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Gopal Singh & ANR Vs. Dile Ram & Ors [1987] INSC 272 (6 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 06 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 271 SC

Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Headnote :

The predecessors-in-interest of the involved parties were co-reversioners of a Hindu widow, the testator. In 1943, she executed a deed of gift in favor of the appellants\' father concerning certain properties in which she held a life interest. The trial court, upon ruling in favor of the respondent/...

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A.Sudha Vs. University of Mysore & ANR [1987] INSC 273 (6 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 06 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 272 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The appellant, who completed her B.Sc. Examination in Botany, Chemistry, and Zoology with an aggregate score of 54.7%, and previously passed the P.U.C. examination in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with an aggregate of 43.1%, enrolled in a private medical college after receiving written confirmatio...

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Smt. Sarla Narula Vs. Smt. Raghbir Kaur Rehal & ANR [1987] INSC 274 (6 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 06 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 273 SC

Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958
Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958

Headnote :

The premises in question were leased to the tenant-Company for a monthly rent of Rs. 350. The rent for these premises was being deposited in a bank. The landlady, Respondent No. 1, was residing abroad, and she and her husband intended to return to India and needed the premises for their settlement.T...

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P.K. Dixit & Ors Vs. Statf of U.P. & Ors [1987] INSC 275 (8 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 08 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 274 SC

Constitution of India
U.P. Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975

Headnote :

In May 1974, the Higher Judicial Service for the State of Uttar Pradesh was established, leading to the abolition of the Civil and Sessions Judge position. The U.P. State Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 were implemented starting May 10, 1975.The petitioners, who are State Judicial Service Office...

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Delhi Cloth & General Mills Ltd. Vs. Union of India [1987] INSC 276 (8 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 08 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 275 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a company, established a fertilizer factory in Kota, Rajasthan, which produces urea using Naptha as its primary raw material. This Naptha needs to be transported from the Koyali Refinery of the Indian Oil Corporation.Prior to the factory\'s establishment, the appellant sent a letter t...

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Charan Lal Sahu Vs. Union of India & ANR [1987] INSC 277 (9 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 09 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 276 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The petitioner, who is an advocate, submitted an application through public interest litigation, claiming that the functioning of the Judges of the Supreme Court was a mix of Western Common Law and American practices; that the Court had become a constitutional burden without the ability to control t...

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K. Madhavan & ANR Vs. Union of India & Ors [1987] INSC 278 (9 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 09 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 277 SC

Constitution of India

Wing Commander J. Kumar Vs. Union of India & Ors [1982] INSC 34 (5 March 1982)

Headnote :

(1) Writ Petitions Nos. 9847 and 9848 of 1983 pertained to a seniority dispute between the petitioners, K. Madhavan and Santunu Sen, and the respondent No. 5, O.P. Sharma.The two petitioners were appointed as Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) in the Delhi Special Police Establishment (S.P.E.) w...

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Sarwan Kumar Onkar Nath Vs. Subhas Kumar Agarwalla [1987] INSC 279 (9 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 09 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 278 SC

Headnote :

When the appellant failed to pay rent for September and October 1972, the respondent submitted a petition for eviction under section 11(1)(d) of the Bihar Building (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1947. This section states that a tenant can be evicted if they do not pay two months\' rent. The appella...

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Bakhshish Singh Brar Vs. Smt. Gurmej Kaur & ANR [1987] INSC 280 (12 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 12 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 279 SC

CrPC Section 196. Prosecution for offences against the State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence
CrPC Section 197. Prosecution of Judges and public servants
CrPC Section 482. Saving of inherent power of High Court
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

The petitioner, a police officer, faced charges from the Judicial Magistrate under sections 148, 302, 149, 325, and 323 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly inflicting serious injuries on the complainant and causing the death of one of the accused during a raid aimed at seizing illegal liquor and...

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State of Kerala & ANR Vs. Nilgiri Tea Estates Ltd. [1987] INSC 281 (12 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 12 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 280 SC

Headnote :

The Forest Tribunal in Palghat determined that the Eucalyptus trees planted by the respondent on the disputed lands were intended for fuel supply necessary for tea production, rather than for creating a forest. It concluded that the classification of Eucalyptus plantations within a tea estate as for...

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Piara Singh Vs. State of Punjab [1987] INSC 282 (13 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 13 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 281 SC

Constitution of India
National Security Act, 1980

Headnote :

The petitioner was detained by the Punjab Government following a detention order issued under subsections (1) and (2) of section 3 of the National Security Act, 1980.While incarcerated, he received an order under section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act (C...

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Maneklal And Sons Vs. Trustees of Port of Bombay & Ors [1987] INSC 283 (14 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 14 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 282 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

In 1945, the first respondent, the Trustees of the Port of Bombay, leased a plot they owned for the construction of a godown to facilitate commercial activities, charging a monthly rent of Rs. 925. The lessee built a permanent godown in 1946 and subsequently leased it to the petitioners in 1958. The...

