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Dunlop India Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors [1989] INSC 368 (1 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 01 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 368 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-assessee has been producing cushion repair compound, tread repair compound, and cover compound.The assessee asserts that these products are not intended for the resoling or retreading of tyres, but rather for repairing damaged and defective areas of tyres. Although these items are typi...

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Kalyan Singh Vs. Smt. Chhoti & Ors [1989] INSC 369 (1 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 01 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 369 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

This case involves a garden with temples and other structures in Jaipur, which is claimed to belong to the Darjee (Tailors) community, commonly referred to as \'Bagichi Darjian\'. Various individuals have made claims to this property at different times and for different reasons. One individual, Nara...

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Municipal Board, Bareilly Vs. Bharat Oil Company & Ors [1989] INSC 370 (4 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 04 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 370 SC

Constitution of India

Municipal Board, Hapur Vs. Raghuvendra Kripal & Ors [1965] INSC 189 (23 September 1965)

Headnote :

The appellant is a Municipal Board operating under the U.P. Municipalities Act of 1916. According to Section 128 of the Act, the Board has the authority to impose taxes. Utilizing the powers granted by Sections 131 to 135 and 296 of the Act, the Government of the United Provinces established octroi...

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Bihar State Madarasa Education Board Vs. Managing Committee of Madarasa Hanfiaarabic College Jamalia [1989] INSC 371 (5 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 05 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 371 SC

Headnote :

Section 7(2)(n) of the Bihar State Madarasa Education Board Act, 1982 grants the State Madarasa Education Board the authority to dissolve the managing committee of any aided and recognized Madarasa institution. The management committees of the respondent institutions, which were established by the M...

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P. Mahendran Vs. State of Karnataka [1989] INSC 372 (5 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 05 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 372 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The Karnataka General Service (Motor Vehicles Branch) Recruitment Rules of 1962, amended in 1976, established that a Diploma in Automobile Engineering or Mechanical Engineering was the minimum qualification required for direct recruitment to the position of Motor Vehicle Inspectors. On September 28,...

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State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors Vs. Orient Paper Mills Ltd. [1989] INSC 373 (7 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 07 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 373 SC

Constitution of India
Madhya Pradesh Electricity Duty Act, 1949

Headnote :

On August 1, 1961, the State Government announced in its industrial policy that industrialists generating their own power would receive a five-year exemption from electricity duty, starting from the date their plant commenced production. This concession was limited to new generating sets installed d...

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Collector of Central Excise, Chandigarh Vs. Decent Dyeing Co [1989] INSC 374 (7 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 07 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 374 SC

Headnote :

The Respondent Company specialized in dyeing acrylic yarn sourced from traders and hosiery manufacturers on a job basis. They were paying a duty of Rs. 10 per kilogram according to Notification No. 125/75-CE dated May 12, 1975, based on the assumption that the base yarn had already fulfilled its dut...

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Sri Doki China Guruvulu Son & Co. & ANR Vs. Govt. of Andhra Pradesh & ANR [1989] INSC 375 (7 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 07 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 375 SC

Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1957
Central Sales Tax Act, 1956
Constitution of India

Headnote :

According to item 14 of the Second Schedule of the Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1957, tamarind was liable for sales tax at the point of first purchase in the State, regardless of whether it was bought within or outside the State. However, following an amendment to the Act by Act 19 of 1986,...

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Ess Dee Carpet Enterprises Vs. Union of India & Ors [1989] INSC 376 (7 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 07 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 376 SC

Headnote :

The appellant is a partnership firm engaged in the manufacturing and sale of carpets in Rajasthan, operating three factories. When the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner initiated actions to compel the appellant to adhere to the provisions of the Employees\' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provi...

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Raojibhai Jivabhai Patel & Ors Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors [1989] INSC 377 (7 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 07 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 377 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The Petitioners in these cases have contested the legitimacy of a Notification issued by the Government of Gujarat on June 25, 1985, which amended the Gujarat Minor Mineral Rules effective from July 1, 1985. This Notification replaced the original Rule 21 with a new version that mandated holders of...

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Duli Chand Vs. Jagmender Dass [1989] INSC 378 (8 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 08 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 378 SC

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

Shalimar Tar Products Ltd. Vs. H.C. Sharma & Ors [1987] INSC 330 (12 November 1987)

Headnote :

The landlord, referred to as the Respondent, submitted a petition under section 14(1)(b) of the Delhi Rent Control Act of 1958, seeking to evict the appellant tenant from a shop located on G.T. Road, Delhi. The basis for this petition was the claim that the tenant, Duli Chand, had illegally sub-let...

