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Dhaneshwarbuwa Guru Purshottambuwa Owner of Shri Vithalrukh Vs. The Charity Commissioner, State of Bombay [1976] INSC 37 (1 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 01 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 37 SC

Goswami Shri Mahalaxmi Vahuji Vs. Rannchhoddas Kalidas & Ors [1969] INSC 229 (9 September 1969)
Deoki Nandan Vs. Murlidhar [1956] INSC 53 (4 October 1956)

Headnote :

The principles of law for determination of the question whether an endowment is public or private are: (1) In a private trust, the beneficiaries are specific individuals who are ascertained or capable of being ascertained; in a private trust, they are the general public or a class thereof which i...

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Union of India Vs. Steel Stock Holders' Syndicate, Poona [1976] INSC 38 (1 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 01 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 38 SC

Indian Contract Act, 1872
Section 161. Bailee’s responsibility when goods are not duly returned

Headnote :

A consignment of iron goods was booked by the respondent by rail on December 15, 1961. The due date of delivery under the contract or usage of the railways was December 25, 1961. As the goods were diverted, they were actually delivered on July 21, 1962. The respondent filed a suit for damages allegi...

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P. Philip Vs. The Director of Enforcement, New Delhi & ANR [1976] INSC 39 (3 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 03 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 39 SC

Headnote :

In February, 1971 the Director of Enforcement made a complaint against 4 accused for violation of certain provisions of the Foreign Exchange Regulations Act, read with section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. The appellant herein who was accused No. 2 made an application before the Trial Court rai...

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State of Madras Vs. K. N. Shanmugha Mudallar & Ors [1976] INSC 40 (4 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 04 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 40 SC

Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Land Acquisition Act, 1894

Headnote :

The State of Madras acquired land belonging to the respondent landlords. The Land Acquisition officer gave his award determining the compensation payable. On a reference made to the Subordinate judge certain compensation was determined. Interest was awarded to the respondents on the compensation amo...

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Puwada Venkateswara Rao Vs. Chidamana Venkata Ramana [1976] INSC 41 (8 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 08 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 41 SC

Section 106. TPA, Duration of certain leases in absence of written contract or local usage.

Headnote :

The respondent-landlord filed a petition under s. 10 of the Andhra Pradesh Building (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1960, for the eviction of the appellant-tenant. There was a compromise. Since the tenant defaulted in payment of the rent thereafter, a registered notice terminating the ten...

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Regional Manager & ANR Vs. Pawan Kumar Dubey [1976] INSC 42 (8 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 08 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 42 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The respondent was reverted from the higher post in which he was officiating, to his substantive post, by an order which stated that he was 'not fit yet' for the higher post. His juniors continued to officiate in the higher post. Till some time before the order of reversion, the responden...

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State of Gujarat & Ors Vs. Gujarat Revenue Tribunal & Ors [1976] INSC 43 (9 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 09 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 43 SC

Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Constitution of India
Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Land Acquisition Act, 1894

Headnote :

on the coming into force of the Bombay Merged Territories and Areas (Jagirs Abolition) Act 1953, on and from August 1, 1954, the jagirs were abolished and certain properties comprised therein vested in the State. Some compensation was awarded by the Jagir Abolition officer to the jagirdars on their...

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Annapurna Carbon Industries Co. Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh [1976] INSC 44 (9 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 09 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 44 SC

Headnote :

Entry 4 of the I Schedule of the Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1957, reads: Cinematographic equipment including...parts and accessories required for use therewith. on the question whether Arc Carbons, known as 'Cinema Arc Carbons' - manufactured by the appellant fall under the ent...

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Bechan Pandey & Ors Vs. Dulhin Janki Devi & Ors [1976] INSC 45 (9 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 09 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 45 SC

Headnote :

The plaintiff-appellants filed a suit against defendants for a declaration of their title to the land in question admeasuring 142 big has. The trial Court dismissed the suit in respect of land admeasuring 28 acres and decreed the suit in respect of the remaining land. The plaintiffs' suit was he...

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Mumbai Kamgar Sabha, Bombay Vs. M/S Abdulbhai Faizullabhai & Ors [1976] INSC 46 (10 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 10 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 46 SC

Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

Headnote :

A considerable number of workmen were employed by a large number of small businessmen in a locality in the city. Prior to 1965, the employers made ex-gratia payment to the workers by way of bonus which they stopped from that year. A Board of Arbitrators appointed under s. 10A of the Industrial Di...