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Smt. Kamlabai & Ors A Vs. V. Mangilal Dulichand Mantri [1987] INSC 284 (14 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 14 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 283 SC

Section 106. TPA, Duration of certain leases in absence of written contract or local usage.
Section 111. TPA, Determination of lease.

Headnote :

On February 24, 1970, the appellants submitted an application under clause 13(3) of the C.P. and Berar Letting of Houses and Rent Control Order, 1949, seeking permission to issue a notice to terminate the respondent\'s lease of the disputed premises based on bona fide need, subletting, and other gro...

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Ranjit Thakur Vs. Union of India & Ors [1987] INSC 285 (15 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 15 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 284 SC

Army Act, 1950
Army Rules, 1954

Headnote :

The appellant, a Signal Man in a Signal Regiment of the Armed Services, was serving a 28-day rigorous imprisonment sentence imposed by the Commanding Officer of the Regiment, respondent No. 4, for breaching regulations regarding representations to higher officers. On March 29, 1985, he was accused o...

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Ravindra Kumar Misra Vs. U.P. State Handloom Corporation Ltd. & ANR [1987] INSC 286 (15 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 15 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 285 SC

Headnote :

Rule 63 of the U.P. State Handloom Corporation Rules states that temporary employment can be terminated by either party with one month\'s notice. Rule 68 specifies that if an employee is discharged or dismissed, an inquiry that meets the standards of natural justice must be conducted beforehand.The...

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Government of Tamil Nadu & Ors Vs. Badrinath & Ors [1987] INSC 287 (15 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 15 Sep 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 286 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Limitation Act, 1963

Headnote :

Respondent No. 1, who was serving as the commissioner of Archives and Historical Research in Tamil Nadu at the time, delivered a speech at an event organized by the History Association of Presidency College, Madras, where he criticized the time capsule buried at the Red Fort in Delhi. This speech sp...

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Gulshan & ANR Vs. Zila Parishad & Ors [1987] INSC 288 (16 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 16 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 287 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

Exercising the authority granted by Section 239(2)(E)(a) of the Uttar Pradesh Kshetra Samiti and Zila Parishads Adhiniyam, 1961, several Zila Parishads established a bye-law stipulating that the right to trade in carcass utilization within their rural areas would be auctioned publicly. This included...

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Mithilesh Kumar Vs. Sri R. Venkataraman & Ors [1987] INSC 289 (16 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 16 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 288 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952
Representation of the People Act, 1951

Headnote :

Part III of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 outlines the regulations concerning the resolution of disputes related to elections for the offices of the President and Vice-President of India. According to Section 14(3), an election petition must be submitted in accordance wi...

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Christian Medical College Hospital Employees' Union &Anr. Vs. Christian Medical College Vellore Association & Ors [1987] INSC 290 (20 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 20 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 289 SC

Constitution of India
Delhi School Education Act, 1973
Gujarat University Act, 1949
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Lilly Kurian Vs. Sr. Lewina & Ors [1978] INSC 175 (15 September 1978)

Headnote :

Between 1975 and 1978, the first respondent, an Association overseeing the Christian Medical College and Hospital in Vellore, dismissed three employees and terminated the probationary employment of another. In response to industrial disputes regarding these actions, the State Government referred two...

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Gupta Sugar Works Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1987] INSC 291 (26 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 26 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 290 SC

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

New India Sugar Works Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors [1981] INSC 50 (27 February 1981)
The Panipat Co-Operative Sugar Mills Vs. The Union of India [1972] INSC 272 (6 November 1972)

Headnote :

In a writ petition, the petitioner contested the price determination, arguing that the State Government failed to consider the guidelines outlined in subsection 3C of section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The petitioner claimed that the levy order imposed unreasonable or excessive restri...

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Regional Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation Vs. Ram Chander [1987] INSC 292 (27 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 27 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 291 SC

Mines Act, 1952

Headnote :

The respondent, Ram Chander, operated a tailoring shop that employed approximately 10 to 12 tailors, with the total number of employees never exceeding 20. In the shop, garments were stitched, and an electric iron was utilized both during the stitching process and for ironing the completed items.The...

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Kan Singh, Vs. State Transport Tribunal & Ors [1987] INSC 293 (27 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 27 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 292 SC

Headnote :

The appellants submitted applications to renew their stage carriage permits for a route in Rajasthan, in accordance with section 58 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Concurrently, the Rajasthan State Road Corporation applied for new permits for the same route. The Regional Transport Authority (R.T.A.) hear...

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Sarnam Singh Vs. Smt. Pushpa Devi & Ors [1987] INSC 294 (27 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 27 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 293 SC

Chhedi Ram Vs. Jhilmit Ram & Ors [1983] INSC 192 (5 December 1983)
Vashist Narain Sharma Vs. Dev Chandra & Ors [1954] INSC 69 (20 May 1954)

Headnote :

In the election for the Uttar Pradesh State Legislative Assembly from constituency No. 41, which took place in early March 1985, there were 16 candidates. Respondent No. 1 was declared the winner with 23,006 votes, while Respondent No. 2 received 20,735 votes, resulting in a vote difference of 2,271...

