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Guru Govekar Vs. Miss Filomena F. Lobo & Ors [1988] INSC 151 (6 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 06 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 151 SC

Headnote :

A vehicle owned by a company was given to Guru, the owner of M/s Auto Electrical Works, for electrical repairs. The vehicle was insured with M/s. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. as mandated by the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (referred to as \'The Act\').While Momad Donttach, an employee of the repair shop,...
Commissioner of Income Tax, Lucknow Vs. Bazpur Co-Operative Sugar Factory Ltd. [1988] INSC 152 (6 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 06 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 152 SC

Headnote :

Civil Appeal No. 563 of 1975 was filed in the Court challenging the Judgment of the High Court regarding an Income-tax Reference.The respondent, a registered co-operative Society engaged in the manufacture and sale of sugar, had created a fund known as the \"Loss Equalisation and Capital Redemption...
Tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors [1988] INSC 153 (6 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 06 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 153 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-assessee produces and supplies wheels, tyres, and axles to the Indian Railway as distinct items.These products are forged items. After the forging process, they undergo rough machining and polishing to eliminate the excess layer of steel, commonly known as \'excess skin\'. Additionally...
State of Haryana Vs. Ram Kishan & Ors [1988] INSC 154 (6 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 06 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 154 SC

Headnote :

These appeals were filed against the shared ruling of the High Court regarding Writ applications submitted by various petitioners, who contested the cancellation of their mining leases. The State of Haryana had granted these mining leases to the writ petitioners for a duration of ten years under the...
Dipti Narayan Srimani Vs. Controller of Estate Duty, West Bengal [1988] INSC 155 (9 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 09 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 155 SC

Headnote :

A person executed two trust deeds during his lifetime, dated September 21, 1953, and October 4, 1959, respectively. In the deed dated September 21, 1953, the individual, acting as the settlor, transferred four pieces of immovable property into a trust for himself as trustee. The general objectives o...
State of U.P. & ANR Vs. Haji Ismail Noor Mohammad & Co [1988] INSC 156 (9 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 09 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 156 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, referred to as the \"dealer,\" was registered under the U.P. Sales Tax Act of 1948 and was engaged in the manufacturing of oils from groundnuts and other oil seeds. According to section 3-D of the Act, the dealer was subject to a purchase tax of 3% ad valorem on the turnover of its p...
Mohar Singh Vs. Devi Charan & Ors [1988] INSC 157 (9 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 09 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 157 SC

Headnote :

The initial respondent was a tenant of two neighboring shops, which were leased under a single agreement from two co-owners.The co-owners subsequently transferred their individual shares separately. Following a partition among the transferees, the appellant became the sole owner of one of the shops....
Tej Bhan Madan Vs. Ii Additional District Judge & Ors [1988] INSC 158 (9 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 09 May 1985

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 158 SC

Headnote :

Mainavati, who acquired the property in question through a court sale, subsequently sold it to Gopinath. The appellant, who was occupying the premises, recognized his tenancy under Gopinath. Gopinath then sold the property to Chhaya Gupta, the third respondent.When the appellant-tenant was asked to...
Ram Dass Vs. Ishwar Chander & Ors [1988] INSC 159 (9 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 09 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 159 SC

Headnote :

The appellant and the respondents were tenants of different sections of a property that was subsequently sold by the landlord to the respondents, who are four brothers. The respondents submitted a petition to evict the appellant, claiming a genuine need for the space. They argued that they were part...
Moorthy Vs. State of Tamil Nadu [1988] INSC 161 (9 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 09 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 160 SC

Headnote :

The prosecution\'s argument was that the appellant, who was employed under P.W.1, became close to P.W.1\'s wife. However, when her daughter, P.W.2, discovered this relationship, the wife was compelled to end it. On July 20, 1985, after watching a late-night film featuring murder scenes of four women...
Rajendrakumar Natvarlal Shah Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors [1988] INSC 162 (10 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 10 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 161 SC

Headnote :

This appeal, made under special leave, contests the judgment of the High Court regarding a writ petition, which challenged a detention order issued by the District Magistrate against the appellant under subsection (2) of section 3 of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985. The pu...
Mehmood Alam Tariq & Ors Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors [1988] INSC 163 (11 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 11 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 162 SC

Headnote :

In 1985, the Rajasthan Public Service Commission held an examination for State Services appointments. The recruitment rules included a requirement that candidates must achieve at least 33% marks in the viva-voce test.Some candidates who did not meet the minimum marks in the viva-voce challenged the...
Coffee Board, Karnataka, Bangalore Vs. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes [1988] INSC 164 (11 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 11 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 163 SC

Headnote :