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Kishori Lal Vs. Birdhi Lal & Ors [1976] INSC 47 (10 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 10 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 47 SC

Constitution of India
Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955

Headnote :

The appellant brought a suit for possession of land against respondent Birdhi Lal, under Ss. 180 and 183 of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955. The Assistant Collector, Baran, dismissed the suit, but the Revenue Appellate Authority allowed his appeal and held that Birdhi Lal was a trespasser. A further...

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Thakur Kamta Prasad Singh Vs. The State of Bihar [1976] INSC 48 (10 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 10 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 48 SC

Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Land Acquisition Act, 1894

Headnote :

The respondents acquired appellant's land under the Land Acquisition Act. The Land Acquisition officer awarded compensation at the rate of Rs. 3000/-per acre. In a reference under s. 18, the Additional District Judge enhanced the compensation to Rs. 800/- per katha (1/32 of an acre). On appeal b...

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Commissioner of Wealth Tax Vs. Hindustan Motors Limited [1976] INSC 49 (10 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 10 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 49 SC

Wealth Tax Act, 1957

Headnote :

The respondent taxpayer keeps regular accounts.In the accounts he maintains, sufficient depreciation could not be recorded in the balance sheet for the depreciable fixed assets due to a lack of profits, resulting in the depreciation reported in the balance sheet being significantly lower than what i...

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Santi Ranjan Dass Gupta Vs. M/S Dasuram Mirzamal [1976] INSC 50 (11 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 11 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 50 SC

Headnote :

The failure to deliver goods booked by the respondent on September 5, 1955, to various destinations under \"Railway Risk\"â€”due to the sinking of \"Barge No. 6,\" which was transporting the wagons containing the goodsâ€”resulted in the filing of four lawsuits. These suits were dismissed by the Tria...

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Natha Singh & Ors Vs. The Financial Commissioner, Taxation, Punjab & Ors [1976] INSC 51 (11 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 11 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 51 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Constitution of India
Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953
Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953
Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887
Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887

Headnote :

Natha Singh, the appellant, was listed as a landowner in the revenue records. According to the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953, the Collector of Ferozepore designated an area of 63 standard acres and 4 units as surplus land owned by him.Natha Singh\'s sons appealed to the Commissioner of t...

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Union of India & Ors Vs. Sugauli Sugar Works (P) Ltd. [1976] INSC 52 (11 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 11 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 52 SC

Headnote :

The failure to deliver goods booked by the respondent on September 5, 1955, to various destinations under \"Railway Risk\"â€”due to the sinking of \"Barge No. 6,\" which was transporting the wagons containing the goodsâ€”resulted in the filing of four lawsuits. These suits were dismissed by the Tria...

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K. Vs. Narayanan Vs. K. Vs. Ranganandhan & Ors [1976] INSC 53 (12 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 12 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 53 SC

Headnote :

The appellant and V, who is the father of the respondents, were siblings. Together with their cousin, they established a joint Hindu family. In a partition that took place in 1929 between the two branches of the family, certain properties were allocated to V for the purpose of settling some family d...

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Harbanslal Jagmohandas & ANR Vs. Prabhudas Shivlal [1976] INSC 54 (12 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 12 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 54 SC

Section 106. TPA, Duration of certain leases in absence of written contract or local usage.

Headnote :

Both appeals present a shared issue regarding whether a tenant must contest the standard rent within one month of receiving a notice from the landlord terminating the tenancy due to rent arrears, as stipulated in section 12(3)(a) of the Bombay Rent Act 1947, or if the tenant can raise this dispute i...

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Board of Revenue Vs. A. M. Ansari [1976] INSC 55 (17 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 17 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 55 SC

Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1957
Central Sales Tax Act, 1956
Indian Stamp Act, 1899
Indian Stamp Act, 1899
Indian Stamp Act, 1899
Indian Stamp Act, 1899
Section 3. TPA, Interpretation clause.

Mahadeo Vs. The State of Bombay [1959] INSC 20 (9 March 1959)
Associated Hotels of India Ltd. Vs. R. N. Kapoor [1959] INSC 91 (19 may 1959)

Headnote :

According to the sale terms and conditions, the respondents, who were the highest bidders at an auction for forest produce, were required to pay stamp duty on the agreements they were to execute, treating them as leases of immovable property under Article 31(c) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. They we...

