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Commissioner of Income-Tax, West Bengal, Calcutta Vs. Hindustan Housing & Land Development Trust Limited [1986] INSC 151 (29 July 1986)

Judgement Date : 29 Jul 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 151 SC

Headnote :

While the State\'s appeal regarding an arbitrator\'s award from July 29, 1955, which increased the original compensation amount, was ongoing, the Government deposited the additional funds. The assessee was allowed to withdraw this amount on May 9, 1956, upon providing security. During the assessment...
Commissioner of Income Tax, Kanpur Vs. The Elgin Mills Ltd., Kanpur [1986] INSC 152 (31 July 1986)

Judgement Date : 31 Jul 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 152 SC

Headnote :

In Civil Appeal No. 1665 of 1974, a conflict emerged between the respondent-assessee and the Revenue concerning the calculation of \"standard deductions\" as per the Companies Profits (Surtax) Act, 1964. The respondent-assessee argued that three specific amounts related to (a) investment reserve, (b...
Commissioner of Income Tax, Kanpur Vs. Saran Engineering Co. Ltd. [1986] INSC 153 (31 July 1986)

Judgement Date : 31 Jul 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 153 SC

Headnote :

In CA 1546 of 1974, M/s British India Corporation Ltd. sought to include various reserves—such as Capital Reserve, Stocks and Stores Reserves, Bad and Doubtful Debts Reserves, Obsolescence Reserve, Loans and Insurance Reserve, Investment Reserve, and Forfeited Moneys Reserves—as \"standard deduc...
Prakash Cotton Mills Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Rashtriya Mills Mazdoor Sangh [1986] INSC 154 (1 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 01 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 154 SC

Headnote :

Certain essential goods required for the manufacturing process at the appellant\'s mill were seized by the Excise Authorities due to non-payment of Central Excise Duty, leading to a disruption in the mill\'s operations. As a result, the appellant was forced to halt production from March 24, 1964, to...
Union of India & ANR Vs. Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee & Ors [1986] INSC 155 (5 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 05 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 155 SC

Headnote :

Respondents I and II initiated legal proceedings against the petitioners/defendants, seeking damages amounting to Rs. 1000 crores for the destruction of movable and immovable properties belonging to various Gurdwaras managed by respondent No. 1, as per the provisions of the Punjab Sikh Gurdwaras Act...
Brij Behari Sahai Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [1986] INSC 156 (5 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 05 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 156 SC

Headnote :

The appeals question whether a person with an interest in the land is entitled to solatium on the compensation awarded in a proceeding under section 35 of the Land Acquisition Act when the Land Acquisition officer takes temporary occupation of the land. The High Court denied this entitlement.
Vasudeo Vishwanath Saraf Vs. New Education Institute & Ors [1986] INSC 157 (5 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 05 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 157 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner was first appointed as an Assistant Teacher at a school operated by the respondent-society, later promoted to Supervisor, and eventually served as Principal until a reversion occurred due to a Resolution from the Managing Committee of the respondent-society.The petitioner contested th...
Government Medical Store Depot, Karnal Vs. State of Haryana & ANR [1986] INSC 158 (5 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 05 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 158 SC

Headnote :

According to section 88 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, the Punjab General Sales Tax Act, 1948 remained in effect starting November 1, 1966, even in the areas that now make up the State of Haryana. The Punjab Act was repealed with the introduction of the Haryana General Sales Tax Act, 1973,...
Sheela Barse & ANR Vs. Union of India & Ors [1986] INSC 159 (5 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 05 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 159 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner submitted a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking the release of children under 16 years old who are detained in jails across various States in the country. The petition also requested comprehensive information regarding these children in jails, as well as the status o...
Tej Pal Singh Vs. State of U.P. & ANR [1986] INSC 160 (5 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 05 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 160 SC

Headnote :

The appellant served as an Additional District and Sessions Judge in Uttar Pradesh. In 1967, the State Government petitioned the High Court for his premature retirement. On July 8, 1968, the Administrative Judge concurred with the proposal to retire the appellant, providing him with three months\' n...
Suraj Mal & ANR Vs. Ram Singh & Ors [1986] INSC 161 (7 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 07 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 161 SC

Headnote :

Sona Devi, the mother of respondents 3, 4, and 5, inherited certain Zamindari property from her father. She sold this property through a registered deed to the predecessor of the appellants and one Abhey Ram. At the time of the sale, she had no sons, but later, respondents 3 to 5 were born, and they...
Hindustan Wires Products Limited Vs. Commissioner of Income-Tax, Patiala [1986] INSC 162 (7 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 07 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 162 SC

Headnote :