The Coffee Board, the appellant, submitted writ petitions to the High Court seeking a declaration that the mandatory delivery of coffee under section 25(i) of the Coffee Act, 1942 does not constitute a sale. They argued that section 2(t) of the Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957 should be invalidated if...
Registrar. High Court of Madras Vs. R. Rajiah And K. Rajeswaran [1988] INSC 165 (11 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 11 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 164 SC

Headnote :

The two individuals, R. Rajiah and R. Rajeswaran, who served as District Munsifs in the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service, faced compulsory retirement orders issued by the High Court of Madras under its administrative authority as per Rule 56(d) of the Fundamental Rules. Both respondents challenged...
Jagan Nath (Deceased) Through L.Rs. Vs. Chander Bhan & Ors [1988] INSC 166 (11 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 11 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 165 SC

Headnote :

The landlord, as the respondent, filed a petition against the tenant-appellant under sections 14(1)(a) and 14(1)(b) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 seeking eviction from a residential-cum-commercial property. The landlord claimed that the tenant had sublet, assigned, or otherwise transferred pos...
D.K. Agarwal Vs. High Court of Judicature At Allahabad [1988] INSC 167 (11 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 11 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 166 SC

Headnote :

In April 1986, the Selection Committee appointed by the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court recommended that the appellant, a member of the U.P. Higher Judicial Services, be granted a super-time scale under Rule 27A of the U.P. Higher Judicial Services Rules, 1975. The Full Court of the High C...
Bharat Petroleum Management Staffp Vs. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. & Ors [1988] INSC 168 (11 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 11 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 167 SC

Headnote :

The Burmah Shell Oil Storage and Distributing Company of India Limited maintained a non-contributory pension fund.Following the nationalization of the petroleum sector, this fund was acquired by the government company, respondent No. 1, in accordance with section 10(1) of the Burmah Shell Acquisitio...
State Cf Madhya Pradesh & Ors Vs. Ashok Deshmukh & ANR [1988] INSC 169 (11 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 11 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 168 SC

Headnote :

Respondent Ashok Deshmukh served as a Panchayat and Social Education Organiser in the Social Welfare Department of the Government of Madhya Pradesh when he was temporarily assigned as an officiating Block Development Officer in the Panchayat and Rural Development Department on March 11, 1983. His se...
Ishwar Chand Jain Vs. High Court of Punjab & Haryana & ANR [1988] INSC 170 (26 May 1988)

Judgement Date : 26 May 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 169 SC

Headnote :

This appeal, made under special leave, challenges the Judgment of the High Court that dismissed the appellant\'s writ petition contesting the order that terminated his services.The appellant was appointed as an Additional District and Sessions Judge on a two-year probation. During this probationary...
Jaipal & Ors Vs. State of Haryana & Ors [1988] INSC 171 (2 June 1988)

Judgement Date : 02 Jun 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 170 SC

Headnote :

In Haryana, two similar initiatives are currently being implemented to promote literacy (both functional and awareness) among adult illiterates and to provide education to children who are not attending school.The first initiative, called the Adult and Nonformal Education Scheme, is funded by the Ce...
S.K. Chakraborthy & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1988] INSC 172 (11 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 11 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 171 SC

Headnote :

Rule 158 of the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume I, grants General Managers the authority to establish rules concerning non-gazetted railway employees, as long as these rules do not conflict with any regulations set by the President or the Railway Board. On April 22, 1963, the Railway Board...
Commerclal Aviation & Travel Company & Ors Vs. Vimal Pannalal [1988] INSC 173 (13 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 13 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 172 SC

Headnote :

The plaintiff, who is the respondent, initiated a lawsuit in the High Court against the appellants, seeking the dissolution of a partnership and an accounting of its affairs. For jurisdictional purposes, the plaintiff valued the suit at Rs. 25 lakhs and set the court fee at Rs. 500.The appellants ra...
State of Rajasthan Vs. Hindustan Sugar Mills Ltd. & Ors [1988] INSC 174 (14 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 14 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 173 SC

Headnote :

On January 29, 1970, the Central Government issued a Notification under the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957, permitting the imposition and collection of a royalty on limestone at a rate of Rs.1.25 per tonne. The Respondents subsequently filed a writ petition in the High Cou...
P.Rami Reddy & Ors Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh & ANR [1988] INSC 175 (14 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 14 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 174 SC

Headnote :

Section 3(1) of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1959 (Regulation I of 1959) prohibited the transfer of immovable properties located in scheduled areas from members of scheduled tribes to non-tribals without prior approval from the State Government. To enhance the enforcem...
P.K. Singh & Ors Vs. Presiding Officer & Ors [1988] INSC 176 (15 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 15 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 175 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who were employed as \'C\' Grade Fitters in a Central Government Undertaking, submitted applications under section 33-C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to calculate the wages owed to them for specific periods. They argued before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-...
Srinivasa Gopal Vs. Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh [1988] INSC 177 (18 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 18 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 176 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was operating a jeep that was involved in an accident, resulting in the death of one passenger and serious injuries to another. The police attributed the accident to the appellant\'s reckless and negligent driving.He was charged under section 279 of the IPC in conjunction with sections...
Odyssey Communications Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Lokvidayan Sanghatana & Ors [1988] INSC 178 (19 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 19 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 177 SC

