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Sant Lal Bharti Vs. State of Punjab [1987] INSC 355 (1 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 01 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 354 SC

Constitution of India
East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949

Headnote :

The appellant submitted a writ petition to the High Court challenging the constitutionality of section 4 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949. However, he failed to provide details about the property he claimed to own and for which he was raising concerns.The High Court dismissed the...

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Hanumant Kumar Telesara Vs. Mohan Lal [1987] INSC 356 (1 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 01 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 355 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

The respondent mortgaged his shop and transferred possession to the mortgagees, granting them the right to collect rent from the tenant as payment for the mortgage interest. The mortgagees subsequently rented the premises to the appellant (tenant) while the mortgage was still in effect.The responden...

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Ram Kumar & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1987] INSC 357 (2 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 02 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 356 SC

Constitution of India
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Headnote :

The petitioners, who had been employed as casual laborers for periods ranging from 10 to 16 years in the Construction Department of the Signal Unit at Northern Railway, submitted writ petitions to this Court. They claimed that despite their long continuous service, the Railway Administration (the re...

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Brijendra Nath Bhargava & ANR Vs. Harsh Wardhan & Ors [1987] INSC 358 (2 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 02 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 357 SC

Headnote :

In 1974, the landlords of the disputed property, Bhonri Lal and others, initiated an eviction lawsuit against the tenant appellants, citing genuine need, significant alterations to the premises, and failure to pay rent. While the lawsuit was ongoing, the current respondents acquired the property in...

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U.P. Income-Tax Department Contingent Paid State Welfare Vs. Union of India & Ors [1987] INSC 359 (4 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 04 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 358 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The petitioner, the Association of the U.P. Income-tax Department Contingent Paid Staff, is dissatisfied because, despite their members having served as class IV employees in the U.P. Income-tax Department for many years, the Department has not regularized their positions or integrated them into the...

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Paradise Printers & Ors Vs. A Union Territory of Chandigarh & Ors [1987] INSC 360 (4 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 04 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 359 SC

Headnote :

The Chandigarh administration aimed to relocate the printing presses, which were dispersed throughout residential areas and small shops in Chandigarh, to an industrial zone. To facilitate this, they designated forty-three sites in the industrial area Phase-II and called for applications for site all...

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Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. Vs. State of Bihar [1987] INSC 361 (4 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 04 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 360 SC

Headnote :

Section 14(1) of the Bihar Sales Tax Act, 1959 mandates that dealers submit their returns within a specified timeframe to the designated authority. According to Rule 10(2) of the Bihar Sales Tax Rules, 1959, the assessee is required to file quarterly returns within one month following the end of the...

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State of Orissa & Ors A Vs. Construction India [1987] INSC 362 (4 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 04 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 361 SC

Headnote :

The parties entered into a contract during the years 1970-71.The Arbitrator issued the award in 1982, which was subsequently challenged in the subordinate court, where it was upheld.An appeal to the High Court against the Subordinate Judge\'s order was rejected. The petitioners then sought special l...

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State of Orissa & ANR Vs. Alekh Chandrajena [1987] INSC 363 (7 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 07 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 362 SC

Headnote :

The individual in question served as the Sarpanch of a Gram Panchayat.Following a report from the Sub-Divisional Officer detailing facts and circumstances that met the criteria for suspension and removal as outlined in section 115 of the Orissa Gram Panchayat Act, 1964, the second appellant issued a...

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Delhi Municipal Karamchari Ekta Union (Regd.) Vs. P.L. Sngh & Ors [1987] INSC 364 (7 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 07 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 363 SC

Headnote :

The daily rated Vaccinators/Immunisers employed by the Delhi Municipal Corporation for over eight years have requested the regularization of their services and equal pay with those who are regularly appointed and perform similar duties. Upon review, the Industrial Tribunal concluded that the workers...

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G.C. Gupta & Ors Vs. N K. Pandey & Ors [1987] INSC 365 (8 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 08 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 364 SC

Headnote :

From 1942 to 1943, the United Provinces Service of Engineers reserved two positions in both the Buildings and Roads Department and the Irrigation Department for the top two students from the Thomson College of Civil Engineering, Roorkee, based on their final examination merit. This reservation was e...

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Sushil Kumar & Ors Vs. State of Haryana & Ors [1987] INSC 366 (8 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 08 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 365 SC

CrPC Section 482. Saving of inherent power of High Court
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 420. Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
IPC Section 474. Having possession of document described in Section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine

Headnote :

The appellant, Sushil Kumar, initiated a Civil Suit against the wife of respondent No. 2 and secured a temporary injunction based on a copy of a partnership deed, preventing both the wife and her husband from interfering with the possession of certain property. In response, respondent No. 2 filed a...