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Maina Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan [1976] INSC 56 (17 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 17 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 56 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, along with four others, faced charges under sections 302/149 of the Indian Penal Code (I.P.C.). The appellant was accused of shooting the deceased, while the other defendants were alleged to have attacked the deceased with a sharp weapon. The trial court acquitted the four co-accused...

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Azamjahi Mills Ltd. Hyderabad Vs. The Commissioner of Income Tax, Hyderabad [1976] INSC 57 (17 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 17 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 57 SC

Headnote :

The Government of India was placing large purchase orders with the assessee-company, a textile mill, which had its registered office in the Hyderabad State, outside British India, during the assessment years 1945-46, 1946-47, and 1947-48. After dispatching the goods, the assessee submitted its bill...

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State of Haryana & ANR Vs. Chanan Mal [1976] INSC 58 (18 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 18 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 58 SC

Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950
Haryana Minerals (Vesting of Rights) Act, 1973
Mines Act, 1952

Headnote :

The State Government claimed ownership of saltpetre deposits based on entries in the village administration documents (wajib-ul-arz) of certain villages. It issued a notification designating saltpetre as a minor mineral and proceeded to auction the mines in accordance with the Punjab Minor Minerals...

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Chanan Singh Vs. Registrar, Co-Op. Societies, Punjab & Ors [1976] INSC 59 (18 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 18 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 59 SC

Headnote :

The appellant faced allegations of misconduct from his employer, the second respondent. The then Secretary of the bank investigated these claims and, after issuing a notice to the appellant to explain why he should not be punished, accepted his explanation and terminated the proceedings. However, th...

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Kulchhinder Singh & Ors Vs. Hardayal Singh Brar & Ors [1976] INSC 60 (18 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 18 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 60 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The appellants are long-term employees of the Punjab State Co-operative Land Mortgage Bank, having served as Assistants since 1968. Their complaint is that the opposing respondents were appointed directly to higher positions such as Inspecting Officers, Junior Accountants, and Accountants, which the...

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Veera Ibrahim Vs. State of Maharashtra [1976] INSC 61 (18 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 18 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 61 SC

Constitution of India
Customs Act, 1962

Headnote :

A truck containing contraband goods of foreign origin, for which no duty had been paid, was confiscated. The appellant, who was responsible for the goods, was apprehended while attempting to flee from the truck, and Rs. 2000/- were recovered from him.His statement was recorded in accordance with Sec...

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Hukam Chand Mills Ltd. Indore Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, Bombay [1976] INSC 62 (19 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 19 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 62 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a public limited company operating textile mills in Indore, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of textiles. For the assessment year 1942-43, the company recorded the following sales in British India: (a) sales made by the company\'s representatives totaling Rs. 6,46,028, (b) sales...

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Sri Vijaylakshmi Rice Mills, New Contractors Company Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh [1976] INSC 63 (22 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 22 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 63 SC

Essential Commodities Act, 1955
Essential Commodities Act, 1955

Headnote :

According to Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act of 1955, the respondent enacted the Andhra Pradesh Procurement (Levy) Order of 1959, which mandated that all rice millers and dealers, including the appellants, sell specified varieties and quantities of rice to the respondent at a controlled p...

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Maheshwar Prasad Srivastava & ANR Vs. Suresh Singh & Ors [1976] INSC 64 (22 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 22 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 64 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who are all science graduates with laboratory experience, were selected for twelve Drug Inspector positions that were advertised by the Bihar Public Service Commission. Respondent No. 1, a Pharmacy graduate, had his application rejected due to his perceived unsuitability for the role...

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Union of India Vs. Jyoti Chit Fund & Finance & Ors [1976] INSC 65 (22 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 22 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 65 SC

Constitution of India
Provident Funds Act, 1925

Headnote :

The appellant, the Union of India, raised objections against the attachment of certain provident fund and pension dues that it held in trust for the fourth respondent, a former employee of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. This attachment was sought to satisfy a money decree held by the first respondent....

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Syed Mohd. Salie Labbai & Ors Vs. Mohd. Hanifs & Ors [1976] INSC 66 (22 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 22 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 66 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

The disputed land was initially acquired by a Muslim saint around two centuries ago. Years later, the ancestors of the respondents, who represented the majority of the Muslim community in the village, approached the saint\'s successorâ€”who was the ancestor of the appellants and the current landowne...

