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Delhi Cloth & General Mills Ltd. Vs. Shambhu Nath Mukherjee & Ors [1977] INSC 185 (3 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 03 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 185 SC

Constitution of India
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Headnote :

Shri Mukherjee was employed as a Motion-setter by the appellants. His position was eliminated, and he was reassigned as a trainee on probation for the role of Assistant Line Fixer (Assistant Grade 1). After extending his probation period to nine months, the management deemed him unsuitable for the p...

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Bashir & Ors Vs. State of Haryana [1977] INSC 186 (3 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 03 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 186 SC

CrPC Section 161. Examination of witnesses by police
CrPC Section 167. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours.
CrPC Section 173. Report of police officer on completion of investigation
CrPC Section 439. Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 147. Punishment for rioting

Headnote :

The three appellants, along with eight others, were charged under Section 302 in conjunction with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of one Sagru. The First Information Report (F.I.R.) was filed on December 2, 1975, and the appellants, along with the other eight individuals, were ar...

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Balwant Singh & Ors Vs. State of Bihar [1977] INSC 187 (4 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 04 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 187 SC

CrPC Section 321. Withdrawal from prosecution

Headnote :

The public prosecutor overseeing a criminal case with charges already filed and pending before a Magistrate in Bihar was instructed by the magistrate to withdraw the case at the request of the State Criminal Intelligence Department. This was based on the assertion that a subsequent police investigat...

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Piara Singh & Ors Vs. State of Punjab [1977] INSC 188 (4 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 04 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 188 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

The four appellants were charged under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Surjit Singh, a relative of the accused, on the evening of November 14, 1967. However, they were acquitted by the Sessions Judge in Amritsar on the basis that the eyewitness accounts fr...

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Tula Ram & Ors Vs. Kishore Singh [1977] INSC 189 (5 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 05 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

CrPC Section 14. Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 148. Rioting, armed with deadly weapon

Headnote :

A criminal case was initiated by the police officer at Police Station Guru Har Sari based on an F.I.R. filed by Avinash Chandra against Mohd. Sadiq and others for the murder of Balbir Singh. This case was subsequently transferred to the Court of Sessions. On December 30, 1974, Kishore Singh, the bro...

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Dinesh Chandra Sangma Vs. State of Assam & Ors [1977] INSC 190 (5 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 05 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 190 SC

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

Headnote :

The appellant, who is a District & Sessions Judge, issued a notice to the Government under FR 56(c), as modified by the Government of Assam through a Notification dated July 22, 1975, indicating his intention to voluntarily retire from service effective August 2, 1976. He requested that this be cons...

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Chander Kali Bai & Ors Vs. Jagdish Singh Thakur [1977] INSC 191 (6 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 06 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 191 SC

Section 116. TPA, Effect of holding over.

Ganga Dutt Murarka Vs. Kartik Chandra Das & Ors [1961] INSC 46 (10 February 1961)

Headnote :

A shop operated as a Bhojnalaya by the appellants, who were tenants, was leased to their predecessors by the father of plaintiff-respondent No. 1 in 1951 for a monthly rent of Rs. 50/-. The plaintiff\'s father was managing a sweet shop in a rented location, paying a rent of Rs. 225/- per month. He p...

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Union of India Vs. Orient Engg. & Commercial Co. Ltd. & ANR [1977] INSC 192 (7 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 07 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 192 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 1 submitted a list of witnesses to be summoned, which included the Arbitrator who issued an award in a case involving the appellant and Respondent No. 1, pursuant to Order XVI Rules 1 and 2 in conjunction with Section 151 of the C.P.C. The Registrar of the High Court, in the normal co...

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Kishore Singh & ANR Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh [1977] INSC 193 (10 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 10 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 193 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 299. Culpable homicide
IPC Section 300. Murder
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder
IPC Section 34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, 1970

Headnote :

The appellants assaulted Jawahar, the deceased, and Pooran Singh on July 28, 1968, inflicting serious injuries on Jawahar using a \'sabbal\' and the blunt side of an axe, which they wielded. Jawahar succumbed to his injuries in the hospital on August 27, 1968, following a surgical operation for his...

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Heckett Engineering Co. Vs. Workmen [1977] INSC 194 (11 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 11 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 194 SC

Delegation of Powers
Delegation of Powers
General Clauses Act, 1897
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Agra Electric Supply Co. Ltd. Vs. Sri Alladin & Ors [1969] INSC 174 (12 August 1969)

Headnote :

The respondent workman was hired as a permanent driver by the appellant employer. While operating the appellant company\'s truck, the respondent was involved in an accident. The appellant requested the respondent to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him for the following al...

