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Kapurchand Shrimal Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad [1981] INSC 151 (28 August 1981)

Judgement Date : 28 Aug 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 151 SC

Headnote :

The taxpayer is a Hindu undivided family, and the relevant assessment years are 1955-56 and 1957-58 through 1961-62. On October 10, 1960, the taxpayer wrote to the Income-tax Officer regarding a notice received under section 18A(1) of the Act for the assessment year 1961-62. In this correspondence,...
Air India Vs. Nergesh Meerza & Ors [1981] INSC 152 (28 August 1981)

Judgement Date : 28 Aug 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 152 SC

Headnote :

Nditions except that the age of retirement of permanent AHs could be extended upto 40 years. In their transferred case and writ petitions, it was contended on behalf of the A.H. that the Air Hostess employed by one corporation or the other from the same class of service as the AFPs and other memb...
State of Assam & Ors Vs. Banshidhar Shewbhagwan & Co. [1981] INSC 153 (1 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 01 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 153 SC

Headnote :

A portion of a vast tract of land that the Government acquired during World War II was developed into an aerodrome, while the remaining 300 acres, which were left unused, gradually became overgrown with dense jungle.Following the Government of India\'s decision to lease the unused land, the responde...
State of Gujarat Vs. Sayed Mohd. Baquir El Edross [1981] INSC 154 (1 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 01 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 154 SC

Headnote :

The Court dismissed the appeal by special leave, stating:HELD: The abatement prevents the appeal from being considered on its merits. In this case, (a) upon the death of the sole respondent, the right to sue passed to his legal representatives; (b) since no application was filed within 90 days of th...
Southern Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals Trichur & Ors Vs. State of Kerala & Ors [1981] INSC 155 (1 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 01 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 155 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who manufactured medicinal and toilet preparations containing alcohol, contested the constitutional validity of certain provisions in their writ petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution. They challenged sections 12A, 12B, 14(e) and (f), 56A, and 68A of the Kerala Abkari...
Associated Cement Co. Ltd. Vs. Commercial Tax Officer, Kota & Ors [1981] INSC 156 (2 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 02 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 156 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-assessee, a company engaged in cement manufacturing, sold its products both within the State of Rajasthan and outside it. For the assessment year 1974-75, covering the period from August 1, 1973, to July 31, 1974, the assessee submitted sales tax returns under the Rajasthan Sales Tax A...
Ahura Chemical Products Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Union of India [1981] INSC 157 (3 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 03 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 157 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company produced various process chemicals necessary for the textile industry, specifically emulsifiers and wetting agents, which are classified under tariff item 15AA of the first schedule to the Central Excise and Salt Act of 1944. The appellant acquired 164,500 kgs of organic surfac...
Smt. Rukhamanbai Vs. Shivram & Ors [1981] INSC 158 (3 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 03 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 158 SC

Headnote :

Under the deed of settlement (Ex. 2A) dated May 22, 1930, the appellant-landlady obtained a life interest in certain disputed agricultural lands, with the reversionary interest belonging to her children. During her lifetime, she was entitled to the income generated from the property, but she was pro...
Math Sauna & Ors Vs. Kedar Nath @ Uma Shankar & Ors [1981] INSC 159 (4 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 04 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 159 SC

Headnote :

The plaintiffs in their lawsuit asserted that the properties in question were owned by the Math Sauna temple and that Mahant Sadashiva Yati, upon the death of his predecessor, was elected as the temple\'s Mahant. Consequently, as Sarbarakar, he claimed entitlement to all properties recorded under th...
K.P. Varghese Vs. The Income Tax Officer, Ernakulam, & ANR [1981] INSC 160 (4 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 04 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 160 SC

Headnote :

The appellant taxpayer sold his house in Ernakulam on December 25, 1965, to his daughter-in-law and five of his children for the same price of Rs. 16,500 that he had paid for it in 1958. The assessment for the taxpayer for the year 1966-67, with the relevant accounting period being the calendar year...
Raghbir Vs. State of Haryana [1981] INSC 161 (8 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 08 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 161 SC

Headnote :