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Smt. Jahejo Devi & Ors A Vs. Moharam Ali [1987] INSC 367 (9 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 09 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 366 SC

Section 106. TPA, Duration of certain leases in absence of written contract or local usage.

Headnote :

The appellants-landlords, residents of the State of Bihar, carrying on business in Meghalaya, sought eviction of the tenant from their suit shop in Arrah, Bihar on the ground of default in payment of rent as well as on the ground of bona fide need, and for arrears of rent under s.12(1) of the Bihar...

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Aarti Gupta & Ors Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [1987] INSC 368 (9 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 09 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 367 SC

Headnote :

A total of one hundred seats in the M.B.B.S./B.D.S. programs were set aside for candidates from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, who were required by the Indian Medical Council\'s Regulation II to achieve a minimum of 40 percent marks to qualify for admission.On May 8, 1987, the Government of...

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Sanjay Suri & ANR Vs. Delhi Administration, Delhi & ANR [1987] INSC 369 (9 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 09 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 368 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The petitioners, who are a News Editor and a trainee sub-editor, submitted writ petitions to the Supreme Court highlighting issues of mismanagement at the Central Jail in Tihar concerning juvenile undertrial prisoners, and requested suitable directives for the respondents. The Court issued multiple...

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Food Corporation of India Vs. Surendra, Devendra & Mohendra Transport Co [1987] INSC 370 (10 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 10 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 369 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Sale of Goods Act, 1930

Headnote :

The respondent was appointed as a transport and handling contractor by the appellant, based on the terms and conditions outlined in three consecutive written agreements between the two parties. Following the emergence of disputes, an arbitrator was appointed in accordance with the arbitration clause...

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Sri K. Prasad & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1987] INSC 371 (10 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 10 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 370 SC

Parvez Qadir Vs. Union of India & Ors [1974] INSC 212 (16 October 1974)

Headnote :

Disputes concerning the seniority of officers in the Indian Forest Service (I.F.S.) in these cases from Maharashtra, Orissa, and Uttar Pradesh emerged as a result of three rulings from this Court regarding the structure of the Indian Forest Service, specifically in Kraipak v. Union of India, AIR 197...

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Tekraj Vasandi Alias K.L. Basandhi Vs. Union of India & Ors [1987] INSC 372 (10 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 10 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 371 SC

IPC Section 21. Public Servant
Societies Registration Act, 1860

Sabhajit Tewary Vs. Union of India & Ors [1975] INSC 44 (21 February 1975)

Headnote :

The appellant, who was employed by the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (referred to as I.C.P.S.), was terminated from his position on November 17, 1982, following disciplinary proceedings. He contested this dismissal by filing a writ petition in the High Court. A key issue in t...

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Dewan Joynal Abedin Vs. Abdul Wazed Alias Abdul Wazad Miah & Ors [1987] INSC 373 (11 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 11 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 372 SC

Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968
Constitution of India
Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1966
Representation of the People Act, 1951

N. Satyanathan Vs. K. Subramanyan & Ors [1955] INSC 22 (29 March 1955)

Headnote :

The first respondent submitted an election petition to the High Court seeking to annul the appellant\'s election to the State Legislative Assembly under section 100(1)(c) of the [Representation of the People Act, 1951](https://www.latestlaws.com/bare-acts/central-acts-rules/political-election-laws/r...

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A.N. Shashtri Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [1987] INSC 374 (11 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 11 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 373 SC

Headnote :

Rule 6 of the Punjab Ayurvedic Department (Class I and Class II) Rules, 1963 prohibits the appointment of individuals to the service unless they are properly qualified. According to Appendix \'A\' of the Rules, the qualifications required for the Class I position of Director of Ayurved include (1) a...

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Raja Ram Kumar Bhargava Vs. Union of India [1987] INSC 375 (11 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 11 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 374 SC

Income Tax Act, 1961

Headnote :

Raja Ram Kumar Bhargava, the Appellant, was assessed as the Kartha of a Hindu Undivided Family for Income and Excess Profit Taxes for the assessment year 1947-48.Following the assessment order dated September 23, 1951, which was later modified by the Appellate Assistant Commissioner and the Income-T...

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J. L. Nanda Vs. Smt. Veena Nanda [1987] INSC 376 (11 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 11 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 375 SC

Headnote :

The appellant and the respondent, who are husband and wife, were married according to Hindu customs in February 1961.From the outset of their marriage, there were disagreements and disharmony between them. They generally cohabited until February 1971, after which they lived apart, with the exception...