The landlord-appellant, who operates a girls\' school, initiated an eviction lawsuit against the tenant, who was the predecessor-in-interest of the respondent, claiming that additional space was required for the school.Both the trial judge and the appellate court granted the eviction under section 1...
Arya Samaj, Sagar & Ors Vs. Pinjamal & ANR [1986] INSC 163 (8 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 08 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 163 SC

Headnote :

The landlord-appellant, who operates a girls\' school, initiated an eviction lawsuit against the tenant, who was the predecessor-in-interest of the respondent, citing the need for additional space for the school.Both the trial judge and the appellate court granted the eviction under section 12(i)(f)...
M. Nirmala & Ors Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors [1986] INSC 164 (8 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 08 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 164 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners in Writ Petition 106 of 1980 are employed in Group IV Services across various departments of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Most of them were appointed after 1974 on a purely temporary basis under General Rule 10(a)(i)(l), due to a ban on direct recruitment. Following the partial...
Rajinder Kaur Vs. Punjab State & ANR [1986] INSC 165 (8 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 08 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 165 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a temporary female constable, was dismissed from her position under Rule 12.21 of Volume 7 of the Punjab Police Rules 1934, based on the claim that she was unlikely to be an effective police officer. Her appeal to the Deputy Inspector General of Police against this dismissal was denie...
Anwar Vs. First Additional District Judge, Bbulandshahr & Ors [1986] INSC 166 (11 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 11 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 166 SC

Headnote :

Section 68-C, found in Chapter IVA of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, stipulates the publication of a scheme when a State Transport Undertaking believes it is necessary for the public interest to operate road transport services in a specific area or along a particular route. Section 68-D(1) allows for...
Bijoe Emmanuel & Ors Vs. State of Kerala & Ors [1986] INSC 167 (11 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 11 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 167 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, three children who are members of the Jehovah\'s Witnesses sect, worship only Jehovah, the Creator, and do not recognize any other deity. They declined to sing the National Anthem, \'Jana Gana Mana\', as they believe that singing it contradicts their religious beliefs—not due to th...
Indu Bhusan De & Ors Vs. The State of West Bengal [1986] INSC 168 (12 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 12 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 168 SC

Headnote :

The Calcutta City Civil Court Act authorized the State Government to create a civil court known as the City Civil Court, with its local jurisdiction defined under section 5(2) to encompass the city of Calcutta. Currently, section 5(2) establishes the jurisdictional limit of the City Civil Court at o...
Sheela Barse & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1986] INSC 169 (13 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 13 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 169 SC

Headnote :

On July 12, 1986, this Court provided several directives concerning physically and mentally challenged children, as well as abandoned or destitute children who are held in various jails across the country for \'safe custody\'.
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Vs. State of Bihar & Ors [1986] INSC 170 (13 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 13 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 170 SC

Headnote :

The appellant\'s special leave petition challenging the Labour Court\'s award dated March 11, 1983, which granted relief to employee-respondent No. 3, was dismissed through a non-speaking order. Respondent No. 3 was represented by counsel during these proceedings. Following this, the appellant filed...
District Council of The Jowai Vs. Dwet Singh Rymbai [1986] INSC 171 (14 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 14 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 171 SC

Headnote :

The Autonomous District of Jowai, which was formerly a subdivision of the United Khasi Jaintia Autonomous District, was established as an autonomous district effective December 1, 1964, following a notification from the Governor of Assam on November 23, 1964.The District Council was established on M...
Bharat Sevashram Sangh Vs. State of Gujarat [1986] INSC 172 (18 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 18 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 172 SC

Headnote :

The Gujarat Secondary Education Act of 1972 (Gujarat Act No. 18 of 1973) was established to regulate secondary education in Gujarat. According to Section 33 of the Act, if the State Government determines that the manager of any registered private secondary school has failed to fulfill their duties a...
Union of India & Ors Vs. M/S Modi Rubber Limited [1986] INSC 173 (18 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 18 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 173 SC

Headnote :

The production of tyres is subject to excise duty under the Central Excise and Salt Tax Act of 1944. According to Section 3(1) of this Act, excise duties are to be levied and collected in a manner prescribed by the Rules established under the Act on all excisable goods produced and manufactured in I...
Bhimrao Trimbakrao Ingle Vs. State of Maharashtra [1986] INSC 174 (19 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 19 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 174 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were found guilty under section 5 of the Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act of 1887. Additionally, appellant number 6 was convicted under section 4 of the same Act. Upon reviewing the evidence, the Sessions Court determined that the prosecution did not prove that appellant number 6 was...
Tarlok Singh Vs. Municipal Corporation of Amritsar & ANR [1986] INSC 175 (20 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 20 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 175 SC

Headnote :