The Court has granted the appeal.HELD: 1. The prosecution of a child for murder under the Haryana Children Act, 1974 is permissible. The appellant qualifies as a child as defined in clause (d) of section 2 of the Act. [689 A, C]2. An examination of section 22 of the Central Children Act, 1960 (Act L...
State of Maharashtra & ANR Vs. Chandrakant Anant Kulkarni & Ors [1981] INSC 162 (8 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 08 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 162 SC

Headnote :

Assistant Sales Tax Officers (ASTOs) who were involved with the affairs of the former States of Madhya Pradesh and Hyderabad were assigned to the new State of Bombay as of November 1, 1956, under section 115 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Act No. XXXVII). In their previous states, these AST...
Sirajmohmedkhan Janmohamadkhan Vs. Hafizunnisa Yasinkhan & ANR [1981] INSC 163 (14 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 14 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 163 SC

Headnote :

The respondent in this case was the wife of the appellant. In her petition for maintenance under section 125(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, the Metropolitan Magistrate supported her claim that the appellant was impotent and unable to engage in sexual relations with her. However, the Magist...
Nand Lal Bajaj Vs. The State of Punjab & ANR [1981] INSC 164 (15 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 15 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 164 SC

Headnote :

Inderjit, also known as Billa, was detained following an order issued on June 1, 1981, by the District Magistrate under subsection (2) of section 3 of the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 (PBMSECA). The detainee filed a representation conte...
Ludhichem Agencies Vs. Ahmed R.V. Peer Mohamed & ANR [1981] INSC 165 (15 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 15 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 165 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 1, the landlord, terminated the tenancy of respondent No. 2 by serving a notice dated July 28, 1962, and subsequently filed an ejectment suit. A decree for ejectment was granted in 1966, and the appeal by respondent No. 2 was dismissed in 1972.The landlord proceeded to execute the dec...
Swastik Rubber Products Ltd. Vs. Municipal Corporation of The City of Poona & ANR [1981] INSC 166 (16 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 16 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 166 SC

Headnote :

The Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act of 1949 was implemented in Poona on February 15, 1950. Section 127(2) of the Act empowered the Corporation to levy octroi and other taxes, while section 149 outlined the procedures for tax imposition.In 1957, to promote industrial growth and attract i...
State of Gujarat Vs. Adam Kasam Bhaya [1981] INSC 167 (18 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 18 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 167 SC

Headnote :

The Court has permitted the State to appeal.The Court HELD: 1. Section 10 of COFEPOSA clearly states in both its first and second parts that the duration of detention is to be one year or two years, depending on the circumstances, starting from the date of actual detention, not from the date of the...
S. Gopa Kumar Vs. State of Kerala & Kerala Public Service Commission [1981] INSC 168 (21 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 21 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 168 SC

Headnote :

To select candidates for the junior engineer positions in the Public Works Department, the State Public Service Commission established a written examination. Candidates with qualifications in Civil Engineering were allowed to answer questions in category I, while those with qualifications in Mechani...
State of M.P. & ANR Vs. Kumari Nivedita Jain & Ors [1981] INSC 169 (22 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 22 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 169 SC

Headnote :

The State Government of Madhya Pradesh exercised its executive authority to establish the Rules for admission into Medical, Dental, and Ayurvedic Colleges in Madhya Pradesh through an order dated April 2, 1980. According to Rule 7, the State Government has allocated 15% of seats for candidates from...
Madhya Pradesh Ration Vikreta Sanghsociety & Ors Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & ANR [1981] INSC 170 (22 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 22 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 170 SC

Headnote :

The Madhya Pradesh Foodstuffs (Distribution) Control Order of 1960 was enacted by the State Government under the authority granted by section 3 in conjunction with section 5 of the Essential Commodities Act of 1955. This order aimed to facilitate the distribution of foodstuffs at reasonable prices t...
Vazir Sultan Tobacco Co. Ltd. Vs. Commlssioner of Income-Tax Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad [1981] INSC 171 (25 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 25 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 171 SC

Headnote :

