect of the workmen employed by the contractors. The Contractor is defined as a person who undertakes to produce a given r...

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State of Punjab Vs. Hari Singh & ANR [1974] INSC 65 (21 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 21 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 65 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder
IPC Section 326. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means

Headnote :

The trial court had convicted the respondents u/S. 302/34 I.P.C. and u/s. 307/34 I.P.c. for the death of two persons- G&Z. The occurrence took place during the night between 18th & 19th June, 1969. The victims used to cultivate jointly with others. The respondents and the two acquitted accus...

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Uttam Singh Vs. The State (Delhi Administration) [1974] INSC 66 (21 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 21 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 66 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 292. Sale, etc., or obscene books, etc
Probation of Offenders Act, 1958

Headnote :

The appellant was convicted under s. 292 I.P.C. and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment and fine for selling a packet of playing cards portraying on the reverse luridly obscene naked pictures of men and women in pornographic sexual postures. The conviction and sentence was affirmed by the High Court....

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Workmen of The Straw Board Manufacturing Company Limited Vs. M/S. Straw Board Manufacturing Company Limited [1974] INSC 67 (21 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 21 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 67 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

The respondent-company owned two units-S-mill and R-mill. They were. in separate premises, but in close proximity. The raw-materials used in the two mills were different and were obtained from different sources. , They also manufactured different products. Electricity was obtained by the two m...

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Nawab Ali Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh [1974] INSC 68 (22 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 22 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 68 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
IPC Section 364. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder

Headnote :

The appellant and six others were inter alia, convicted for offence u/s 302 read With sec. 149 of the I.P.C. There was long standing enmity between accused and the deceased and the parties were involved in civil and criminal litigation. It was alleged that the accused attacked the deceased with l...

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R. S. Sial Vs. The State of U.P. & Ors [1974] INSC 69 (25 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 25 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 69 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The appellant who was Assistant General Manager in the State Transport Department was appointed as officiating General Manager in the same department. During the period of his officiating appointment he was reverted. At the time of the appellant's reversion there were two letters from the Vigila...

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Mohd. Yunus Saleem Vs. Shiv Kumar Shastri & Ors [1974] INSC 70 (25 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 25 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 70 SC

Headnote :

A parliamentary constituency from which election to Lok Sabha took place in March 1971 consisted of five assembly constituencies. The polling at two of them was scheduled to take place on March 1, and at the other three on March 3. 1971. 15th March. 1971 was fixed as the last day for the completi...

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Milan Banikp. Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors [1974] INSC 71 (26 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 26 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 71 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

The petitioner was detained under S. 3 of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 on the grounds that on two occasions he along with other associates, committed robbery on point of dagger in a town in West Bengal and snatched away money and other valuables. Such activities of the petitioner t...

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The State of Gujarat & ANR Vs. Shri Ambica Mills Ltd., Ahmadabad [1974] INSC 72 (26 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 26 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 72 SC

Constitution of India
Motor Vehicles Act, 1939
Payment of Wages Act, 1936

Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co. Ltd. Vs. State of Bihar & Ors [1964] INSC 44 (25 February 1964)

Headnote :

After the State of Bombay was bifurcated the legislature of the State of Gujarat enacted the Bombay Labour Welfare Fund (Gujarat Extension and Amendment) Act, 1961, making various amendments in the Bombay Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953. The 1953-Act was passed with a view to provide for the constitut...

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Jehan Singh Vs. Delhi Administration [1974] INSC 73 (27 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 27 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 73 SC

CrPC Section 173. Report of police officer on completion of investigation
IPC Section 420. Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

Headnote :

A bus belonging to one Indraj and Sukhlal was in the possession of Munshi Ram, the driver, and other servants. The bus was removed from the custody of the said servants by the appellant and one Mr. Pathak. Munshi Ram filed F.I.R. disclosing these facts. In pursuance of the information the Poli...

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Biram Chand Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors [1974] INSC 74 (28 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 28 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

The petitioner was detained by an order of the District Magistrate, Varanasi, U.P. under Sec. 3 (1) (a) (iii) of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971, with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community....

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Surajmal Surolia Vs. The Bar Council of India & Ors [1974] INSC 75 (28 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 28 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 75 SC

Advocates Act, 1961
Constitution of India

Headnote :

The petitioner was granted a Sanad by Ijlas Thikana Khetri which was the highest court in. a native state. On the basis of the Sanad the petitioner practiced in another native State for some years and later joined service. In 1955 his application for recommencing practice was rejected by the High Co...

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Raghubir Singh Vs. State of Haryana [1974] INSC 76 (28 March 1974)

Judgement Date : 28 Mar 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 76 SC

The State of Bihar Vs. Basawan Singh [1958] INSC 24 (21 March 1958)

Headnote :

The appellant, an Assistant Station Master, was convicted of the offence of criminal misconduct in the discharge of his duties punishable under a. 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, and the conviction was confirmed by the High Court. In appeal to this Court under Art. 136, it was conten...