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State of Karnataka & ANR Vs. Shri Ranganatha Reddy & ANR [1977] INSC 195 (11 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 11 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 195 SC

Constitution of India
Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Motor Vehicles Act, 1939

Tansukh Rai Jain Vs. Nilratan Prasad Shaw & Ors [1964] INSC 249 (4 November 1964)
The State of West Bengal Vs. Mrs. Bela Banerjee & Ors [1953] INSC 81 (11 December 1953)

Headnote :

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation issued a draft scheme for the nationalization of contract carriages in the State, as published in the Karnataka Gazette on May 16, 1974, under Chapter IV-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. Some respondents raised objections, but the State Government and...

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Bhaba Nanda Sarma & Ors Vs. The State of Assam [1977] INSC 196 (12 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 12 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 196 SC

CrPC Section 342. Power to order court
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
IPC Section 38. Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences

Headnote :

The three appellants attacked the deceased, Shashi Mohan, with the shared intention of inflicting injuries that could potentially lead to his death. However, during the attack, two of them formed an additional common intention to kill him. The sessions court prosecuted the appellants under sections...

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Shyam Charan Vs. Sheoji Bhai & ANR [1977] INSC 197 (12 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 12 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 197 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was the tenant of the \"Jairam Theatre\" located in Raipur, and his lease ended on May 21, 1960. As the appellant did not vacate the premises after the lease expired according to section 111 (a) of the Transfer of Property Act, the landlord (respondent) initiated eviction proceedings a...

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B. Shah Vs. Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Coimbatore & Ors [1977] INSC 198 (12 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 12 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 198 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 2, who was employed at \"Mount Stuart Estate\" owned by the appellant, was granted maternity leave. Following her delivery, the appellant provided her with maternity benefits equivalent to her average daily wages for 72 working days within the 12-week maternity period, excluding 12 Su...

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Remo Paul Altoe Vs. Union of India [1977] INSC 199 (13 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 13 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 199 SC

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
Customs Act, 1962

Headnote :

During a search of the appellant\'s room, a foreign national who arrived in Calcutta from Bangkok on June 28, 1975, the Customs Authorities discovered 1701 U.S. dollars and 4400 Canadian dollars in his possession. For breaching the provisions of section 13(1) of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act,...

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State of Punjab Vs. M/S. Geeta Iron & Brass Works Ltd. [1977] INSC 200 (14 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 14 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 200 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The respondent/plaintiff sent a notice under Section 80 of the C.P.C. to the appellant/defendant, requesting that certain claims be referred to arbitration in accordance with the contract. After receiving no response, a lawsuit was initiated under the Arbitration Act, and summons were issued to the...

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T. Arivandandam Vs. T. Vs. Satyapal & ANR [1977] INSC 201 (14 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 14 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 201 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 2, in partnership with his minor son, the petitioner, contested an eviction petition filed by the landlord, Respondent No. 1, concerning the premises where their partnership firm operated. They lost at the trial, appellate, and revisional levels. The High Court granted them six months...

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Thakur Das (Dead) By L. Rs Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [1977] INSC 202 (14 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 14 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 202 SC

CrPC Section 439. Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
CrPC Section 9. Court of Session
Essential Commodities Act, 1955
Essential Commodities Act, 1955

Headnote :

Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 grants the District Collector the authority to confiscate any essential commodity that has been seized under Section 3. According to Section 6C, the State Government must appoint a judicial authority to handle appeals against confiscation orders. Thi...

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Nai Bahu Vs. Ramnarayan & Ors [1977] INSC 203 (14 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 14 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 203 SC

Kartar Singh Vs. Chaman Lal & Ors [1969] INSC 80 (14 March 1969)

Headnote :

The appellant initiated eviction proceedings against the respondent tenant. All witnesses for the appellant were examined, followed by the examination of two witnesses for the respondents. At that point, a joint compromise petition was submitted to resolve the issue.The compromise agreement stated t...

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Sharif Ahmed & Ors Vs. Regional Transport Authority, Meerut & Ors [1977] INSC 204 (31 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 31 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 204 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

In 1972, the U.P. Government enacted the U.P. Motor Vehicles Amendment Ordinance (No. 9 of 1972), which was later replaced by the Motor Vehicles (U.P. Amendment) Act, 1972, with the intention of eliminating the restrictions on the issuance of stage-carriage permits as set forth in section 47(c) of t...

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Madhu Limaye Vs. The State of Maharashtra [1977] INSC 205 (31 October 1977)

Judgement Date : 31 Oct 1977

Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 205 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Government of India Act, 1935
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 500. Punishment for defamation

Headnote :

The appellant faced prosecution for making statements that were defamatory towards the then Law Minister of Maharashtra. The Government chose to pursue charges against the appellant under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, claiming that the Law Minister was defamed regarding his actions while per...

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