The Super (Profits Tax) Act of 1963 and the Company\'s (Profits) Sur-tax Act of 1964, which have nearly identical schemes and main provisions, impose a special tax on the excess profits earned by companies. This special tax applies to the portion of a company\'s \"chargeable profits\" from the previ...
Dr. Rahamatullah Vs. State of Blhar & ANR [1981] INSC 172 (28 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 28 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 172 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner was held under section 3(2) of the National Security Act of 1980. The District Magistrate issued the detention order on April 30, 1981, and the petitioner received the grounds for detention on May 1, 1981. The State Government approved the detention order on May 7, 1981, and referred...
Motor Owners Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Jadavji Keshavji Modi & Ors [1981] INSC 173 (29 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 29 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 173 SC

Headnote :

Section 95 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 outlines the requirements for an insurance policy and the associated liability limits. According to subsection (1) of section 95, an insurance policy must cover the individual or groups specified within it, as detailed in subsection (2), against any liabili...
Guru Nanak Foundation Vs. Rattan Singh & Sons [1981] INSC 174 (29 September 1981)

Judgement Date : 29 Sep 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 174 SC

Headnote :

Disputes arose between the parties involved in a building contract dated April 4, 1972, leading to an application for the appointment of an arbitrator under clause 47 of the Arbitration Agreement, registered as Suit No. 400(A) of 1974, which was submitted to the Delhi High Court. On August 14, 1974,...
Syed Israr Masood, Forest Contractor, Ret Ghat, Bhopal Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [1981] INSC 175 (1 October 1981)

Judgement Date : 01 Oct 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 175 SC

Headnote :

In accordance with the notice dated July 22, 1960, which stated that forest contracts would be settled through public auction, the appellant-plaintiff participated in the auction held on August 17, 1960, after depositing the required earnest money of Rs. 1,000 and providing a solvency certificate fo...
Sayed Mohomed Baquir El-Edroos Vs. State of Gujarat [1981] INSC 176 (1 October 1981)

Judgement Date : 01 Oct 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 176 SC

Headnote :

A notice was sent to the Sajjadanashin of the appellant institution indicating that due to the implementation of the Bombay Personal Inams Abolition Act of 1952, the exemption from land revenue payments for the inam village was terminated, and he was required to surrender the village records to the...
Gurdayal Singh Fiji Vs. The State of Punjab & Ors [1981] INSC 177 (14 October 1981)

Judgement Date : 14 Oct 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 177 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, who is part of the State Provincial Civil Service, argued in his writ petition to this Court that he is among the most senior members of the service with a consistently strong performance record. However, due to two negative comments from two officers, he has not received a certifica...
K. C. Kapoor Vs. Radhika Devi & Ors [1981] INSC 178 (15 October 1981)

Judgement Date : 15 Oct 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 178 SC

Headnote :

Estoppel by conduct and the interpretation of pleadings without an application under Order XI of the C.P.C.Explanation of the sale for legal necessity concerning joint Hindu family property, referred to as \"Kutumbarthe\".According to a compromise decree dated August 29, 1931, Sheo Dularey Misra was...
Dlvisional Personnel Officer, Western Railway, Kota Vs. Sundar Dass [1981] INSC 179 (16 October 1981)

Judgement Date : 16 Oct 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 179 SC

Headnote :

Clause (1) of Rule 1706 of the Indian Railway Establishment Code states that a railway employee may be suspended if a disciplinary action against them is anticipated or ongoing.Clause (4) of the same Rules indicates that if a court overturns a penalty of dismissal, removal, or compulsory retirement...
Tata Engineering & Locomotive Co. Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1981] INSC 180 (16 October 1981)

Judgement Date : 16 Oct 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 180 SC

Headnote :

In the conciliation proceedings concerning the demands of one of the two unions (referred to as Sanghatana) representing the workers of the appellant company, a settlement was achieved. However, the second union (Telco Union), which was unhappy with the settlement, prompted the Government to refer t...
Jeewanti Pandey Vs. Kishan Chandra Pandey [1981] INSC 181 (20 October 1981)

Judgement Date : 20 Oct 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 181 SC

Headnote :