Headnote :

The television series \'Honi-Anhoni\' was broadcast by Doordarshan every Thursday from 9:00 PM to 9:30 PM.A writ petition was submitted by the Respondents, arguing that the broadcast was not in the public\'s best interest as it reinforced blind faith and superstitious beliefs related to ghosts, rein...
Accountant and Secretarial Services Pvt. Ltd. & ANR Vs. Union of India & Ors [1988] INSC 179 (20 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 20 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 178 SC

Headnote :

The first appellant in this case, a private limited company occupying part of the premises owned by the United Commercial Bank, claimed to be the Bank\'s tenant; however, the Bank did not acknowledge this claim. The Bank contended that the appellant company was permitted to occupy a section of its p...
Narendra Nath Pandey & Ors Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1988] INSC 180 (21 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 21 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 179 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were appointed as direct recruits in the U.P. Civil Service following a competitive examination conducted by the U.P. Service Commission. They are subject to the U.P. Civil Service (Executive Branch) Rules, 1941. In contrast, the respondents were recruited under the U.P. Non-Technical...
Chimanlal Hargovinddas Vs. Special Land Acquisition Officer, Poona, & ANR [1988] INSC 181 (21 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 21 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 180 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, dissatisfied with the compensation provided by the Land Acquisition officer for his land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, sought a reference to a civil court to establish the market value of the land for compensation purposes. The Trial Court assessed the market value of the l...
State of Orissa Vs. Dandasi Sahu [1988] INSC 182 (22 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 22 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 181 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was assigned the task of constructing the Irrigation Project. According to the contract, work began on May 4, 1973, and was completed on December 30, 1975, although the agreed completion date was November 4, 1974. The appellant claims that the respondent accepted the final payment, re...
Om Prakash & Ors Vs. R. K . Lakra [1988] INSC 183 (22 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 22 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 182 SC

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Headnote :

The land in question was allocated to an individual referred to as A by the Government of Kashmir, and according to the local customs, he was recognized as the Wasidar for that land.Upon his passing, his son inherited the leasehold rights. Following the son\'s death, his widow became the inheritor o...
Indru Ramchand Bharvani & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1988] INSC 184 (22 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 22 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 183 SC

Headnote :

Upon receiving confidential information that petitioners Nos. 1 and 2 had stored smuggled diamonds at the premises of M/s Gems Impex Corporation in Bombay, petitioner No. 3, which was managed by petitioners Nos. 1 and 2, was searched by Customs officers. They discovered significant amounts of unacco...
Mahalakshmi Glass Works (P) Ltd. Vs. Collector of Central Excise, Bombay [1988] INSC 185 (26 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 26 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 184 SC

Headnote :

The appellant produced various types of glass bottles that were subject to duty under Item No. 23A of the Central Excise Tariff. These glass bottles were sold to customers on a wholesale basis, packaged in durable and returnable gunny bags and cartons. The appellant claimed that it had been paying d...
Commissioner of Sales Tax A Vs. Prabhudayal Prem Narain [1988] INSC 186 (26 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 26 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 185 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, a dealer in pulses, sought exemption under section 30(2) of the U.P. Sales Tax Act, 1948 for the assessment year 1977-78, arguing that purchases made before May 1, 1977, should not be taxed. However, both the assessing authority and the Assistant Commissioner (Judicial) denied the de...
Shiy Kumar Sharma Vs. Haryana State Electricity Board, Chandigarh & Ors [1988] INSC 187 (27 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 27 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 186 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was appointed as an Assistant Engineer on June 10, 1963, at the Punjab State Electricity Board, serving a two-year probation that concluded on June 10, 1965. Following the division of the Punjab Electricity Board, the appellant\'s service was transferred to the Haryana State Electricit...
Makhan Singh Vs. State of Punjab [1988] INSC 188 (27 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 27 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 187 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was found guilty under section 302 in conjunction with section 201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for murdering his father and son. The motive for the crime was said to stem from the appellant\'s disputes with his father, who intended to transfer his land to his grandson, who lived wit...
Miss A. Sundarambal Vs. Government of Goa, Daman and Diu & Ors [1988] INSC 189 (27 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 27 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 188 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a school teacher, had her employment terminated by the Management. Despite her numerous attempts to have the termination order revoked, she was unsuccessful. Eventually, she initiated an industrial dispute with the Conciliation officer under the Act. However, the conciliation proceedi...
Goverdhan Lal Dhawan Vs. State of Bihar & Ors [1988] INSC 190 (27 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 27 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