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Kayastha Pathshala, Allahabad Andanr. Vs. Rajendra Prasad & ANR [1989] INSC 379 (8 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 08 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 379 SC

Constitution of India
Education Laws

Headnote :

The respondent was appointed as a Chemistry lecturer at Kulohaskar Ashram Agriculture Intermediate College, managed by the appellant society, on July 15, 1962. On June 20, 1963, he received a notice from the management stating that his services would no longer be needed after July 15, 1963. In respo...

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Corporation of The City of Bangalore Vs. Kesoram Industries And Cotton Mills Ltd. [1989] INSC 380 (8 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 08 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 380 SC

Municipal Board, Hapur Vs. Raghuvendra Kripal & Ors [1965] INSC 189 (23 September 1965)

Headnote :

The City Corporation of Bangalore sought public feedback regarding the proposed imposition of octroi on specific items. Following a meeting where the objections were presented and the Commissioner\'s analysis notes were distributed, a unanimous resolution was adopted to implement the octroi.The resp...

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Gajanan Jaikishan Joshi Vs. Prabhakar Mohanlal Kalwar [1989] INSC 381 (13 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 13 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 381 SC

Specific Relief Act, 1963

Ouseph Varghese Vs. Joseph Aley & Ors [1969] INSC 185 (18 August 1969)

Headnote :

To sell an immovable property, the respondent entered into an agreement with the appellant. The appellant made a partial payment and took possession of the property. However, since the respondent did not execute the registered sale deed, the appellant initiated a lawsuit. The suit did not specifical...

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V.K. Rama Rao & Ors Vs. National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development [1989] INSC 382 (14 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 14 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 382 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

In response to the demands for a revision of pay scales put forth by the officers of the Respondent Bank, known as the \"NABARD Officers\' Association\", the bank revised the pay scales for all its officers on October 9, 1985, in accordance with an agreement with the Association. This revision was m...

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State of Haryana Vs. Prem Chand & Ors [1989] INSC 383 (14 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 14 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 383 SC

Constitution of India

Sheonandan Paswan Vs. State of Bihar & Ors [1982] INSC 100 (16 December 1982)

Headnote :

On January 31, 1989, this Court issued a judgment in this case, upholding the convictions of both respondents and reducing their prison sentences from 10 years to 5 years by applying the proviso to Section 376(2) of the Indian Penal Code.The petitioner State has requested a review of this judgment.

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Nalini Bhano Vs. Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police Head-Quarters & Ors [1989] INSC 384 (14 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 14 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 384 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

Torts: Vicarious Liability--Child\'s death resulting from police beating--State ordered to compensate mother.In the Writ Petitions submitted by two women who were brutally assaulted by their alleged landlord, in collusion with local police, as they attempted to evict them from their rented rooms, th...

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Anand Prakash Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1989] INSC 385 (14 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 14 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 385 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 379. Punishment for theft
IPC Section 411. Dishonestly receiving stolen property
National Security Act, 1980

Headnote :

The detenu was apprehended on May 2, 1989, and a bail application was submitted on his behalf the same day. On May 3, 1989, he was detained under Section 8 of the National Security Act, 1980. The detention order indicated that the detenu was likely to be granted bail and that upon release, he would...

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Mohd. Zainulabudeen Vs. Sayed Ahmed Mohindeen & Ors [1989] INSC 386 (15 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 15 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 386 SC

Limitation Act, 1963

Headnote :

Mohd. Zainulabdeen and Yasin By initiated a lawsuit seeking a declaration that they had the right to enjoy and possess the Saint Syeed Moosa Shah Khadiri Dargah in Madras for a period of 27 days, and to prevent the defendants from interfering with their rights and management of the Dargah.In respons...

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Bhagwati Prasad & Ors Vs. Delhi State Mineral Development Corporation [1989] INSC 387 (15 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 15 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 387 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The petitioners, who were daily-rated workers employed by the respondent Corporation between 1983 and 1986, filed a writ of mandamus seeking to have their services regularized within their respective units and to receive wages equivalent to those of regularly appointed employees performing similar d...