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G. A. Galiakotwala & Co. (P) Ltd., Madras Vs. The State of Madras [1976] INSC 67 (22 March 1976)

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 67 SC

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Madhuker G. E. Pankakar Vs. Jaswant Chobbildas Rajani & Ors [1976] INSC 68 (23 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 23 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 68 SC

Constitution of India
Maharashtra Municipalities Act, 1965

Headnote :

To ensure that factory workers have access to medical care, a statutory organization known as the Employees State Insurance Corporation was created by an Act of Parliament. This Act stipulates that the Corporation\'s financial resources are derived from contributions and other specified funds, leadi...

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Mahapalika of City of Agra Vs. Agra Brickkiln Owners' Association & Ors [1976] INSC 69 (23 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 23 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 69 SC

Constitution of India
Government of India Act, 1935

Headnote :

In 1947, the State Government issued a notification that imposed a tax on brick manufacturers under section 128(1)(ii) of the U.P. Municipalities Act of 1916. The affected taxpayers filed a lawsuit seeking a declaration that the tax was invalid and unenforceable. The court ruled in their favor. The...

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Kanhaiyalal Vs. Mannalal & Ors [1976] INSC 70 (23 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 23 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 70 SC

Representation of the People Act, 1950

Rahim Khan Vs. Khurshid Ahmed & Ors [1974] INSC 136 (8 August 1974)

Headnote :

In his election petition, Respondent No. 1, an elector from the constituency, claimed that the appellant, who was the winning candidate, printed, published, and personally distributed a pamphlet extensively throughout the constituency. This pamphlet contained statements regarding the personal charac...

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D. C. Roy Vs. The Presiding Officer, Madhya Pradesh Industrial Court [1976] INSC 71 (23 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 23 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 71 SC

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

M/S. Sasa Musa Sugar Works (P) Ltd. Vs. Shobrati Khan & Ors [1959] INSC 53 (29 April 1959)

Headnote :

When the flying squad inspected a bus belonging to the State Road Transport Corporation, they discovered that the appellant, a ticket examiner for the Corporation responsible for ensuring that all passengers had paid their fares and that the conductor had issued tickets, was present on the bus. Alth...

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Shaw Wallace & Co. Ltd. Vs. State of Tamil Nadu [1976] INSC 72 (23 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 23 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 72 SC

Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959

Headnote :

The appellant is a registered dealer under the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959. The appellant is involved in the manufacturing and sale of chemical fertilizers. They paid tax under the Act for certain chemical fertilizers listed as sub-items 1 to 16 of Serial No. 21 in the First Schedule of t...

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Shah Mathuradas Maganlal & Co. Vs. Nagappa Shankarappa Malage & Ors [1976] INSC 73 (23 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 23 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 73 SC

Section 111. TPA, Determination of lease.
Section 62. TPA, Right of usufructuary mortgagor to recover possession.
Transfer of Property Act, 1882

Headnote :

In the case concerning the redemption of a mortgage and recovery of possession, the appellant, who has been in possession of the property since November 7, 1953, due to a possessory mortgage deed dated May 21, 1953, argued that he was entitled to maintain possession even after redemption because he...

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Chhaganbhai Norshinbhai Vs. Soni Chandubhai Gordhanbhai & Ors [1976] INSC 74 (23 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 23 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

Headnote :

The defendant-appellant secured a High Court order by explicitly agreeing to vacate the premises in question within a month and a half after receiving a notice from the plaintiff-respondents indicating their need for the property.However, these commitments were willfully disregarded, and the appella...

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A.Damodaran & ANR Vs. State of Kerala & Ors [1976] INSC 75 (23 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 23 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 75 SC

Headnote :

The appellants participated in auction sales for several toddy shops. The sale conditions, as required by law, included: (a) the bidder was required to pay 10% of the total amount immediately; (b) the winning bidder had to deposit 30% of the total amount upon request from the Assistant Commissioner...

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Municipal Corporation of City of Hubli Vs. Subha Rao Hanumatharao Prayag & Ors [1976] INSC 76 (24 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 24 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 76 SC

Headnote :

The provisions outlined in Sections 78 to 84 of the Bombay Municipal Boroughs Act, 1925, indicate that the official year serves as the time frame for imposing rates on properties. According to these regulations, a provisional assessment list is created for the official year, either prior to or durin...

