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K. S. Dharmadatan Vs. Central Government & Ors [1979] INSC 92 (1 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 01 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 92 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

The appellant faced prosecution for offenses under sections 120-B, 420, 471, and 468 in conjunction with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, as well as Section 167(72) of the Sea Customs Act and Section 5(2) along with section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1947. When the charge she...

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Union of India Vs. Valluri Basavaiah Chaudhary [1979] INSC 93 (1 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 01 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 93 SC

Constitution of India
Government of India Act, 1935

Headnote :

Constitution of India 1950. Article 252(1) defines the term \'legislature\' as referring solely to the House or Houses of Legislature, excluding the Governor. It also highlights the distinctions between terms such as \'An Act of Legislature\', \'A legislative Act\', \'A resolution of the House\', an...

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State of Gujarat & ANR Vs. Patel Ranjibhai Dhanbhai & Ors [1979] INSC 94 (1 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 01 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 94 SC

Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959

Headnote :

Section 33(6) of the Bombay Sales Tax Act of 1959 states that if the Commissioner of Sales Tax believes that a dealer is obligated to pay tax but has not registered within the timeframe specified in section 22, the Commissioner will determine, to the best of his judgment, the tax amount owed by the...

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Chettiam Veettil Ammad & ANR Vs. Taluk Land Board & Ors [1979] INSC 95 (2 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 02 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 95 SC

State of Kerala & Ors Vs. Philomina & Ors [1976] INSC 185 (20 August 1976)

Headnote :

The Kerala State Legislature recognized the need for comprehensive land reforms within the State. Consequently, the Kerala Agrarian Relations Act, 1960 (Act IV of 1961) was enacted and received presidential assent on January 21, 1961, with some provisions taking effect from February 15, 1961. Howeve...

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State of Tamil Nadu Vs. V. Krishnnaswami Naidu & ANR [1979] INSC 96 (3 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 03 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 96 SC

CrPC Section 167. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours.
CrPC Section 193. Cognizance of offences by Courts of Session
CrPC Section 265. Language of record and judgment
CrPC Section 3. Construction of references
CrPC Section 350. Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1952 (66 of 1952) was enacted on July 28, 1952, to further amend the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, with the aim of facilitating a quicker trial for offenses. Section 6 of the Act allows the State Government to appoint Special Judges...

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Indian Overseas Bank, Madras Vs. Chemical Construction Company & Ors [1979] INSC 97 (3 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 03 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 97 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
CrPC Section 406. Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals

Headnote :

The first respondent entered into an agreement with the second respondent to construct a factory in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. As part of the Scheme for re-discounting of bills, the first respondent discounted Bills of Exchange related to machinery sales with its banker (the petitioner). When the second...

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Gujarat State Transport Corporation, Vs. Valji Mulji Soneji & Ors [1979] INSC 98 (3 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 03 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 98 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

A lawsuit (No. 1262/53) was filed challenging the notification issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act on 10-10-1952 by the former Government of Bombay, as well as another notification under Section 6 of the Act dated 14-8-1953, which was issued while the lawsuit was ongoing. This notific...

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Janardan Dattuappa Bondre Vs. Govindprasad Shivprasad Choudhary & Ors [1979] INSC 99 (3 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 03 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 99 SC

Anirudh Prasad Vs. Rajeshwari Saroj Das & Ors [1976]120 (20 April 1976)
Jabar Singh Vs. Genda Lal [1963] INSC 263 (20 December 1963)

Headnote :

The appellant was declared the winner of the State Assembly election during the General Election of 1978, having received 27,785 votes. The fifth respondent garnered 27,604 votes, while the third respondent received 27,447 votes.The appellant\'s election was challenged by a voter, the first responde...

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Sassoon J. David & Co. (P) Ltd., Bombay Vs. C.I.T., Bombay [1979] INSC 100 (3 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 03 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 100 SC

Headnote :

In January 1956, the assessee company, which had its assets valued at Rs. 155 lacs as of December 31, 1955, decided to terminate the employment of 22 employees effective March 31, 1956, and to provide them with retrenchment compensation and termination pay.Subsequently, Davids, a shareholder of the...

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Hussainara Khatoon & Ors Vs. Home Secretary, State of Bihar, Govt. of Bihar, Patna [1979] INSC 101 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 101 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

Typically, when an individual faces multiple charges, the prison sentences are intended to be served concurrently. However, if the sentences are to be served consecutively, the undertrial prisoners in this case have already endured the maximum time they could be imprisoned for multiple convictions....

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H.D.Devasia & Co., Kerala Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, Kerala [1979] INSC 102 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 102 SC

Income Tax Act, 1961

Headnote :

The appellant, a registered firm, operates its business in various locations throughout the State of Kerala. In addition to its regular trade in different commodities, the firm also engaged in speculative business activities.For the assessment years 1964-65 and 1965-66, the Income Tax Officer alloca...

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Kewal Krishan Puri & ANR Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [1979] INSC 103 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 103 SC

Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951
Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961
Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961
Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961

Nagar Mahapalika Varanasi Vs. Durga Das Bhattacharya & Ors [1968] INSC 56 (4 March 1968)

Headnote :

The Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961, which was enacted by the former State of Punjab, aims to enhance the regulation of the purchase, sale, storage, and processing of agricultural products, as well as to establish markets for these products within the State. Section 3 establishes the S...

