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Mehra Bros. Vs. Joint Commercial Officer, Madras [1990] INSC 351 (14 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 351 SC

Headnote :

The appellant is a registered dealer under the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act of 1959. They have been engaged in the manufacturing and selling of auto seat covers, upholstery materials, and similar products made from leather, plastic cloth, and other materials. The taxable turnover for the year 19...
Tapan Kumar Mukherjee Vs. Heromoni Mondal & ANR [1990] INSC 352 (14 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 352 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a State Government officer serving as the Junior Land Reforms Officer and Block Development Officer, was required to adhere to the Calcutta High Court\'s Order dated June 15, 1987, which prohibited the Respondent-State from interfering with the writ-petitioners\' possession of the dis...
Syed Hasan Rasul Numa & ANR Vs. Union of India & ANR [1990] INSC 353 (15 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 353 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 2, the Delhi Development Authority, published a public notice on July 5, 1975, indicating that the Central Government intended to modify the Master Plan for Delhi concerning an area referred to as \'Dargah Shaheed Khan\'. The notice proposed changing the land use designation from \'re...
Priyanka Overseas Pvt. Ltd. & ANR Vs. Union of India & Ors [1990] INSC 354 (15 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 354 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company entered into a contract on June 10, 1987, with foreign suppliers to import 35,000 MT of \"Palm Kernel\" under an Open General Licence. Under this contract, 10,681.832 MT of palm kernel was shipped from Nigeria on June 26 and July 25, 1987, under different bills of lading. The g...
Mohinder Sain Garg Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [1990] INSC 355 (15 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 355 SC

Headnote :

To fill 47 positions for Excise and Taxation Inspectors in Punjab, the Chairman of the Selection Committee published an advertisement in a newspaper. The ad indicated that there would be three written exams in English, Punjabi, and General Knowledge at the degree level, each worth 100 marks. Candida...
Rai Chand Jain Vs. Miss Chandra Kanta Khosla [1990] INSC 356 (15 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 356 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, a landlady, leased the premises to the appellant based on a rent agreement dated May 19, 1978, which specified that the premises were to be used for residential purposes and prohibited the tenant from subletting any part of it. The respondent subsequently filed for the eviction of th...
Vikram Singh & ANR Vs. Subordinate Services Selection Bard, Haryana & Ors [1990] INSC 357 (15 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 357 SC

Headnote :

The Haryana Excise and Taxation Inspectorate (State Service, Class III) Rules of 1969 established a scoring system of 250 marks for the written examination and 100 marks for the viva voce as part of the selection process for that service. In 1985, during the written examination conducted by the Stat...
Ravikant Bhagoji Dhumal & Ors Vs. State of Maharashtra [1990] INSC 358 (15 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 358 SC

Headnote :

A 29-year-old woman named Km. Chandrakala was traveling from Goa to Bombay when the bus made a stop around 9:15 p.m. at Bharana Naka, near a hotel owned by the fifth accused, for a meal break. Chandrakala, along with other passengers, disembarked and went towards a structure near a tree to relieve h...
Dr. Ajay Kumar Agrawal & Ors Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1990] INSC 359 (16 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 359 SC

Headnote :

This collection of writ petitions stems from the directives issued by this Court on August 31, 1990. These petitions pertain to admissions into the Post Graduate Medical Courses at seven Medical Colleges in Uttar Pradesh. In its 1987 judgment (4 SCC p 459), this Court mandated that the selection exa...
Union of India & Ors Vs. S.L. Dutta & Ors [1990] INSC 360 (16 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 360 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 1 was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on July 17, 1954, and eventually rose to the rank of Air Vice-Marshal. He was the highest-ranking officer in the Navigation Stream of the Indian Air Force. When he was eligible for promotion to Air Marshal, the Ministry of Defence, Governme...
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Vs. Amritsar Gas Service & Ors [1990] INSC 361 (19 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 361 SC

Headnote :

A Distributorship Agreement was established between the appellant Corporation and respondent No. 1 for the sale of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Cylinders to consumers, according to the specified terms and conditions.The appellant Corporation received several complaints regarding the actions of resp...
Union of India & Ors Vs. Mohd. Ramzan Khan [1990] INSC 362 (20 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 362 SC

Headnote :

In the civil appeals granted special leave, the key issue to be resolved was whether the amendment of Article 311(2) through the Forty-Second Amendment of the Constitution, which eliminated the chance to present a defense against the suggested punishment, means that the accused individual is no long...
Darshan Singh & ANR Vs. Ram Pal Singh & ANR [1990] INSC 363 (20 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 363 SC

Headnote :

Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Act, 1920: Section 7 regarding the alienation of immovable property and the ability to contest it, along with the implications of the Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Amendment Act, 1973, raises the question of whether it is retrospective and applicable to ongoing pr...
Rampur Distillery and Chemicals Co. Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Income-Tax, Lucknow [1990] INSC 364 (21 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 364 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was a limited company operating a distillery and receiving income from a sugar company. On January 16, 1952, during an extraordinary general meeting, the sugar company passed a resolution to declare a dividend from the profits allocated to the Reserve Fund. A subsequent resolution auth...
State of Haryana & Ors Vs. Ch. Bhajan Lal & Ors [1990] INSC 365 (21 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 365 SC

Headnote :

The First Respondent served as a Minister and later as the Chief Minister of Haryana State, eventually becoming a Union Minister. On November 12, 1987, a complaint was submitted to the Haryana Chief Minister, containing serious accusations against the First Respondent. The primary allegations claime...
State of Maharashtra & Ors Vs. Mohammed Salim Khan & Ors [1990] INSC 366 (22 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 366 SC

Headnote :

A complaint was filed by Respondent No. 7 against Respondent Nos. 1 to 6 with the Senior Inspector of Police, who is Appellant No. 2. Following this, investigation proceedings under Section 107 of the Code were initiated by Appellant No. 3, an Assistant Commissioner of Police who was granted the aut...
Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd. Cuttack Vs. Collector of Central Excise, Bhubaneshwar [1990] INSC 367 (22 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 367 SC

Headnote :

The appellant is a manufacturer of iron and steel pipes, tubes, and poles. Tariff Item No. 26AA was introduced on April 24, 1962, in the First Schedule of the Central Excises and Salt Act, under which the appellant paid excise duty. Subsequently, the government issued a notification on March 1, 1963...
Orissa Judicial Services Association, Cuttack Vs. State of Orissa & ANR [1990] INSC 368 (26 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 368 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners, known as the Association of In-Service Employees of the Orissa Superior Judicial Service, filed a petition under Article 32 to contest the constitutional validity of Rule 7 of the Orissa Superior Judicial Service Rules, 1963. They sought to annul the Notification dated February 24,...
Bharuch Coconut Trading Co. & Ors Vs. Municipal Corporation of The City Ofahmedabad & Ors [1990] INSC 369 (27 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 369 SC

Headnote :

The appellants import and sell brown coconuts (also known as watery coconuts) from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, distributing them in the city of Ahmedabad as part of their business operations. According to the Municipal Corporation regulations, any goods transport...
Plasmac Machine Manufacturing Co. Pvt.Ltd. Vs. Collector of Central Excise, Bombay [1990] INSC 370 (27 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 370 SC

Headnote :

The appellants are manufacturers of Injection Moulding Machines and produce 19 different types of parts, including \'Tie Bar Nuts\', which are used to secure the platens at the correct distances between tie bars. In their classification lists for the years 1981-82, the appellants categorized both th...
Municipal Corporation of Greaterbombay & ANR Vs. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. [1990] INSC 371 (27 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 371 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, Oil Corporation, leased a parcel of land from the Bombay Port Trust for a duration of 30 years starting in February 1961, where they constructed six oil tanks for the storage of petrol and other petroleum products, along with various other structures and buildings.For the fiscal year...
Jaswant Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [1990] INSC 372 (27 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 372 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a police officer, was dismissed from his position based on allegations that he was encouraging his fellow officers to engage in indiscipline, insubordination, and disloyalty. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police who issued the dismissal order bypassed the departmental inquiry req...
Jumman Khan Vs. State of U.P [1990] INSC 373 (30 November 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 373 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner faced charges of raping and murdering his neighbor\'s six-year-old daughter. According to the post-mortem report, the victim was brutally raped and strangled to death. The Trial Court found the petitioner guilty on both counts and sentenced him to life imprisonment under Section 376 o...
Dy. Commissioner of Sales Tax (Law), Board of Revenue Vs. Coco Fibres [1990] INSC 374 (4 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 374 SC

Headnote :

The taxpayer is a registered dealer under the Kerala General Sales Tax Act. In its taxable turnover return, the taxpayer excluded the value of coconut husks that were purchased and processed into coconut fibre, arguing that no manufacturing process was involved in the conversion of husk to fibre.Bot...
Bhoop Alleged Son of Sheo Vs. Matadin Bhardwaj Son of Lakmi Chand [1990] INSC 375 (4 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 375 SC

Headnote :

The Sub-Judge, 1st Class, Mahendergarh, issued a preemption decree in favor of Shanti Devi regarding agricultural land, against the appellant, and instructed Shanti Devi to pay the sale price by November 17, 1968.The respondent, Matadin, acquired a Deed of Assignment for the decree, thereby obtainin...
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Vs. Yashwant Gajanan Joshi & Ors [1990] INSC 376 (5 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 376 SC