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Ramaswami Ayyangar & Ors Vs. State of Tamil Nadu [1976] INSC 77 (24 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 24 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 77 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 147. Punishment for rioting
IPC Section 148. Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder
IPC Section 324. Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
IPC Section 34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
IPC Section 341. Punishment for wrongful restraint.
Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, 1970

Headnote :

The prior hostility between the appellant Ramaswami Ayyangar and the deceased Kaliaperumal led to an incident in which Kaliaperumal sustained severe injuries and later died in the hospital. Various charges were brought against the six accused, including murder and rioting. The Trial Judge acquitted...

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Bhagwan Dass Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1976] INSC 78 (24 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 24 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 78 SC

Headnote :

The Mining and Minerals Departments of the State of U.P. have been auctioning the deposits of sand, gravel, bajri, and similar materials left on the surface of the appellant\'s lands since 1965, classifying them as \"minor minerals\" due to the fluvial action from the receding floods of the Jamuna r...

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Homely Industries Vs. The Sales Tax Officer, Kanpur [1976] INSC 79 (24 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 24 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 79 SC

Headnote :

Rashidul Hasan was a dealer registered under the U.P. Sales Tax Act. While he was alive, the Sales Tax Officer issued a notice requiring him to appear and present all relevant financial documents, including books of account, cash memos, bills, receipts, bank passbooks, and income and expenditure sta...

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Thvl Bombay Ammonia Pvt. Ltd. Vs. State of Tamil Nadu [1976] INSC 80 (24 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 24 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 80 SC

Headnote :

The appellant filed a sales tax return that included their taxable turnover. However, during an audit, the assessing authority found additional undisclosed turnover, which was then added to the total turnover for the purpose of sales tax assessment. The appellant did not contest the assessment order...

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South India Coir Mills Poochakkal Vs. The Additional Collector of Customs and Central Excise [1976] INSC 81 (25 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 25 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 81 SC

Customs Act, 1962

Headnote :

The appellant is engaged in the business of dealing and exporting coir yarn. A shipping bill was submitted for the export of 150 bales of coir yarn to a port in Italy, but the consignee was incorrectly listed as a company from Yugoslavia. The appellant prepared the invoice and the declaration form r...

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National Transport Company Vs. State of Bihar [1976] INSC 82 (25 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 25 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 82 SC

Headnote :

According to sections 3(1) and (2) of the Bihar Taxation on Passengers and Goods (Carried by Public Services Motor Vehicles) Act, 1961, every owner is required to pay a tax to the State Government for all passengers and goods transported by a public motor vehicle. Section 2(d) defines \'owner\' not...

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Mohan Singh Malhi Vs. State of Punjab [1976] INSC 83 (25 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 25 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 83 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

According to Section 5.32(c)(i), a retiring pension is awarded to a Government Servant, excluding Class IV Government servants, who is retired by the Appointing Authority after reaching the age of 55, provided that he is given at least three months\' notice.The appellant received an order on Septemb...

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State of Andhra Pradesh Vs. K. Venkata Reddy & Ors [1976] INSC 84 (26 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 26 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 84 SC

CrPC Section 107. Security for keeping the peace in other cases
CrPC Section 161. Examination of witnesses by police
CrPC Section 164. Recording of confessions and statements
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 :

When the bus carrying the deceased and witnesses 1 to 3, along with other passengers, stopped at a bus station, a group of individuals surrounded the bus, forced all the passengers out except for the deceased, and proceeded to stab the deceased multiple times, resulting in his death.Thirteen individ...

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Achutananda Purohit & Ors Vs. The State of Orissa [1976] INSC 85 (26 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 26 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 85 SC

Constitution of India
Orissa Estates Abolition Act, 1951
Orissa Estates Abolition Rules, 1952

Headnote :

The appellant acted as the intermediary for extensive forest and other lands in the State of Orissa. These estates were transferred to the State in April 1960 under the provisions of the Orissa Estates Abolition Act, 1951. The appellant submitted the required return for compensation as stipulated by...

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K. L. Shinde Vs. State of Mysore [1976] INSC 86 (26 March 1976)

Judgement Date : 26 Mar 1976

Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 86 SC

Headnote :

The appellant served as a Police Constable. Several individuals were convicted for transporting smuggled illicit liquor under section 66(b) of the Bombay Prohibition Act. Following this incident, the Police Sub Inspector submitted a confidential report to the Superintendent of Police, indicating tha...

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