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Commlssloner of Gift Tax, Gujarat Vs. Sh. Ambalal Sarab [1987] INSC 377 (11 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 11 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 376 SC

Headnote :

The assessee argued during the gift tax assessment that the 480 shares received as a gift from the English Company were not listed on the stock exchange. They requested that the shares\' value be assessed based on the average break-up value reflected in the Company\'s balance sheets as of March 31,...

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Gurpreet Singh Vs. Chatur Bhuj Goel [1987] INSC 378 (15 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 15 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 377 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 420. Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

Headnote :

The respondent filed a lawsuit seeking specific performance of a contract made with the appellant\'s father, which was granted by the trial court. A Single Judge of the High Court upheld this decision.During the hearing of the Letters Patent Appeal initiated by the appellant, the parties reached a s...

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Commissioner of Income Tax, Vs. Vikram Cotton Mills Ltd. [1987] INSC 379 (15 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 15 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 378 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, a textile manufacturing company, began experiencing losses in 1949, which led to the cessation of its manufacturing operations in December 1953.In May 1956, one of the company\'s creditors submitted a winding-up petition to the High Court. A significant creditor, exercising its right...

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Ram Sewak Vs. Munna Lal [1987] INSC 380 (16 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 16 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 379 SC

Headnote :

Section 3(1)(a) of the U.P. (Temporary) Control of Rent and Eviction Act, 1947 allows for the eviction of a tenant who has not paid rent for over three months and fails to settle the arrears within one month after receiving a notice of demand from the landlord. If a landlord refuses to accept rent t...

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Nirmal Kumar Choudhary & Ors Vs. State of Bihar & Ors, [1987] INSC 381 (16 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 16 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 380 SC

Headnote :

Civil Appeal Nos. 2049 and 3129 of 1979 were submitted to this Court under special leave, challenging the High Court\'s ruling in a Writ Petition filed by respondents 6 to 51 of Civil Appeal No. 2049 of 1979. One appeal was lodged by the employees, while the other was filed by the State of Bihar and...

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A Registrar of Firms, Societies and Chits, Utiar Pradesh Vs. Secured Investment Company, Lucknow & ANR [1987] INSC 382 (17 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 17 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 381 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, a partnership firm, operated a business known as a \"Scheme for Investment.\" The Registrar of Firms, Societies and Chits, the appellant, believed that the respondent\'s investment scheme fell under the prohibited category of prize chits as defined in section 2(e) of the Prize Chits...

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Babu Rao Allias P.B. Samant Vs. Union of India & Ors [1987] INSC 383 (17 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 17 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 382 SC

Constitution of India
General Clauses Act, 1897
Government of India Act, 1935
House of the People (Extension of Duration) Act, 1976
Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Headnote :

Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha: Rules 260, 379, and 382 - Non-publication of resolutions - Are resolutions ineffective? Publication in Parliamentary Debates despite delays - Sufficient publication.House of the People (Extension of Duration) Act, 1976:Is it ultra vires? Finan...

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Mukesh Kumar Aggarwal & Ors Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors [1987] INSC 384 (18 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 18 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 383 SC

Constitution of India
Madhya Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1958

Headnote :

The Forest Department of Madhya Pradesh sold stacks of \"eucalyptus wood\" to the appellants, who are timber dealers, after separating the \"Ballies\" and \"poles\". The appellants were subject to a sales tax of 16% ad valorem on the sale of \'timber\' as per Entry 32A of Part II of Schedule II of t...

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Smt. Beena Tiwari & ANR Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & ANR [1987] INSC 385 (18 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 18 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 384 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The appellants in C.A. Nos. 59 and 60 of 1982, who were appointed as Civil Judges on a temporary and officiating basis during their probation period, were not confirmed after their probation or the extended probation period ended. Consequently, the State Government terminated their services under Ru...

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Salonah Tea Company Ltd Vs. Superintendent of Taxes Nowgong & Ors [1987] INSC 386 (18 December 1987)

Judgement Date : 18 Dec 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 385 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Contract Act, 1872
Limitation Act, 1963
Section 72. Liability of person to whom money is paid, or thing delivered, by mistake or under coercion-

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Bhailal Bhai & Ors [1964] INSC 7 (20 January 1964)

Headnote :

The Assam Taxation (on Goods Carried by Road or Inland Water-ways) Act, 1954 was declared unconstitutional in the case of Atiabari Tea Co. Ltd. v. State of Assam, AIR 1961 SC 232. Subsequently, a new Act was enacted, which received the President\'s approval on April 6, 1961. However, on August 1, 19...

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