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World Wide Agencies Pvt. Ltd. & ANR Vs. Mrs. Margarat T. Desor & Ors [1989] INSC 388 (19 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 19 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 388 SC

Headnote :

Appellant No. 1 is a private limited company established under the Indian Companies Act. At all relevant times, the company had 7 shareholders, with a total of 2010 shares subscribed and fully paid. Appellant No. 2 is a shareholder and serves as a whole-time Director of the company. Following the de...

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Subhash Chandra Vs. Mohammad Sharit & Ors [1989] INSC 389 (19 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 19 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 389 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

The respondents asserted their ownership of the disputed property through a registered sale deed from Navinchand, who had acquired the property from his predecessor Smt. Raj Rani on August 11, 1952. The appellant\'s father, Misri Lal, was a tenant of Smt. Raj Rani.In 1959, Navinchand initiated evict...

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Trideshwar Dayal & ANR Vs. Maheshwar Dayal & Ors [1989] INSC 390 (19 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 19 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 390 SC

Indian Stamp Act, 1899
Indian Stamp Act, 1899
Indian Stamp Act, 1899
Indian Stamp Act, 1899

Headnote :

A disagreement between the appellants and respondent No. 1 was submitted to an arbitrator, who issued an award and presented it to the civil court. The appellants objected, leading to the rejection of the request to make the award a rule of the court. The High Court upheld this decision on appeal, a...

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Noorali Babul Thanewala Vs. K.M.M. Shetty & Ors [1989] INSC 391 (20 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 20 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 391 SC

Headnote :

The Petitioner-landlord initiated eviction proceedings by filing suit No. 213 of 1970 against the first respondent and four others in the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Thane. The Trial Court ruled in favor of the Petitioner. The first respondent appealed the decision to the District Court, which uph...

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Frick India Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors [1989] INSC 392 (21 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 21 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 392 SC

Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944

Headnote :

The appellant company was involved in the production of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment under a valid license. On January 21, 1970, the appellant dispatched cooling coils, condensers, and compressors from its factory to M/s. Ravi Cold Storage in Ahmedabad for the establishment of a cold...

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Vimla Bai Vs. Hiralal Gupta & Ors [1989] INSC 393 (22 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 22 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 393 SC

Headnote :

One Hariba Bhagwat had a son named Appaji and a daughter named Bajabai. Appaji had a son, Rakhmaji, and a daughter, Bhikubai, who is the plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking possession and mesne profits for two houses. The Trial Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, but the High Court overturned this dec...

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Video Electronics Pvt. Ltd. & ANR Vs. State of Punjab & ANR [1989] INSC 394 (22 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 22 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 394 SC

Central Sales Tax Act, 1956
Constitution of India
Rajasthan Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1951

State of Tamil Nadu Vs. Hind Stone [1981] INSC 25 (5 February 1981)
State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Bhailal Bhai & Ors [1964] INSC 7 (20 January 1964)

Headnote :

This case involves a legal question that has arisen in the petitions submitted under Article 32 of the Constitution, leading to a Common Judgment despite the petitioners being distinct dealers operating in various states and contesting different legal provisions relevant to their situations.The peti...

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Charan Lal Sahu Vs. Union of India & Ors [1989] INSC 395 (22 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 22 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 395 SC

Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Act, 1985
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Constitution of India
Fatal Accidents Act, 1855

Headnote :

Union Carbide (India) Ltd. (UCIL) operates as a subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), which is based in New York.Established in India in 1954, UCIL had 50.99% of its shares owned by UCC, while 22% were held by the Life Insurance Corporation of India and the Unit Trust of India. UCIL operate...

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Laxmi Narayan Nayak Vs. Ramratan Chaturvedi & Ors [1989] INSC 396 (22 December 1989)

Judgement Date : 22 Dec 1989

Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 396 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

M. Narayana Rao Vs. G. Venkata Reddy & Ors [1976] INSC 210 (3 September 1976)
Ramji Prasad Singh Vs. Ram Bilas Jha & Ors [1976] INSC 239 (24 September 1976)
Lakshmi Raman Acharya Vs. Chandan Singh & Ors [1976] INSC 325 (13 December 1976)
Rahim Khan Vs. Khurshid Ahmed & Ors [1974] INSC 136 (8 August 1974)
Mohan Singh Vs. Bhanwarlal & Ors [1963] INSC 197 (3 October 1963)

Headnote :

Elections for the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha took place in February and March of 1985. The appellant and Respondent No. 1 were the competing candidates for the Niwadi Legislative Assembly constituency No. 34. Respondent No. 1 received the majority of votes and was declared elected on March 6, 1985....

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