Headnote :

The key issue in this case was whether a Regional Transport Authority could issue a permit for a stage carriage on an inter-regional route without a prior agreement with other Regional Transport Authorities that the route traverses, as per the Motor Vehicles Act of 1939 (the \'Act\').The North Bihar...
J.R. Raghupathy, Vs. State of A.P. & Ors [1988] INSC 191 (28 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 28 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 190 SC

Headnote :

The appeals for Special Leave and a petition for Special Leave originated from different rulings of the High Court. The primary question at hand was whether the establishment of Revenue Mandal Headquarters in the State of Andhra Pradesh, as per Section 3(5) of the Andhra Pradesh District (Formation)...
Indian Oxygen Ltd. Vs. Collector of Central Excise [1988] INSC 192 (28 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 28 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 191 SC

Headnote :

The appellant has been producing compressed oxygen and dissolved acetylene, which are classified under tariff item No. 14H of the First Schedule to the Act. These products were sold to government entities at prices set by DGS&D. For other customers, the appellant applies a slab pricing structure tha...
Haryana State Adhyapak Sangh & Ors Vs. State of Haryana & Ors [1988] INSC 193 (28 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 28 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 192 SC

Headnote :

The Kothari Commission, established by the Government of India to assess teachers\' service conditions with the aim of enhancing educational standards in the country, recommended that the pay scales for school teachers of the same category, regardless of whether they worked for the government, local...
State of U.P. & Ors Vs. Renusagar Power Co. & Ors [1988] INSC 194 (28 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 28 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 193 SC

Headnote :

The appellants issued a notice of demand to respondent No. 1, Renusagar Power Co., requiring payment of electricity duty on the energy supplied to respondent No. 2, Hindalco, for industrial use, after denying their request for exemption from the electricity duty under sub-section (4) of section 3 of...
Chandrakant Khaire Vs. Dr. Shantaram Kale & Ors [1988] INSC 195 (29 July 1988)

Judgement Date : 29 Jul 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 194 SC

Headnote :

Following the election of Members, the inaugural meeting of the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation took place on May 6, 1983, at 2 P.M. The Municipal Commissioner announced that voting for the positions of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Members of the Standing Committee would begin at 2:30 P.M. However, at...
Commissioner of Sales Tax U.P. Lucknow Vs. Mool Chand Shyam Lal, Belanganj, Agra [1988] INSC196 (1 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 01 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 195 SC

Headnote :

The dealer operating Roller Flour Mills received wheat from the Food Corporation of India and the Regional Food Controller for producing Atta, Maida, Suji, and other products. The State Government set the sale price for these wheat products under the U.P. Roller Flour Mills (Ex-Mill Price) Control O...
Union of India & Ors Vs. R. Narasimhan [1988] INSC197 (1 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 01 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 196 SC

Headnote :

Sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph 620 of the Railway Pension Manual grants the competent authority the power to dismiss a railway employee from service after they have completed 30 years of qualifying service. Clause (h) of Rule 2046 (F.R. 56) of the Indian Railway Establishment Code allows the appoin...
Birad Mal Singhvi Vs. Anand Purohit [1988] INSC198 (2 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 02 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 197 SC

Headnote :

The election for the State Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan in the Jodhpur City Constituency took place in 1985.Nomination papers were submitted on February 8, 1985, with the scrutiny occurring on February 19, 1985. A total of 45 candidates filed their nominations, but after scrutiny and withdrawal...
Collector of Central Excise, Madras Vs. Indian Oxygen Ltd. [1988] INSC199 (2 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 02 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 198 SC

Headnote :

The respondent company manufactures dissolved acetylene gas and compressed oxygen gas, supplying these gases in cylinders directly from their factory. Some customers bring their own cylinders for delivery, while others receive the gas in cylinders provided by the company.To facilitate the supply of...
Vikram Deo Singh Tomar Vs. State of Bihar [1988] INSC200 (2 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 02 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 199 SC

Headnote :

This writ petition was initiated following a letter from a voluntary organization claiming that the female residents of a \'Care Home\' in Bihar were forced to endure inhumane living conditions. In response to a court directive, the District Judge of Patna visited the \'Care Home\' and provided a re...
Surinder Nath Kapoor Vs. Union of India & Ors [1988] INSC201 (3 August 1988)

Judgement Date : 03 Aug 1988

Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 200 SC

Headnote :

This Civil Miscellaneous Petition was submitted by Raja Properties, seeking directions following the resolution of a special leave petition (civil) filed by Surinder Nath Kapoor.Surinder Nath Kapoor was a partner at M/s. Krishna Kapoor & Co., which had a sister concern named M/s. Indo-Kashmir Carpet...
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