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Kamla Kanahiyalal Khushalani Vs. State of Mahararashtra & ANR [1981] INSC 1 (6 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 06 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 1 SC

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

Headnote :

In a petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, the petitioner, who is currently detained, argued that although the grounds for his detention were provided to him on the day of his arrest (October 20, 1980), the supporting materials and documents that justified the detention order were not...

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Rama Nand & Ors Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh [1981] INSC 2 (6 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 06 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 2 SC

IPC Section 201. Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder
IPC Section 364. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder

Headnote :

The Court upheld the conviction and sentences of the appellants while dismissing their appeal.HELD: (1) It is well established that when inferring the guilt of an accused based solely on circumstantial evidence, those circumstances must first be convincingly proven. Additionally, these circumstances...

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New Bihar Biri Leaves Co. & Ors Vs. State of Bihar & Ors [1981] INSC 3 (6 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 06 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 3 SC

Bihar Kendu Leaves (Control of Trade) Act, 1973
Constitution of India

Headnote :

Constitution of India 1950, Articles 19(6) clauses (i) & (ii) - Whether the clauses are distinct and separate - Whether the law covered by the clauses meets the reasonableness test under Article 19(1)(g) regarding a citizen\'s right to contract with the State - Whether a fundamental right can be...

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Natraj Studios (P) Ltd. Vs. Navrang Studios & ANR [1981] INSC 4 (7 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 07 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 4 SC

Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947
Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947
Maharashtra Co-Operative Societies Act, 1960
Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887
Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887

Dwarka Prasad Vs. Dwarka Das Saraf [1975] INSC 161 (11 August 1975)

Headnote :

The respondent provided the appellant with \"leave and licence\" to utilize their two studios, machinery, equipment, and other materials. As of February 1, 1973, section 15A was added to the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, which stated that any individual occupying pre...

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State of Gujarat Vs. Chamanlal Manjibhai Soni [1981] INSC 5 (8 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 08 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 5 SC

Headnote :

Upholding the High Court\'s decision to annul the detention, the CourtHELD: (1) The detention under section 3 of the COFEPOSA is solely intended to prevent smuggling, and all grounds for detention, whether singular or multiple, must pertain exclusively to various smuggling activities. No separate gr...

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P. Kasilingam Vs. P.S.G. College of Technology [1981] INSC 6 (8 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 08 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 6 SC

Constitution of India
Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Act, 1976

Union of India Vs. Shri Gopal Chandra Misra & Ors [1978] INSC 32 (15 February 1978)

Headnote :

The Court has allowed the appeal and referred the matter back to the Government for the resolution of the claim for back wages. HELD: (1) The circumstances surrounding the appellant\'s resignation and the accompanying letter of apology, which was obtained just prior to the commencement of the depart...

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Smt. Sooraj Devi Vs. Pyare Lal & ANR [1981] INSC 7 (8 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 08 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 7 SC

CrPC Section 362. Court not to alter judgment
CrPC Section 482. Saving of inherent power of High Court
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 448. Punishment for house-trespass

State of Orissa Vs. Ram Chander Agarwala [1978] INSC 196 (5 October 1978)

Headnote :

Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, prohibits a court from modifying its judgment. It states: \"except as otherwise provided by this Code or any other applicable law, no Court shall alter or review its signed judgment or final order in a case, except to correct clerical or arithmeti...

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Ajitsingh Thakursingh & ANR Vs. State of Gujarat [1981] INSC 8 (9 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 09 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 8 SC

CrPC Section 154. Information in cognizable cases
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 2. Punishment of offences committed within India

Headnote :

The two appellants, a father and son, along with another son who was acquitted, faced charges for the murder of the deceased and for injuring his two brothers, all of whom lived in a chawl owned by the first appellant. The prosecution claimed that on the day of the incident, the appellants demanded...

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Ashok Kumar & Ors Vs. Additional District Judge, Nainital & Ors [1981] INSC 9 (9 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 09 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 9 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were the landlords of a building where the tenant operated a hotel. They initiated legal proceedings to evict the tenant, citing non-payment of rent. The court ruled in favor of the landlords. Anticipating that the premises would soon be vacant, the landlord submitted an application t...

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S. A. Sundararajan Vs. A. P. Vs. Rajendran [1981] INSC 10 (13 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 13 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 10 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

In his petition filed under section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the appellant claimed that the sale of one of his property lots, which was attached following a court decree, was flawed due to numerous irregularities and omissions in both the sale proclamation and the sale process itself. The...

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Swadeshi Cotton Mills Vs. Union of India [1981] INSC 11 (13 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 13 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 11 SC

Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951

Maneka Gandhi Vs. Union of India [1978] INSC 16 (25 January 1978)
Nawabkhan Abbaskhan Vs. The State of Gujarat [1974] INSC 36 (19 February 1974)

Headnote :

The Industries (Development and Regulation) Act of 1951 grants the Union of India the authority to control certain industries listed in the Act\'s First Schedule, which includes textiles under Item 23.Section 15 allows the Central Government to conduct a thorough investigation if it believes that (a...

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Francis Coralie Mullin Vs. The Administrator, Union Territory of Delhi & Ors [1981] INSC 12 (13 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 13 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 12 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The Court granted the writ petition.