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The Amalgamated Tea Estate Co. Ltd. Vs. State of Kerala [1974] INSC 77 (2 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 02 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 77 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The petitioners, two foreign companies, had been assessed to agricultural income tax under the Kerala Agricultural Income-tax Act, 1950 as amended. by the Amendment Act of 1970. The Act has fixed a graduated scale on agricultural income tax to a minimum of 65% on domestic companies and a flat rate o...

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Collector of Customs, Madras & Ors Vs. D. Bhoormul [1974] INSC 78 (3 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 03 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 78 SC

Headnote :

The preventive officers of the Customs Deptt. recovered from the shop of one Baboothmull ten packages containing imported goods, such. as. fountain pens, hair clippers, razor sets, etc. worth about Rs. 12,000/-. They were lying packed as if they had been freshly delivered or were ready for despatch...

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Kesho Ram Vs. Delhi Administration [1974] INSC 79 (3 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 03 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 79 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 333. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
IPC Section 99. Act against which there is no right of private defence

Headnote :

The appellant was convicted u/s 353/332/333 of the Indian Penal Code and was sentenced accordingly. The prosecution case was that the appellant obstructed 3 inspectors and a peon of the Delhi Municipal Corporation, when they went to seize the appellants' buffalo in the discharge of their duty to...

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Rajendra Kumar Chaturvedi Vs. The State of Maharashtra [1974] INSC 80 (4 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 04 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 80 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

The Special Judge, after a very thorough and careful assessment of the whole evidence in the case, had come to the conclusion that the prosecution case against the appellant was established beyond reasonable doubt and convicted him under sections 120B as well as 161 read with s. 34 I.P.C. and also u...

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Collector of Customs, Madras & ANR Vs. C.Tarachand [1974] INSC 81 (5 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 05 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 81 SC

Customs Act, 1962

Headnote :

The respondent had imported sewing machine needles under a licence. Claiming that the import licence did not 'cover the needles for domestic sewing machines the Customs Authorities imposed a penalty and confiscated the goods. The respondent claimed that the needles imported could be used in b...

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Khem Karan & Ors Vs. The State of U.P. & ANR [1974] INSC 82 (8 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 08 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 82 SC

Headnote :

In a background of bitter hostility. there was a confrontation and exchange of violence between the complainants' group and that of all the accused-appellants. Several on the prosecution side sustained gunshot wounds, although not fatal, while the three accused-appellants received lathi blow...

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Vasant Krishnarao Paturkar & ANR Vs. D. R. Majramkar & Ors [1974] INSC 83 (8 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 08 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 83 SC

States Reorganisation Act, 1956

Headnote :

The appellants and the first 19 respondents. and respondents 22 to 24 are the employees in the Agriculture Dept. of the State of Maharashtra following reorganisation of states. Respondents 1 to 19 were the original petitioners in S.C.A. No. 1354/70. They were officers of the former Hyderabad--...

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Bhajan Singh & Ors Vs. State of U.P [1974] INSC 84 (9 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 09 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 84 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 148. Rioting, armed with deadly weapon

Headnote :

The three appellants and two others were convicted for an offence under s. 3021149, I.P.C. and sentenced to imprisonment for life by the High Court, affirming the judgment of the trial court. Dismissing the appeal by special leave,

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Ganga Bai Vs. Vijay Kumar & Ors [1974] INSC 85 (9 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 09 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 85 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

In 1953, defendant 1 executed on behalf of himself and his minor son, defendant 2, a deed of mortgage in favour of the plaintiff. Deft. 3 is also a son of deft. I who was born after the mortgage deed. In 1956, a regd. deed of partition was executed amongst the defendants under which the mortgaged pr...

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Management Committee T. K. Ghosh's Academy Vs. T. C. Palit & Ors [1974] INSC 86 (9 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 09 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 86 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Constitution of India
Section 106. TPA, Duration of certain leases in absence of written contract or local usage.

Bombay Gas Co. Ltd. Vs. Jagan Nath Pandurang & Ors [1972] INSC 93 (22 March 1972)

Headnote :

The plaintiff-respondents filed a suit for the ejectment of the defendant appellant from the premises in dispute and for recovery of certain amount on account of arrears of rent. The defendant-appellant on the other hand claimed that-under the deed of trust they were entitled to occupy the said p...

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Bihar State Board of Hindu Religious Trusts Vs. Bhubneshwar Prasad Choudhary & ANR [1974] INSC 87 (9 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 09 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 87 SC

Deoki Nandan Vs. Murlidhar [1956] INSC 53 (4 October 1956)

Headnote :

The members of a family executed various documents the effect of which was that the executants had completely divested themselves of any title to or interest in certain properties dedicated to a deity, and which, thereby, became the properties of the deity. The appellant called upon the respondent,...

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State of Himachal Pradesh & ANR Vs. Union of India & Ors [1974] INSC 88 (10 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 10 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 88 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were upgraded from the post of Sub-Inspectors to Inspectors of taxation in the former State of Punjab on 1st April, 1966. They were allocated to the State of Himachal Pradesh on 1st November, 1966, the appointed day tinder the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. The respondents were Exci...

