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Secretary To The Government, Transport Deptt. Madras Vs. Munuswamy Mudaliar & Ors [1988] INSC247 (29 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 29 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 245 SC

Headnote :

The issue regarding the refund of the earnest money deposit to the respondent-contractor was submitted to an arbitrator specified in the arbitration clause of the agreement. The respondent presented a claim to this arbitrator. While the claim was pending, the arbitrator\'s position was succeeded by...

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Adltya Mills Ltd. Vs. Union of India [1988] INSC248 (29 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 29 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 246 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company asserts that PPRF yarn is made up of two types of yarn for which duty has already been paid: two plies of polyester spun yarn (PP) and one ply of Rayon Filament Yarn (RF), which are twisted together to create what is known as PPRF yarn. The appellant submitted a classification...

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Sheela Barse Vs. Union of India & Ors [1988] INSC249 (29 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 29 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 247 SC

Constitution of India
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

Headnote :

The petitioner submitted Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 1951 of 1985 to the Supreme Court, requesting that the respondent States be ordered to:(a) release all children held in jails within the respondent States;(b) provide comprehensive information regarding all children detained in the States, includ...

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Suresh Ragho Desai & ANR Vs. Smt. Vijaya Vinayak Ghag & ANR [1988] INSC250 (29 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 29 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 248 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners engaged in the arbitration without any objections. When the award was issued in 1981, they did not raise any concerns about it being unreasoned. The High Court rejected their challenge to the award. In their special leave petition, they argued that pertinent documents had not been co...

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P & T Scheduled Caste/Tribe Employees' Welfare Association Vs. Union of India & Ors [1988] INSC252 (29 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 29 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 249 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

In 1971, superseding its previous order from 1968, the Union Government outlined its policy on reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in promotions based on seniority, contingent upon fitness. For promotions to Class-I, Class-II, Class-III, and Class-IV positions, where d...

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Smt. Anguri & Ors Vs. Jiwan Dass & ANR [1988] INSC253 (30 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 30 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 250 SC

Indian Easements Act, 1882

Headnote :

The respondents own two houses that are next to each other and adjacent to the appellants\' property. From the roof of the appellants\' building, three narrow outlets (morries) led towards the respondents\' property.Later, the appellants increased the height of their existing structure and added two...

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Rural Litigation & Entitlement Kendra Vs. State of U.P [1988] INSC254 (30 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 30 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 251 SC

Constitution of India
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
Mines Act, 1952

Headnote :

A letter-petition and an application were submitted, alleging unauthorized and illegal mining in the Mussoorie-Dehradun region, which negatively impacts the area\'s ecology and environmental stability. These were ordered to be registered as writ petitions under public interest litigation. Various pa...

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Commissioner of Sales Tax, U.P. Vs. Rai Bharat Das & Bros [1988] INSC255 (30 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 30 Sep 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 252 SC

Central Sales Tax Act, 1956

Headnote :

Section 2(h) of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 defines the sale price as the consideration for the sale of goods, which includes any amount charged by the dealer for services related to the goods at the time of or prior to delivery, excluding freight or delivery costs and cash discounts.The assesse...

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Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay & Ors Vs. Mrs. Kalpana Sadhu Kamble & Ors [1988] INSC256 (30 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 30 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 253 SC

Headnote :

On May 23, 1974, the Government of Maharashtra enacted a resolution to provide reservations for certain backward classes during promotions within state services. The appellant Corporation adopted this reservation policy through Resolution No. 567 on September 12, 1975. However, this resolution could...

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S.B. Mathur & Ors Vs. Hon'ble The Chief Justice of Delhi High Court & Ors [1988] INSC257 (31 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 31 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 254 SC

Constitution of India

Guman Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors [1971] INSC 162 (26 July 1971)

Headnote :

The Superintendents of the Delhi High Court filed a writ petition asserting their right to better promotion opportunities. They objected to being considered on the same level as Private Secretaries to Judges and Court Masters, particularly regarding their inclusion in a joint seniority list for prom...

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Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Club House Road, Madras Vs. Trustees of Dharmamurthy, Rao Bahadurcalavala Cunnan, Chett [1988] INSC258 (31 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 31 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 255 SC

Headnote :

In this appeal by special leave, the issue arose from a lease agreement between a charitable trust and a company. The respondent Trust sought possession of a property that had been leased to the appellant company. In response, the appellant filed an application seeking protection under section 9 of...

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Mohd. Akhtar Hussain Alias Ibrahim Ahmed Bhatti Vs. Assistant Collector of Customs (Prevention) Ahmadabad & Ors [1988] INSC259 (31 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 31 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 256 SC

CrPC Section 427. Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence
Customs Act, 1962
Gold (Control) Act, 1968
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

The appellant faced charges under section 95(l)(ii) of the Gold (Control) Act, 1968 following the seizure of 7,000 tolas of foreign-mark gold from his possession. He admitted guilt and was convicted, receiving the maximum sentence of 7 years in prison and a fine of Rs.10 lakhs as stipulated by the A...

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Charan Singh Vs. Birla Textiles & ANR [1988] INSC260 (31 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 31 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 257 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

The appellant was employed by the Respondent firm from April 1944 until he resigned on May 24, 1983. The employer did not calculate the gratuity amount owed to the appellant.The appellant submitted the required application for gratuity payment, but as the employer took no action, the appellant sough...

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