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Bachan Singh Vs. State of Punjab [1979] INSC 104 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 104 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 131. Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty

Headnote :

Penal Code - Death penalty - Conditions for imposition - Judges - Authority to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment - Validity of Rajendra Prasad\'s case as a precedent.

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Shankar Chakravarti Vs. Britannia Biscuit Co. Ltd. & ANR [1979] INSC 105 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 105 SC

Industrial Disputes (Central) Rules, 1957

State Bank of India Vs. R. K. Jain & Ors [1971] INSC 253 (17 September 1971)
Phulbari Tea Estate Vs. Its Workmen [1959] INSC 67 (6 may 1959)

Headnote :

In the ex parte departmental inquiry conducted against the appellant, who was detained under the Prevention of Violence Act, 1970, the Inquiry Officer found the charges against him to be substantiated. Based on this report, the management of the first respondent company terminated the appellant\'s e...

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Commissioner of Income Tax (Central) Calcutta Vs. B. N.Bhattacharjee & ANR [1979] INSC 106 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 106 SC

Income Tax Act, 1961
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Maneka Gandhi Vs. Union of India [1978] INSC 16 (25 January 1978)

Headnote :

A significant amount of Rs. 30 lakhs in cash was seized from the respondent during a search conducted by Income Tax officials, leading the Department to reopen his assessments for the years 1962-63 to 1972-73. The total tax liability for the respondent exceeded Rs. 30 lakhs, with an additional Rs. 3...

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The Authorised Officer, Thanjavur & ANR Vs. S. Naganatha Ayyar [1979] INSC 107 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 107 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

Section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act 1961 states that from the date the Act came into effect, no individual shall hold land beyond the specified ceiling area, except as allowed by the Act and in accordance with Chapter VIII. Section 22 stipulates that if, betwee...

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Metalware & Co. Vs. Bansilal Sharma & Ors [1979] INSC 108 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 108 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a business entity, has been renting a shop in the disputed premises. The respondent acquired the building in 1975 and initiated eviction proceedings against all tenants, citing several reasons: (1) the building was very old and in a state of disrepair, necessitating immediate demoliti...

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M N.Samrath Vs. Marotrao & Ors [1979] INSC 109 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 109 SC

Headnote :

Clause (g) of Section 15 of the City of Nagpur Corporation Act, 1948 states that \"no individual shall be eligible for election as a Councilor if, under any current law, they are ineligible to be a member of any local authority.\" Additionally, sub-section (4) of the Life Insurance Corporation of In...

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Dalbir Singh & Ors Vs. State of Punjab [1979] INSC 110 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 110 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder

Headnote :

The appellants and the complainant\'s group were involved in a conflict regarding the allocation of water for irrigating their farmland. Although a makeshift mediation attempted to resolve the issue, it proved ineffective. On the day of the incident, the complainant\'s group was celebrating with alc...

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Ramana Dayaram Shetty Vs. The International Airport Authority of India & Ors [1979] INSC 111 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 111 SC

State of Orissa & Ors Vs. Harinarayan Jaiswal & Ors [1972] INSC 78 (14 March 1972)
Rashbihari Panda Vs. State of Orissa [1969] INSC 10 (16 January 1969)
C. K. Achuthan Vs. The State of Kerala & Ors [1958] INSC 129 (11 December 1958)

Headnote :

The first respondent issued a public notice inviting tenders for the establishment and operation of a second-class restaurant and two snack bars at the International Airport in Bombay.The notice specified in Paragraph (1) that sealed tenders were sought from registered second-class hoteliers with a...

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Vimal Chand Jawantraj Jain Vs. Shri Pradhan & Ors [1979] INSC 112 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 112 SC

Headnote :

The detainee under COFEPOSA contested the detention orders, arguing that they violated Article 22(5) of the Constitution. He claimed that his representation was neither acknowledged nor addressed by the Secretary to the Government of Maharashtra. The Secretary had previously communicated in a letter...

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Cloth Traders (P) Ltd. Vs. Addl. Commr. of Income Tax, Gujarat-I [1979] INSC 113 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 113 SC

Income Tax Act, 1961

Headnote :

The first provision that exempted super-tax on intercorporate dividends dates back to December 9, 1933, when a Notification was issued by the Governor General in Council. It stated:\"The Governor General in Council is pleased to exempt from super-tax:(i) the portion of income of any investment trust...

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Hargovlnd Pant Vs. Dr. Raghukul Tilak & Ors [1979] INSC 114 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 114 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

Article 319(d) of the Constitution states that when a member, excluding the Chairman of a State Public Service Commission, leaves their position, they can be appointed as the Chairman or any other member of the Union Public Service Commission or as the Chairman of that or any other State Public Serv...

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Babu Ram Jagdish Kumar & Co. Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [1979] INSC 115 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : 04 May 1979

Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 115 SC

Indian Electricity Act, 1910
Indian Electricity Act, 1910

Headnote :

Section 5(1) of the Punjab Sales Tax Act, 1948 empowers the State Government to set the tax rates applicable to a dealer\'s taxable turnover, provided it does not exceed the specified limit. Sub-section (2) outlines the principles for determining taxable turnover. Schedule \'C\' of the Act lists goo...

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