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Anil Kumar Bose Vs. State of Bihar [1974] INSC 89 (10 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 10 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 89 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

The appellants. an accountant and a cashier, along with another person, were accused of preparing false pay bills and disbursing the amounts drawn from the treasury Lo fictitious persons. The Sessions Judge convicted and sentenced them under S. 420 read with s. 34, I.P.C. On appeal, the High Court c...

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Gurdit Singh & Ors Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [1974] INSC 90 (10 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 10 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 90 SC

Headnote :

The lands in question were bequeathed to appellants 2 and 3, sons of the first appellant, by their grandfather. After the death of the testator mutations in favour of appellants 2 and 3 were effected in the revenue records in 1939. The first appellant managed to get the mutation of the land in his n...

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Maganlal Chhagganlal (P) Ltd. Vs. Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay & Ors [1974] INSC 91 (11 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 11 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 91 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

Chapter VA was introduced in the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, by Maharashtra Act 14 of 1961. It consists of ss. 105A to 105H. Section 105A (d) defines unauthorised occupation. Under 9. 105B (p) the Commissioner, by notice served on the person in unauthorised occupation could order him to...

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Ramautar Lal Jain Vs. Maya Kaur & Ors [1974] INSC 92 (11 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 11 Apr 2021

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 92 SC

Motor Vehicles Act, 1939

Dhani Devi Vs. Sant Bihari & Ors [1968] INSC 253 (18 October 1968)

Headnote :

On the question whether the Regional Transport Authority had jurisdiction under s. 46 of the Motor Vehicles Act to allow or refuse substitution of heirs in the case of death of an applicant for the grant of stage carriage, permit before the grant of a permit.

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Ramagya Prasad Gupta & Ors Vs. Murli Prasad & Ors [1974] INSC 93 (11 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 11 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 93 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Indian Electricity Act, 1910
Section 65. Obligation of person who has received advantage under void agreement, or contract that becomes void

Headnote :

One M obtained a licence for electrification of the Chapra town. Later the licence was assigned to J and thereafter to the Chapra Electric Supply Co. Ltd; which went into voluntary liquidation in 1944. thereafter, 5 persons entered into an oral agreement of partnership to buy the undertaking and the...

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Onkarnath Singh & Ors Vs. The State of U. P [1974] INSC 94 (15 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 15 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 94 SC

CrPC Section 342. Power to order court
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 300. Murder

Headnote :

The fact of the non-explanation of the injuries on the accused person is a question of fact and not of law. Answer to such a question depends on the circumstances of each case. The entire prosecution case cannot be thrown overboard simply because the prosecution witnesses had not explained the injur...

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Sankaran Govindan Vs. Lakshmi Bharathi & Ors [1974] INSC 95 (15 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 15 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 95 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

K went to England in 1920 for higher studies in medicine and thereafter he practiced there. He died in 1950 leaving behind house movable properties and moneys. A suit for partition was instituted in India in respect of the assets of K in India with brother and sister as defendants 1 and 2. After the...

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Bishan Sarup Gupta Vs. Union of India & Ors [1974] INSC 96 (16 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 16 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 96 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The above appeals were disposed of by this Court on 16-8-72. The court set aside the seniority list prepared by the Department on 15-7-68 and save directions as to how the same was to be prepared. This Court held that the Government's decision to promote a large number of Income Tax Officers...

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Dhan Singh Ramkrishna Chaudhri & Ors Vs. Laxminarayan Ramkishan & ANR [1974] INSC 97 (16 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 16 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 97 SC

Section 114. TPA, Relief against forfeiture for non-payment of rent.

Headnote :

If, rent is agreed upon between the landlord and tenant, under s. 7 of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, the rent payable by the tenant would be such rent subject to the maximum rate fixed by the State Government under s. 6 of the Act. Under s. 25(2) of the Act as it stood before...

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S. Kodar Vs. State of Kerala [1974] INSC 98 (17 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 17 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 98 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The Tamil Nadu Additional Sales-tax Act 1970 imposed additional sales-tax of 5% on a dealer whose annual total turnover exceeded Rs. ten lacs. Writ petitions questioning the constitutional validity of the Act were dismissed by the High Court. In appeal it was contended that (i) the State legislature...

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Press Trust of India & ANR Vs. Union of India & ANR [1974] INSC 99 (23 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 23 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 99 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The Central Government by an order dated October 27, 1967, accepted substantially the recommendations of the Wage Board constituted under S. 9 of the Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955, in respect of wages etc. of working journalists. The Press Trust o...

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Jagta Vs. State of Haryana [1974] INSC 100 (23 April 1974)

Judgement Date : 23 Apr 1974

Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 100 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder
IPC Section 376. Punishment for rape
IPC Section 511. Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment

Headnote :

The accused was convicted for the offences of murder and attempt to commit rape. The evidence against him was purely circumstantial consisting of, (a) recovery of some petty ornaments belonging to the victim. (b) an extra judicial confession made by him to one of the prosecution witnesses. (c) hi...

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