Headnote :

The appellant corporation initiated proceedings under the Petroleum and Minerals Pipeline (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 to install pipelines for the Bombay-Pune Pipeline Project. The Government of India appointed Mrs. A.R. Gadre, a Special Land Officer in the office of the Compete...
Dhan Singh & Ors Vs. State of Haryana & Ors [1990] INSC 377 (5 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 377 SC

Headnote :

The appellants and petitioners are former servicemen who have been re-employed by the Respondent State. They served in the Indian Army during the emergency period from 1962 to 1968. Appellants 4, 5, 7, and 8 enlisted during the emergency, while the other appellants and writ petitioners had joined pr...
Smt. Gitarani Paul Vs. Dibyendra Kundu Alias Dibyendra Kumar Kundu [1990] INSC 378 (6 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 378 SC

Headnote :

The appellant acquired the disputed land from Bauries, the under Raiyats, through sale deeds after the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953 came into effect. It was alleged that defendants 1 and 2, along with some police officers, disrupted the appellant-plaintiff\'s possession by destroying th...
Lakshmi Bangle Stores Vs. Union of India & Ors [1990] INSC 379 (6 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 379 SC

Headnote :

The appellant arranged for a rail wagon to transport a shipment of bangles from Ferozabad to Srikakulam on June 3, 1964, declaring the value of the goods to be Rs. 25,000. Unfortunately, the wagon carrying the glass bangles was involved in an accident on June 22, 1964, resulting in damage. An open a...
Vijay Cotton And Oil Mills (P) Ltd. Vs. State of Gujarat [1990] INSC 380 (6 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 380 SC

Headnote :

The appellant owned land in the Kutch District, which was taken over by the Government of Gujarat under the understanding that the Government would provide land of equal value in return. However, the Government issued a notification under section 6(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, declaring tha...
Pratap Singh Vs. State of Haryana [1990] INSC 381 (7 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 381 SC

Headnote :

The appellant and his co-defendant were found guilty by the Additional Sessions Judge under Sections 302 and 326 in conjunction with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, resulting in a sentence of life imprisonment for the appellant and four years for the co-defendant.Upon appeal, the High Court acq...
Ramesh Enterprises Vs. Coffee Board [1990] INSC 382 (7 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 382 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who are exporters operating under the Coffee Act of 1942 and the Coffee Rules of 1955, participated in auctions organized by the Respondent Board to purchase coffee for export. The Board sets the terms and conditions for these auction sales. A dispute arose regarding the interpretati...
Income Tax Officer, Cuttack & Ors Vs. Biju Patnaik [1990] INSC 383 (7 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 383 SC

Headnote :

The respondent-assessee was assessed for income tax for the assessment year 1957-58, which concluded on March 31, 1957. Later, the Income Tax Officer discovered that the assessee had failed to report a sum of Rs. 15 lakhs earned as capital gains from the sale of his mining business. The assessee cla...
Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay Vs. New Standard Engineering Co. Ltd. [1990] INSC 384 (7 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 384 SC

Headnote :

The Respondent Company, an industrial entity, built a structure to provide housing for its employees under the Government Subsidised Scheme for Industrial Workers after securing a subsidy and loan from the Government through an agreement dated November 12, 1959.According to Clause 5 of the agreement...
Mahabir Cold Storage Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, Patna [1990] INSC 385 (7 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 385 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-assessee is a registered firm that commenced operations on May 3, 1956, in Purnea as a branch of the partnership firm M/s Prayagchand and Hanumanmal Periwal, which has its Head Office in Calcutta. The firm was comprised of two partners, Prayagchand Periwal and Hanumanmal Periwal.The pa...
Pankaj Bhargava & ANR Vs. Mohinder Nath & ANR [1990] INSC 386 (11 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 386 SC

Headnote :

The appellants and respondents jointly applied to the Rent Controller for permission for a limited tenancy under Section 21 of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. After the five-year period expired, the respondents did not surrender possession, prompting the appellants to initiate proceedings for re-d...
Commissioner of Income Tax, Calcutta Vs. British Paints India Ltd. [1990] INSC 387 (13 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 387 SC

Headnote :