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D.K. Soni Vs. P.K. Mukerjee & Ors [1987] INSC 295 (27 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 27 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 294 SC

Section 53A. TPA Part performance.
Transfer of Property Act, 1882

Headnote :

Respondent No. 1, Shri P.K. Mukerjee, submitted an application under the U.P. Act No. 3 of 1947 (Temporary Control of Rent and Eviction Act) (referred to as the OLD Act), requesting permission to initiate eviction proceedings against his tenant, Harbans Lal Soni, who is the father of the appellant,...

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K.S. Vora & Ors Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors [1987] INSC 296 (27 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 27 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 295 SC

Headnote :

The appellants began their careers as clerks-cum-typists prior to the division of the State of Bombay into Maharashtra and Gujarat in May 1960. At that time, the Subordinate Secretariat Service was organized into four grades: (i) Clerk-cum-typist, (ii) Junior Assistant, (iii) Senior Assistant, and (...

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Daily Rated Casual Labour Employed Under P & T Department Vs. Union of India & Ors [1987] INSC 297 (27 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 27 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 296 SC

Constitution of India
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966

Headnote :

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966: Article 7 - Casual labor - Justifiable classification for wage payment - Necessity of - Non-regularization of service - An unwise policy - Need for absorption as permanent employees.The petitioners, employed as \'Daily Rated Casua...

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Special Land Acquisition Officer, Bombay, & Ors Vs. Godrej And Boyce [1987] INSC 298 (27 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 27 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 297 SC

Headnote :

The State Government issued a notification on November 6, 1961, under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, announcing the acquisition of lands owned by the respondent.This was followed by a declaration on November 18, 1965, under section 6 of the Act, which included notices requesting the responde...

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Municipal Board of Abu Road Vs. Jaishiv & Ors [1987] INSC 299 (27 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 27 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 298 SC

Headnote :

In 1964, the State Government issued a notification under section 104 of the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 1959, which revised the octroi rate on cloth imposed by the municipal board of Abu Road. This decision was contested through a series of writ petitions. A Single Judge of the High Court determi...

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Mahant Dhangir & ANR Vs. Madan Mohan & Ors [1987] INSC 300 (28 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 28 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 299 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

In Bikaner, there exists a Math known as Juna Math. The first appellant is the current Mahant of the Math, while the second appellant represents the presiding deity of the Math; together, they are referred to as \'the Math\' in this context.Previously, Lalgiri Maharaj served as the Mahant of the Mat...

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Jagan@,Jagannath Umaji Vs. Gokuldas Hiralal Tawari [1987] INSC 301 (28 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 28 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 300 SC

Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, 1958

Headnote :

According to an agreement with the landlord, the appellant was appointed as a pujari to perform worship in a temple, manage two dharamshalas, and cultivate three agricultural lands. In return for these services, he was permitted to take the entire crop from the lands he cultivated instead of receivi...

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Kendriya Karamchari Sahkari Grih Nirman Samiti Ltd. & ANR Vs. New Okhla Industrial Development Authority & Ors [1987] INSC 302 (28 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 28 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 301 SC

Constitution of India
Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Land Acquisition Act, 1894

Headnote :

The U.P. Industrial Development Act of 1976 was established to create an Authority aimed at developing specific regions within the State into industrial and urban townships. Following a notification on April 17, 1976, the \"New Okhla Industrial Development Authority\" was formed, and the \"New Okhla...

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B.K. Mohapatra Vs. State of Orlssa [1987] INSC 303 (28 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 28 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 302 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

Several princely states located within the current boundaries of Orissa were integrated into the Province of Orissa effective January 1, 1948. Following this merger, the high schools in these princely states fell under the jurisdiction of the Province of Orissa. The schools were classified into two...

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J.K. Cotton Spinning And Weaving Mills Ltd. & ANR Vs. Union of India & Ors [1987] INSC 304 (30 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 30 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 303 SC

Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944
Constitution of India

Jawaharmal Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors [1965] INSC 187 (22 September 1965)

Headnote :

The first appellant, J.K. Cotton Spinning and Weaving Mills Limited, operates a composite mill that produces various types of fabrics, utilizing yarn obtained at an intermediate stage, which is then processed through an integrated process within the mill to weave the fabrics.On September 24, 1980, t...

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Ganesh Dass Sreeram, A Vs. Income Tax Officer, 'A' Ward, Shillong & Ors [1987] INSC 305 (30 October 1987)

Judgement Date : 30 Oct 1987

Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 304 SC

Income Tax Act, 1961

Headnote :

The appellants, who are registered firms under the Income Tax Act, 1961, submitted their tax returns late. The Income Tax officer assessed the appellants in accordance with section 143(3) of the Act, determining their total incomes and the corresponding tax amounts owed. Additionally, the officer ca...

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