The appellant is the wife, while the respondent is the husband. Both parties originally hailed from the village of Bagyan in the District of Pithoragarh, Uttar Pradesh. They fell in love, and during their courtship, the appellant became pregnant due to the respondent\'s access to her. Since her fath...
R.K. Garg Vs. Union of India & Ors [1981] INSC 182 (20 October 1981)

Judgement Date : 20 Oct 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 182 SC

Headnote :

The Special Bearer Bonds (Immunities and Exemptions) Ordinance of 1981 was enacted on January 12, 1981, and was later repealed and replaced by the Special Bearer Bonds (Immunities and Exemptions) Act of 1981, which received Presidential assent on March 27, 1981. According to Section 1(3) of the Act,...
Rattan Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [1981] INSC 183 (22 October 1981)

Judgement Date : 22 Oct 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 183 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, who was held under section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974, submitted a representation on April 19, 1981, through the Jail Superintendent to both the State and Central Governments challenging his detention order. In his pe...
State of Gujarat Vs. Ismail Juma & Ors [1981] INSC 184 (23 October 1981)

Judgement Date : 23 Oct 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 184 SC

Headnote :

The appellant detained the respondent under subsection (I) of section 3 of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974.The basis for the detention was that the respondent, along with two others, was part of the crew of a vessel involved in the smuggling of w...
Pandurang Jivaji Vs. Ramchandra Gangadhar Ashtekar & Ors [1981] INSC 185 (29 October 1981)

Judgement Date : 29 Oct 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 185 SC

Headnote :

Respondent R.G. Ashtekar (now deceased) initiated regular suit No. 215 of 1959 to recover his dues from Kamla Pictures, Kolhapur, which was solely owned by Bapusaheb Narayanrao Mohite (also deceased). Following an application for an order of attachment before judgment under Order 38 Rule 5 of the C....
Hemlata Kantilal Shah Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors [1981] INSC 186 (30 October 1981)

Judgement Date : 30 Oct 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 186 SC

Headnote :

The detaining authority provided reasons for the detention—Should it also specify the exact reason for the detenu\'s detention? Should it clarify that a certain metal is classified as a precious metal?Is a delay in issuing the detention order detrimental to the validity of the detention in every i...
Dr. S.P. Kapoor Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors [1981] INSC 187 (2 November 1981)

Judgement Date : 02 Nov 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 187 SC

Headnote :

The Central Health Service was established by the Central Government, with the Central Health Service Rules 1963 taking effect from May 15, 1963. These rules were later amended by the Central Health Service (Amendment) Rules 1966. Prior to the implementation of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, the Sta...
Gulam Abbas & Ors Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1981] INSC 188 (3 November 1981)

Judgement Date : 03 Nov 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 188 SC

Headnote :

The Uttar Pradesh Muslim Wakf Act of 1960 (Act XVI of 1960) repeals the Uttar Pradesh Muslim Wakf Act of 1936 (Act XIII of 1936). This raises questions about the finality of survey reports and the implications of registering Wakfs that were established under the previous Act prior to its repeal. The...
Bishambhar Dayal Chandra Mohan & Ors Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors [1981] INSC 189 (5 November 1981)

Judgement Date : 05 Nov 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

Headnote :

The State Government of Uttar Pradesh, exercising its authority under the Essential Commodities Act of 1951, issued two orders: (1) the Uttar Pradesh Food Grains Dealers (Licensing and Restriction on Hoarding) Order, 1976, and (2) the Uttar Pradesh Food Grains (Procurement and Regulation of Trade) O...
Gangabai Vs. Chhabubai [1981] INSC 190 (6 November 1981)

Judgement Date : 06 Nov 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 190 SC

Headnote :

In need of financial assistance, the respondent entered into a loan agreement with the appellant for Rs. 2,000, which included the simultaneous execution of a nominal sale document and a rent note for her house located near Sarafa Bazar in Amravati. These documents were signed on January 7, 1953. Th...
Prabha Dutt Vs. Union of India & Ors [1981] INSC 191 (7 November 1981)

Judgement Date : 07 Nov 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 191 SC