The respondent-assessee, a limited liability company involved in the manufacture and sale of paints, consistently valued its goods in process and finished products solely based on the cost of raw materials, completely disregarding overhead costs. The assessee argued that this approach was justified...
Babulal Narotfamdas & Ors Vs. Commissioner of Income-Tax, Bombay [1990] INSC 388 (14 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 388 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-assessee utilized the Mercantile accounting system and served as the Managing Agent of a company. On July 20, 1949, the company passed a Resolution agreeing to pay the appellant an additional special remuneration of Rs. 15,000 per year. However, shareholders of the company filed a repr...
Abhay Shridhar Ambulkar Vs. S.V. Bhave, Commissioner of Police & Ors [1990] INSC 389 (17 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 389 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner was detained under a detention order dated February 12, 1990, issued by the Commissioner of Police, Greater Bombay, in accordance with section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980, aimed at preventing actions detrimental to public order. The petitioner challenged the validity of th...
Municipal Corporation of Delhi Vs. Pramod Kumar Gupta [1990] INSC 390 (17 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 390 SC

Headnote :

The respondent acquired the property in question through an auction sale conducted in accordance with a decree from the Civil Court. The sale was validated under Order XXI, Rule 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and the High Court ordered the issuance of a sale certificate as per Rule 94. Reg...
Union of India & ANR Vs. Babubhai Nylchand Mehta [1990] INSC 391 (18 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 391 SC

Headnote :

The respondent owns a company that manufactures Waterproof Kraft Paper.The company procured kraft paper and other materials from the open market and combined them with kraft paper at its factory. The company argued that since the manufacturing process did not create various types of kraft papers, it...
Hakim Ali & ANR Vs. Board of Revenue U.P. & Ors [1990] INSC 392 (19 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 392 SC

Headnote :

The father of appellant No. 1 filed a lawsuit under Section 229-B of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 against respondent No. 2, seeking a declaration that he was the Bhumidhar of the disputed lands. While the lawsuit was ongoing, the original plaintiff passed away, and the app...
T.N. Rugmani & ANR Vs. C. Achutha Menon & Ors [1990] INSC 393 (20 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 393 SC

Headnote :

The Municipal Council of Trichur established several schemes, including the West Road Scheme in 1976, with the intention of acquiring certain lands. However, since the scheme was not published for two years as mandated by law, it became void, resulting in the release of the lands from acquisition. I...
Anand Bihari & Ors Vs. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Jaipur Through I [1990] INSC 394 (20 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 394 SC

Headnote :

The appellants in C.A. No. 1859-61 were employed as drivers and had served the respondent Corporation satisfactorily for a long time. However, during a medical examination, it was discovered that they had developed poor eyesight, rendering them unfit for driving buses. The respondent Corporation iss...
Toshiba Anand Batteries Ltd. Vs. Collector of Customs, Cochin [1990] INSC 395 (20 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 395 SC

Headnote :

The appellant in this case is a manufacturer of dry batteries who imports electrolytic manganese dioxide with a manganese dioxide content of 91% from overseas. The appellant asserts that customs duty should be assessed under heading 25.01/32(3) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, while the revenue auth...
Additional Secretary To The Government Ofindia & Ors Vs. Smt. Alka Subhash Gadia & ANR [1990] INSC 396 (20 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 396 SC

Headnote :

An order of detention issued against the husband of the first respondent under Section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 could not be served on the intended detenu as he was evading capture. Consequently, a declaration was made that he fell...
Mrs. Malati Ramchandra Raut & Ors Vs. Mahadevo Vasudeo Joshi & Ors [1990] INSC 397 (20 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 397 SC

Headnote :

The plaintiffs initiated a partition lawsuit, asserting a combined claim of a 2/3 share while acknowledging that the defendants collectively owned a 1/3 share in the properties in question. The plaintiffs argued that the properties could not be divided in a reasonable and convenient manner, thus req...
Simhadri Satya Narayana Rao. Vs. M. Budda Prasad [1990] INSC 398 (21 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 398 SC

Headnote :

The Court\'s Judgment was presented by VENKATACHALA, J. - These special leave petitions pertain to the judgments in L.P.A. Nos. 1187 of 1981 and 1207 of 1981 from the High Court of Punjab and Haryana.The petitioners owned certain lands in the villages of Burail and Maloya, located on the outskirts o...
K.V. Swamynathan & Ors Vs. E.V. Padmanabhan & Ors [1990] INSC 399 (21 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 399 SC

Headnote :

The appellants-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit (O.S. No. 298/76) against the respondents-defendants, seeking title and exclusive ownership of the properties in T.S. No. 666/2, along with recovery of possession and damages for the wrongful use and occupation of these properties by the defendants.The appel...
Simhadri Satya Narayana Rao Vs. M. Budda Prasad & Ors [1990] INSC 400 (21 December 1990)

Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 400 SC

Headnote :

The Court\'s Judgment was presented by VENKATACHALA, J. - These special leave petitions concern the judgments in L.P.A. Nos. 1187 of 1981 and 1207 of 1981 from the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. The petitioners owned certain lands in Burail and Maloya village, located on the outskirts of Chandiga...
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