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Shakuntala Sawhney Vs. Kaushalya Sawhney [1979] INSC 77 (4 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 77 SC

Headnote :

The aim of law and justice (Dharma) is to foster unity rather than create division. A judgment often contains both a profound essence and a mundane aspect. The profound aspect reflects the hopeful effort to reconcile parties, preventing litigation from severing their ties, particularly when they are...

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Union of India & Ors Vs. E. S. Soundarajan [1979] INSC 78 (4 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 78 SC

Reserve Bank of India Vs. N. C. Paliwal & Ors [1976] INSC 196 (24 August 1976)

Headnote :

The MSM Railway, part of several British Indian Companies, was integrated into the Indian Railways. The employees of the MSM Railway, who were the respondents in this case, were divided into two groups: Commercial Clerks and Assistant Station Masters/Station Masters. The pay scales across various gr...

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Hukam Chand Jute Mills Ltd. Vs. Second Industrial Tribunal, West Bengal & Ors [1979] INSC 79 (11 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 11 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 79 SC

Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

Headnote :

The appellant mills had been providing a customary bonus to their employees for several years. Following the amendment of the Bonus Act, 1965 in 1976 by Act 23 of 1976, the management refused to pay the customary bonus that the workers claimed. Consequently, the State Government referred the dispute...

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Babu Ram Gupta Vs. Sudhir Bhasin & ANR [1979] INSC 80 (12 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 12 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 80 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

Headnote :

While awaiting the resolution of a dispute between the parties that was submitted to an arbitrator, the High Court, with the consent of both parties, issued an order appointing a receiver. This order mandated that the receiver immediately take control of the property from the appellant and provide r...

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S. N. Banerjee Vs. Babu Lal Gupta (Dhanuka) & Ors [1979] INSC 81 (12 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 12 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 81 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 120B. Punishment of criminal conspiracy

Headnote :

Section 187A of the Sea Customs Act stipulates that no court shall take cognizance of any offense related to the smuggling of goods punishable under Item 81 of the Schedule to section 167, unless a written complaint is made by the Chief Customs Officer or another Customs officer authorized by the Ch...

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Sukhrani & Ors Vs. Hari Shanker & Ors [1979] INSC 82 (12 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 12 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 82 SC

Arjun Singh Vs. Mohindra Kumar & Ors [1963] INSC 251 (13 December 1963)

Headnote :

The plaintiff\'s father and the fifth defendant were siblings. While the plaintiff was still a minor, he initiated a lawsuit claiming that the business operated by his father and uncle was ancestral, as it was funded by his grandfather\'s capital. He alleged that after his grandfather\'s death, his...

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Satpal & Co. Vs. Lt. Governor of Delhi & Ors [1979] INSC 83 (12 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 12 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 83 SC

Constitution of India
Punjab Excise Act, 1914
Punjab Excise Act, 1914
Punjab Excise Act, 1914
Punjab Excise Act, 1914

Headnote :

In the process of executing the provisions of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 as applicable in the Union Territory of Delhi, the relevant authority conducted an auction to grant licenses in Form L-10 for the sale of country liquor. During an auction on March 29, 1978, the bids from the petitioners were...

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N. Krishnammal Vs. R. Ekambaram & Ors [1979] INSC 84 (16 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 16 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 84 SC

Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Headnote :

The testator, through his will, bequeathed specific properties to each of his three sons. In Clause 5 concerning his third son (NP), he stated that if NP had no male heirs, \"my heirs shall take the aforementioned properties\" after his death. NP passed away in 1957 without any male heirs. His widow...

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Concord of India Insurance Co Ltd. Vs. Nirmala Devi & Ors [1979] INSC 85 (16 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 16 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 85 SC

Limitation Act, 1963

Headnote :

In November 1971, a doctor and his brother, who were riding a motorcycle, were struck and killed by a jeep driver. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal issued its judgment on September 5, 1976, five years later, awarding Rs. 80,000 and Rs. 73,500 to the respective claimants.The appeal in this matter w...

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Madhav Prasad Jatia Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, U.P., Lucknow [1979] INSC 86 (17 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 17 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 86 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-assessee was engaged in money-lending and various other businesses, generating income from multiple sources, including investments in shares, properties, and business ventures.In line with her commitment to donate Rs. 10 lacs for establishing an Engineering College in memory of her dec...

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State of U.P. & Ors Vs. Hindustan Aluminium Corpn. Ltd. & Ors [1979] INSC 87 (17 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 17 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 87 SC

Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948
Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948
Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948
Indian Electricity Act, 1910
Indian Electricity Act, 1910

The Union of India Vs. Ram Kanwar & Ors [1961] INSC 255 (29 August 1961)

Headnote :

When the Government of India granted the company a license to establish a new aluminium factory, it secured the consent of the Government of U.P. to provide the company with bulk, inexpensive electricity from the Rihand Hydro-Electric Scheme. An agreement was made between the company and the State G...

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Hussainara Khantoon & Ors Vs. Home Secretary, State of Bihar, Patna [1979] INSC 88 (19 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 19 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 88 SC

Constitution of India
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
CrPC Section 167. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours.

Headnote :

Upon further consideration of the petition for the release of under-trials in the State of Bihar.

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Hardip Singh & ANR Vs. The Income Tax Officer, Amritsar & Ors [1979] INSC 89 (26 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 26 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 89 SC

Headnote :

The appellants served as the managing director and director of a private limited company. On November 13, 1961, a resolution was passed for the voluntary liquidation of the company. In February and November of 1970, the Income Tax Officer issued notices to the appellants demanding payment of unpaid...

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Satto & Ors Vs. State of U.P [1979] INSC 90 (26 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 26 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 90 SC

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
CrPC Section 360. Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 376. Punishment for rape

Headnote :

Three petitioners, aged between 10 and 14, encountered an eleven-year-old girl who was tending to cattle in a village near a deserted brick kiln that provided a secluded area for committing the crime of rape. They approached the victim, restrained her, and forcibly raped her. The lower courts found...

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Nimeon Sangma & Ors Vs. Home Secretary, Govt. of Meghalaya & Ors [1979] INSC 91 (30 April 1979)

Judgement Date : 30 Apr 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 91 SC

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
CrPC Section 309. Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 395. Punishment for dacoity

Headnote :

In their request for a writ of habeas corpus, the petitioners claimed that a significant number of individuals were being unlawfully detained under the pretense of judicial proceedings.

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