Headnote :

The constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression, as granted by Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, which encompasses the freedom of the Press, is not an absolute right. It does not provide the Press with unrestricted access to information. The Press can exercise its freedom of speech...
Indu Bala Bose & Ors Vs. Manindra Chandra Bose & ANR [1981] INSC 192 (18 November 1981)

Judgement Date : 18 Nov 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 192 SC

Headnote :

On November 16, 1952, Ranendra passed away without getting married, leaving behind an alleged will (Exhibit-1) that was executed on November 8, 1952. He had three brothers: Jitendra Chandra Bose, Gopendra, and Manindra, who is the first plaintiff.Manindra and Jogendra (the second plaintiff) were nam...
Idandas Vs. Anant Ramchandra Phadke [1981] INSC 193 (20 November 1981)

Judgement Date : 20 Nov 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 193 SC

Headnote :

A parcel of land owned by the plaintiff (respondent) was leased to the defendant (appellant), who set up a flour mill on the property. The defendant exclusively used the land for operating the flour mill.In his eviction lawsuit against the tenant, the plaintiff asserted that the tenancy was month-to...
Western Coalfields Ltd. Vs. Special Area Development Authority, Korba & ANR [1981] INSC 194 (26 November 1981)

Judgement Date : 26 Nov 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 194 SC

Headnote :

The Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act of 1961, specifically Section 127(1)(i), granted municipal councils the authority to levy a tax on property owners within the municipality, based on the annual letting value of their houses, buildings, or lands, referred to as property tax.In comparison, the Mad...
State of U.P. Vs. Jairam [1981] INSC 195 (1 December 1981)

Judgement Date : 01 Dec 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 195 SC

Headnote :

After reviewing the habeas corpus petitions of the respondents, who were held under the Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, the Division Bench of the High Court removed the writ petitions from their agenda due to the upcoming holidays lasting over ten days. Another Division B...
Sukhvinder Pal Bipan Kumar Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [1981] INSC 196 (2 December 1981)

Judgement Date : 02 Dec 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 196 SC

Headnote :

Clause 11 of the Punjab Foodgrains Dealers Licensing Price Control Order 1978 (amended in 1980) grants the licensing authority the power to cancel or suspend a license if the licensee violates any terms of their license or any provision of the order. The first proviso of this clause requires the aut...
Workmen of Williamson Magor & Co. Ltd. Vs. Williamson Magor & Co. Ltd. & ANR [1981] INSC 197 (7 December 1981)

Judgement Date : 07 Dec 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 197 SC

Headnote :

The Workmen (Respondent No. 1) claimed that the Management (Appellant) began to grant promotions and/or upgradations in a random and unjust manner to certain favored employees, ignoring the legitimate claims of many others. This led to even junior employees receiving promotions that overlooked the r...
Prasad & Ors Vs. V. Govindaswami Mudaliar & Ors [1981] INSC 198 (8 December 1981)

Judgement Date : 08 Dec 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 198 SC

Headnote :

The Karta of a Joint Hindu Family was solely responsible for managing all family affairs and took care of his younger brother. The family\'s traditional business (Kulachara) involved tobacco and money lending. Eventually, the Karta ventured into a new business selling lungis. To finance this new end...
R.S. Makashi & Ors Vs. I.M. Menon & Ors [1981] INSC 199 (8 December 1981)

Judgement Date : 08 Dec 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 199 SC

Headnote :

To staff the various positions in the newly formed Bombay Rationing Organisation (BRO), the State Government approved a skeleton staff. Alongside the sanctioned personnel, the existing employees from the previous ad hoc Controller of Foodgrains (CFD) organization were incorporated into the BRO. To e...
Jain Malleables Vs. Bharat Sahay [1981] INSC 200 (8 December 1981)

Judgement Date : 08 Dec 1981

Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 200 SC

Headnote :

The landlord, who is the respondent, submitted a petition to evict the appellant based on section 14A in conjunction with section 25B of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, citing the need for personal use. This was due to the fact that he was compelled to pay a penal rent of Rs. 1,448 for his Governm...
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