Section 384 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act 1976 stipulates that the procedures outlined in the Code of Civil Procedure regarding suits shall be applied, to the extent possible, in the handling of applications, appeals, or references made to the District Judge under the Act or any associated...
Mewa Ram & Ors Vs. State of Haryana Through The Land Acquisition Collector [1986] INSC 176 (26 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 26 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 176 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners, after more than three years since the High Court\'s ruling, have submitted new petitions seeking an increase in the compensation rate to Rs. 17.50 per square yard. They argue that the Supreme Court, in two cases decided on April 1, 1982, raised the compensation rate to Rs. 17.50 per...
Kerala State Electricity Board, Vs. S.N. Govinda Prabhu & Brothers & Ors [1986] INSC 177 (26 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 26 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 177 SC

Headnote :

The appellant Board\'s increases in Electricity Tariff in 1980, 1982, and 1984 were contested in the High Court by the respondents, who argued that the Board exceeded its statutory authority by creating a pricing structure designed to generate enough revenue not only to cover the legitimate expenses...
Bal Kishan Vs. Om Prakash & ANR [1986] INSC 178 (26 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 26 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 178 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was added to the case as the legal representative of the deceased tenant while the eviction petition was ongoing. He submitted an additional written statement arguing that since the premises in question were non-residential and commercial, the legal heir of a tenant could not be classi...
Prabhu Dayal Sesma Vs. State of Rajasthan & ANR [1986] INSC 179 (28 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 28 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 179 SC

Headnote :

For the direct recruitment to the Rajasthan Administrative Service and related services of the Government of Rajasthan through a competitive examination scheduled for 1983, the Rajasthan Public Service Commission stipulated that candidates must be at least 21 years old by January 1, 1984, and must n...
Commissioner of Wealth-Tax, Calcutta Vs. O.M.M. Klnnison [1986] INSC 180 (29 August 1986)

Judgement Date : 29 Aug 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 180 SC

Headnote :

Company \'A\', which managed two Indian companies, formed a sub-partnership with \'B\' in 1907, sharing the managing agency\'s earnings equally. After \'B\' passed away in 1316, he left a Will that bequeathed all his assets to his wife, \'C\'. In 1927, \'C\' executed two assignment deeds transferrin...
Rib Tapes (India) Pvt. Ltd. & ANR Vs. Union of India & Ors [1986] INSC 181 (2 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 02 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 181 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who own a hosiery factory, imported 27 knitting machines in 1972 using their import license. The Customs authorities claimed that the machinery was not new, as permitted by the license, but rather old and reconditioned, and that the price listed was significantly lower than its actua...
University of Allahabad & Ors Vs. Amrit Chand Tripathi & Ors [1986] INSC 182 (2 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 02 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 182 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, Minerva Mills Ltd., a textile company, had been operating at a loss and was forced to shut down. In response, the Central Government initiated an investigation into the company\'s affairs under Section 15 of the Industries (Development & Regulation) Act of 1931. Subsequently, the Sta...
Minerva Mills Ltd. & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1986] INSC 183 (9 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 09 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 183 SC

Headnote :

Shrimad Vallabhacharyaji established the Pushti Margi Sampradaya, and Goswami Madhavraiji was a direct descendant of him. In 1776, he moved from the Amreli district of Gujarat to Junagad in Saurashtra, bringing his deity along at the invitation of the Muslim Nawab.The Nawab, impressed by Madhavraiji...
Heir of Deceased Maharaj Purshottamlaljimaharaj, Junagadcol Vs. [1986] INSC 184 (9 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 09 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 184 SC

Headnote :

The auction for the property of judgment-debtor no. 1, conducted to enforce a money decree, took place on July 26, 1985.The highest bid of Rs. 22,000 made by the auction purchaser was accepted. The case for the confirmation of the sale was scheduled for September 30, 1985. Meanwhile, judgment-debtor...
Basavantappa Vs. Gangadhar Narayan Dharwadkar & ANR [1986] INSC 185 (10 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 10 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 185 SC

Headnote :

The retirement age for clerical staff working under Respondent No. 1 is set at 60 years, whereas for management staff, it is 58 years.In their petitions filed under Article 32, the management staff officers argued that the difference in retirement ages between the two employee groups results in disc...
Tejinder Singh & ANR Vs. M/S. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited & ANR [1986] INSC 186 (11 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 11 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 186 SC

Headnote :

The retirement age for clerical staff working under Respondent No. 1 is set at 60 years, whereas for management staff, it is 58 years.In their petitions filed under Article 32, the management staff officers argued that the difference in retirement ages between the two employee groups results in disc...
Star Diamond Co. India Vs. Union of India & Ors [1986] INSC 187 (12 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 12 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 187 SC

Headnote :