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Rajasthan Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Bangalore and Twoother Vs. State of Karnataka [1981] INSC 13 (14 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 14 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 13 SC

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

Headnote :

M/s. Rajasthan Pharmaceutical Laboratory, the first appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 120 of 1975, is a firm where the second appellant is a partner and the third appellant serves as the manager. The first appellant possesses a license under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 for the re-packing of dru...

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Superintendent & Remembrancer of Legal Affairs, West Bengal Vs. Satyen Bhowmick & Ors [1981] INSC 14 (15 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 15 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 14 SC

Constitution of India
CrPC Section 252. Conviction on plea of guilty
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 120B. Punishment of criminal conspiracy
Official Secrets Act, 1923

Headnote :

Section 14 of the Official Secrets Act states that, in addition to any powers a Court may have to exclude the public from proceedings, if the prosecution requests that the publication of any evidence would harm the safety of the State during a trial for an offense under this Act, the Court may issue...

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Vidya Charan Shukla Vs. Purshottam Lal Kaushik [1981] INSC 15 (15 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 15 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 15 SC

Constitution of India
Government of Union Territories Act, 1963
Government of Union Territories Act, 1963
Government of Union Territories Act, 1963
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
Representation of the People Act, 1950
Representation of the People Act, 1951

Manni Lal Vs. Shri Parmai Lal & Ors [1970] INSC 158 (13 August 1970)
Chatturbhuj Vithaldas Jasani Vs. Moreshwar Parashram & Ors [1954] INSC 14 (15 February 1954)

Headnote :

The appellant was convicted and sentenced to over two years of imprisonment by the Sessions Judge in Delhi on February 26/27, 1979. On February 27, 1979, the Sessions Judge issued an order under section 389(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, suspending the execution of the sentence to give the ap...

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State of Punjab Vs. Wasson Singh & Ors [1981] INSC 16 (15 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 15 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 16 SC

CrPC Section 342. Power to order court
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder
IPC Section 34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

Headnote :

The prosecution\'s case against the six defendants (Respondents) was that before the incident, there had been a confrontation between the two deceased individuals and the six accused regarding the trespassing of the accused\'s cattle on the deceased\'s land, which had damaged his cotton crop. On the...

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K. Janardhan Pillai & ANR Vs. Union of India & Ors [1981] INSC 17 (23 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 23 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 17 SC

Constitution of India
Essential Commodities Act, 1955
Essential Commodities Act, 1955
Government of India Act, 1935

Headnote :

On March 20, 1976, the Kerala State Government issued an order declaring raw cashewnut as an essential article under section 2(a) of the Kerala Essential Articles Control (Temporary Powers) Act, 1961. Subsequently, the Kerala Raw Cashewnuts (Procurement and Distribution) Order 1977 was enacted under...

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State of Karnataka Vs. Hemareddy Alias Vemareddy & ANR [1981] INSC 18 (27 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 27 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 18 SC

CrPC Section 164. Recording of confessions and statements
CrPC Section 190. Cognizance of offences by Magistrates
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 114. Abettor present when offence is committed
IPC Section 193. Punishment for false evidence

Headnote :

Section 195(1)(b)(i) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 states that no court shall take cognizance of any offense punishable under the sections listed therein (including S. 193 I.P.C.) if the offense is alleged to have occurred in relation to any court proceeding, unless a written complaint is m...

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State of Punjab & Ors Vs. Raja Ram & Ors [1981] INSC 19 (29 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 29 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 19 SC

Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Land Acquisition Act, 1894

Headnote :

The Court dismissed the State\'s appeal regarding the certificate, stating:HELD: (1) The land acquisition for the Food Corporation of India does not comply with legal requirements because the provisions of Chapter VII of the Land Acquisition Act were not followed.[717 A-B] (2) The Food Corporation o...

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State of Maharashtra Vs. Kapur Chand Kesarimal Jain [1981] INSC 20 (30 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 30 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 20 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was found guilty of violating section 135 of the Customs Act and the Defence of India Rules by smuggling contraband gold into the country, resulting in various sentences. When his appeal reached this Court, it was sent back to the High Court for a new ruling.Upon remand, the High Cour...

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Rainbow Steels Ltd. & ANR Vs. Commissioner of Sales Tax, Uttar Pradesh & ANR [1981] INSC 21 (30 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 30 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 21 SC

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Headnote :

Exercising the authority granted under section 3A of the U.P. Sales Tax Act, 1948, the State Government issued a notification on May 30, 1975, stating that the turnover from the sale of \"old, discarded, unserviceable or obsolete machinery, stores, or vehicles, etc.\" would be subject to a sales tax...

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Kirit Kumar Chaman Lal Kundaliya Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors [1981] INSC 22 (30 January 1981)

Judgement Date : 30 Jan 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Constitution of India
Foreigners Act, 1946

Lallubhai Jogibhai Patel Vs. Union of India & Ors [1980] INSC 234 (15 December 1980)
Ghulam Sarwar Vs. Union of India & Ors [1966] INSC 267 (15 December 1966)

Headnote :

The petitioner submitted a Special Leave Petition challenging the order related to the Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, contesting his detention on the basis that he was not provided with the materials that were used to justify the detention. He argued that two documents...

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