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Manohar Joshi Vs. Damodar Tatyaba Dadasaheb Rupwate & Ors [1991] INSC 69 (11 March 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 69 SC

Representation of the People Act, 1951

Headnote :

In the 1989 Lok Sabha elections, respondent No. 2 was declared the winner from the Bombay South Central Constituency. One of the losing candidates, respondent No. 1, filed an election petition contesting the validity of respondent No. 2\'s election, citing corrupt practices as outlined in subsection...

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Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and higher Secondary Ed Vs. K.S. Gandhi & Ors [1991] INSC 70 (12 March 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 70 SC

West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973

M/S. Kesoram Cotton Mills Ltd. Vs. Gangadhar & Ors [1963] INSC 82 (3 April 1963)

Headnote :

The appellant-Board carried out secondary examinations in March 1990. During the process of recounting the candidates\' marks, it was discovered that the moderators\' mark-sheets for 283 examinees, including 53 respondents, had been altered. Consequently, the announcement of their results was postpo...

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Prakash Warehousing Co. Vs. Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay& ANR [1991] INSC 71 (13 March 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 71 SC

Headnote :

The initial occupant of the suit godowns granted the appellant a license for the premises on October 1, 1963, and later, through a deed of assignment dated August 13, 1966, transferred all rights, title, and interest in the premises to the appellant. Meanwhile, on March 27, 1964, the appellant allow...

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Toolsidass Jewraj Vs. Additional Collector of Customs & Ors [1991] INSC 72 (13 March 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 72 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company, an exporter of jute products, entered into contracts on December 19, 1961, to ship goods to a foreign company in January 1962. However, due to a price increase in January 1962, the company decided to ship the consignment in June 1962. Before the actual shipment, on June 1, 196...

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R. Mcdill and Company Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Gouri Shankar Sarda & Ors [1991] INSC 73 (13 March 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 73 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

In a case brought by plaintiff-respondent no. 1 in the High Court, the defendant-appellants submitted a joint application under section 34 of the Arbitration Act, seeking to stay the proceedings of the suit and refer the matter to arbitration. Due to certain formal defects in the application, the Hi...

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K.Nagamalleshwara Rao & Ors Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh [1991] INSC 74 (14 March 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

CrPC Section 157. Procedure for investigations
CrPC Section 57. Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
Indian Contract Act, 1872
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 141. Unlawful assembly
IPC Section 148. Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
IPC Section 149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder
IPC Section 324. Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
IPC Section 326. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
IPC Section 34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

Kayjay Industries (P) Ltd. Vs. Asnew Drums (P) Ltd. & Ors [1974] INSC 63 (20 March 1974)

Headnote :

The four appellants, along with eleven others, were tried for murder and causing injuries. The learned sessions judge acquitted all the others of all charges but convicted A-1, A-2, A-5, and A-11 on various counts. The sentences imposed on them for different charges, including life imprisonment unde...

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M.C.Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors [1991] INSC 75 (14 March 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 75 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The petitioner, who is an Advocate and the Chairman of the Environmental Protection Cell, submitted a petition under Article 32 requesting the Court to order the closure of hazardous industries situated in densely populated regions of Delhi. Additionally, the petition seeks regulation of air polluti...

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Bhuppendra Singh & Ors Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [1991] INSC 76 (14 March 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 76 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 148. Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
IPC Section 149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
IPC Section 201. Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder
IPC Section 307. Attempt to murder
IPC Section 392. Punishment for robbery

Headnote :

Nineteen individuals were prosecuted by the Additional District and Sessions Judge in Khetri under S.T. No. 264 of 1973 for various offenses, including sections 302/149, 201/149, 379/149, 147, and 148, related to an incident that occurred on April 25, 1972, in the village of Padaria Tula (Uttar Prad...

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Ex. Capt. K. Balasubramanian Vs. State of Tamil Nadu & ANR [1991] INSC 77 (14 March 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 77 SC

State of Gujarat Vs. Akhilesh C. Bhargav & Ors [1987] INSC 227 (26 August 1987)
Union of India Vs. H.R. Patankar & Ors [1984] INSC 140 (14 August 1984)

Headnote :

The appellants/petitioners enlisted in the Army as Emergency Commissioned Officers in 1963 and were discharged between 1967 and 1970. Following their discharge, they were selected by the State Public Service Commission to join the Commercial Tax Service under the Respondent-State.According to Rule 3...

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Laxmi Shankar Pandey Vs. Union of India & Ors [1991] INSC 78 (19 March 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 78 SC

Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949
Constitution of India

Headnote :

The petitioner, a Head Constable in the Central Reserve Police Force, faced charges of negligence in his duties, which led to the escape of two undertrial prisoners under his custody. An initial inquiry was conducted against him, but it was later canceled, and a new inquiry was initiated based on al...

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K.Vimal Vs. K.Veeraswamy [1991] INSC 79 (20 March 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 79 SC

CrPC Section 125. Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents
CrPC Section 15. Subordination of Judicial Magistrates

Headnote :

The appellant-wife submitted a maintenance application against the respondent-husband under section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The respondent opposed the application, arguing that the appellant was not his legally wedded wife because their marriage was invalid due to the existence...

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Mohit Lal Das Vs. Reba Rani Saha [1991] INSC 80 (22 March 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 80 SC

Headnote :

Leave of absence approved.

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Garden Silk Weaving Factory, Surat Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, Gujarat, Ahmadabad [1991] INSC 81 (22 March 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 81 SC

Headnote :

For the assessment year 1968-69, the appellant, a registered firm, reported a total income of Rs. 3,94,483, leading to a provisional assessment.Later, the Income Tax Officer discovered that the firm had actually earned an income of Rs. 11,82,056 for that assessment year. After deducting three amount...

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N.K. Jain & Ors Vs. C.K.Shah & Ors [1991] INSC 82 (26 March 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 82 SC

Indian Trusts Act, 1882

Headnote :

The Employees\' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act of 1952 was established to create a provident fund for employees working in factories and other establishments, applying to any establishment that qualifies as a \'factory\' under the law. The Central Government, under Section 5 of the...

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