This Court, in its order dated April 18, 1985, in the case of Union of India v. Rajnikant Bros. (Civil Appeal No. 1423 of 1984), ruled that, except for items specifically prohibited under the existing Import Policy at the time of import, parties were allowed to import all other items, whether catego...
Union of India Vs. M/S. Godrej Soaps Pvt. Ltd & ANR [1986] INSC 188 (12 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 12 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 188 SC

Headnote :

The respondents acquired a specific quantity of palm kernel fatty acid on a high seas basis from a company that had imported it under an additional license granted by this Court\'s order dated April 18, 1985, in C.A. No. 1423 of 1981, Union of India v. Rajnikant Brothers. However, the Customs author...
C.G. Ghanshamdas & Ors Vs. Collector of Madras [1986] INSC 189 (12 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 12 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

Headnote :

The appellants\' property remained requisitioned due to various amendments to the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act of 1952, and the compensation for this property needed to be reassessed for the period from March 7, 1975, to March 6, 1980. Since the parties could not reach an...
State of U.P. Vs. Smt. Pista Devi & Ors [1986] INSC 190 (12 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 12 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 190 SC

Headnote :

The appellants own agricultural land located on the outskirts of Meerut City. This land was targeted for acquisition by the Meerut Development Authority as part of its initiative to provide housing for the city\'s residents.On December 13, 1979, the Collector recommended the acquisition of the land,...
Neelima Shangla Ph.D. Candidate Vs. State of Haryana & Ors [1986] INSC 191 (17 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 17 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 191 SC

Headnote :

In the 1983-84 examination for the Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch), 390 candidates participated, out of which 54 from the general category, four from backward classes, four from scheduled castes, and two ex-servicemen qualified by achieving the required minimum score of 55 percent. The petit...
Parvati & Ors Vs. Fatehsinhrao Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad [1986] INSC 192 (18 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 18 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 192 SC

Headnote :

When Baroda was designated as a Borough Municipality on May 1, 1950, the Bombay Tenancy Act of 1939 governed the lands within its municipal boundaries. This Act was later repealed by the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, which came into effect in Baroda Municipality on August 1, 1956,...
V. Sridharan Nair Vs. State of Kerala & Ors [1986] INSC 193 (19 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 19 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 193 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, who served as a Laboratory Attendant at an Arts College under the Department of Collegiate Education, was assigned to the City Improvement Trust for a duration of two years. He was officially relieved of his duties effective from October 30, 1961, by the Department of Collegiate Educ...
Director General, Telecommunication & ANR Vs. T.N. Peethambaram [1986] INSC 194 (19 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 19 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 194 SC

Headnote :

The appellant Department interpreted Rule 2 in Appendix III of the Telegraph Engineering Service (Group \'B\') Recruitment Rules 1981 as necessitating that candidates achieve a minimum of 50% pass marks for general candidates and 45% for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in \'each\' of the four...
Raghubir Singh & Ors Vs. State of Bihar [1986] INSC 195 (19 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 19 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 195 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners, who are also the accused, were apprehended by the Security Police Patrol Party in Bihar while trying to cross the Indo-Nepal border. Among them was Simranjit Singh Mann, a former police officer who had been dismissed and was evading arrest following a detention order under the Natio...
Ram Singh & Ors Vs. Gram Panchayat Mehal Kalan & Ors [1986] INSC 196 (22 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 22 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 196 SC

Headnote :

Section 11 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 grants the Collector the authority to resolve disputes involving individuals asserting rights, titles, or interests in land that is vested or considered to be vested in a Panchayat, or those claiming that certain land has not been...
Chandavarkar Sita Ratna Rao Vs. Ashalata S. Guram [1986] INSC 197 (25 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 25 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 197 SC

Headnote :

Section 15A(1) of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, which was added by Section 14 of the Amending Act of 1973, states that regardless of any other provisions in the Act, any conflicting laws, or any contracts, if a person was occupying any premises, or part of it tha...
Surinder Singh Vs. Central Government & Ors [1986] INSC 199 (26 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 26 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 199 SC

Headnote :

The plot in question, classified as evacuee property, was included in the compensation pool under section 14 of the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act of 1954 and was auctioned on August 24, 1959. The appellant\'s highest bid was provisionally accepted, and he paid 1/5th of the...
Panipat Woollen & General Mills Co. Ltd.& ANR Vs. Union of India & Ors [1986] INSC 200 (26 September 1986)

Judgement Date : 26 Sep 1986

Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 200 SC

Headnote :

A provisional liquidator was appointed for two textile businesses of the petitioner-company due to significant losses, leading to their closure in May 1972. These textile businesses were classified as \'sick textile undertakings\' under sub-clause (i) of section 2(d) of the Sick Textiles Undertaking...
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