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Balbir Singh & ANR Vs. State of Punjab [1991] INSC 250 (1 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 250 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, along with another individual, were tried for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (I.P.C.), in conjunction with Section 34 of the I.P.C.The prosecution\'s case stated that the appellants, the deceased\'s brother, and his son were all living in a village. The deceased ar...

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Jaswant Singh Mathura Singh & ANR Vs. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation & Ors [1991] INSC 251 (1 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 251 SC

Section 105. TPA, Lease defined.

Headnote :

The appellant was a tenant in possession of a plot.According to the Town Planning Scheme established by the respondent-Corporation under the Bombay Town Planning Act of 1955, the plot was reconstituted, meaning it was modified as part of the Town Planning Scheme. The respondent was adversely affecte...

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Union Carbide Corporation Vs. Union of India [1991] INSC 252 (3 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 252 SC

Headnote :

In the lawsuit initiated by the Union of India against Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) in the Southern District Court of New York, the presiding judge ordered that the 5 million dollars deposited by UCC be used for an Interim Relief Fund to provide assistance to the victims of the Bhopal Gas leak di...

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Swadesh Ranjan Sinha Vs. Haradeb Banerjee [1991] INSC 253 (3 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 253 SC

West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956

Headnote :

The appellant-plaintiff leased the suit premises to the respondent-defendant, which had been allocated to him through a sub-lease from a Housing Co-operative Society. This Society itself held the flat under a 99-year lease from the Metropolitan Development Authority. Later, the appellant issued a no...

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Mathura Prashad & ANR Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [1991] INSC 254 (4 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 254 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
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 34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
IPC Section 396. Dacoity with murder

Pedda Narayana & Ors Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh [1975] INSC 89 (8 April 1975)

Headnote :

The prosecution claims that on the tragic night in question, the deceased, a petition-writer, was asleep in a room with his wife (PW.19) when he heard someone knocking at the door.Upon turning on the light and opening the door, the accused (A.1 and A.2) entered the room. They brandished knives and i...

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Dr. Uma Kant & ANR Vs. Dr. Bhika Lal Jain & Ors [1991] INSC 255 (4 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 255 SC

Headnote :

Section 3(1) of the Rajasthan University Teachers and Officers (Selection for Appointment) Act, 1974 stipulates that no teacher at any University in Rajasthan can be appointed without the recommendations of the Selection Committee established under Section 5. Furthermore, Section 3(2) states that an...

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R.S. Raghunath Vs. State of Karnataka & ANR [1991] INSC 256 (4 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 256 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The appellant was first appointed as an Inspector of Motor Vehicles and later promoted to Assistant Regional Transport Officer in 1976, during the enforcement of the Karnataka General Service (Motor Vehicles Branch) (Recruitment) Rules, 1976. Subsequently, the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recru...

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Abdul Sathar Ibrahim Manik Vs. Union of India & Ors [1991] INSC 257 (8 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 257 SC

Constitution of India
CrPC Section 437. When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence
Customs Act, 1962

Pritam Nath Hoon Vs. Union of India & Ors [1980] INSC 178 (11 September 1980)

Headnote :

The petitioners, who are foreign nationals, were arrested by Customs authorities for carrying gold biscuits of foreign origin. Their requests for bail under Section 437 of the Criminal Procedure Code were denied. Subsequently, detention orders were issued under Section 3(1) of the Conservation of Fo...

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State of Punjab Vs. Balwant Singh & Ors [1991] INSC 258 (9 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 258 SC

Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Headnote :

Smt. \'M\' inherited certain agricultural lands from her husband, some of which were mortgaged and in the possession of defendants 2 to 6. She passed away without a will after the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 came into effect. Since there were no heirs eligible to inherit her property, the mutation wa...

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Laxmi Bai Vs. Dayanu Narayah Mohite [1991] INSC 259 (9 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 259 SC

Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948
Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948

Headnote :

The appellant was part of a joint family with her son. She ended the tenancy of the respondents\' predecessor by a notice dated June 24, 1960, which led to litigation that resulted in this appeal to the Court. The central issue is whether the tenant became a deemed purchaser of the land in question...

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Surinder Singh Sibia Vs. Vijay Kumar Sood [1991] INSC 260 (10 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 260 SC

Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987

Headnote :

\"Vacation\" -- \"Sufficient Cause\" -- Definition.According to Section 14(3) of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act 1987, a landlord can seek an eviction order for a tenant if the landlord needs the property for personal use and does not own any other property in the relevant area.However,...

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Mangal Sinhji Dolat Sinhji Vs. State of Gujarat [1991] INSC 261 (11 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 261 SC

State of Gujarat Vs. Gujarat Revenue Tribunal & Ors [1979] INSC 145 (8 August 1979)
State of Gujarat & Ors Vs. Gujarat Revenue Tribunal & Ors [1976] INSC 43 (9 March 1976)

Headnote :

The appellants were tenants of specific lands that were part of a Taluqdari Estate. Although these lands were suitable for cultivation, they had not been farmed for a continuous period of three years before the enactment of the Bombay Taluqdari Tenure Abolition Act, 1949.In the tenant\'s appeal to t...

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Ashok Alias Somanna Gowda & ANR Vs. State of Karnataka & Ors [1991] INSC 262 (11 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 262 SC

Mohinder Sain Garg Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [1990] INSC 355 (15 November 1990)

Headnote :

The Respondent-State called for applications to recruit Assistant Engineers (Civil) and (Mechanical) for the Public Works Department. According to the recruitment rules, specifically the Karnataka State Civil Services (Direct Recruitment by Selection) Rules, 1973, the selection process was based on...

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Comptroller and Auditor General Ofindia & Ors Vs. Mohan Lal Mehrotra & Ors [1991] INSC 263 (11 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 263 SC

Headnote :

The Section Officers working in the offices of the Accountant General I, II, and III in Allahabad filed a writ petition in the High Court contesting the legitimacy of the administrative instructions outlined in Circular No. 172- NGE- 11/56-72-I, dated January 25, 1973, issued by the first appellant....

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Madhu Kishwar & Ors Vs. State of Bihar [1991] INSC 264 (11 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 264 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The Chhota Nagpur Tenancy Act of 1908 limited property succession to male descendants of Scheduled Tribes specified in the Act.The petitioners, women from the \'Ho\' and \'Oraon\' Tribes in the Chhota Nagpur region, argued that Sections 7 and 8 of the Act discriminated against women, making them unc...

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T .P. Srivastava Vs. National Tobacco Co. of India Ltd. [1991] INSC 265 (11 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 265 SC

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Headnote :

The appellant was employed by the respondent company as a Section Salesman. He was dismissed from his position on July 12, 1973, on the grounds of unauthorized absence since January 13, 1973.At the request of the appellant, the Government referred the matter to the Labour Court to determine whether...

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Sanganer Dal and Flour Mill Vs. F.C.I. & Ors [1991] INSC 266 (22 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 266 SC

Indian Partnership Act, 1932
Indian Partnership Act, 1932

Headnote :

The appellant, a partnership firm comprising nine partners, included one Satya Narain among them. On July 25, 1973, he submitted a tender on behalf of the firm to the respondents, proposing to supply 1000 quintals of Gram Dal at a price of Rs.185 per bag. The respondents accepted this tender. Howeve...

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Sri Chand Gupta Vs. Gulzar Singh & ANR [1991] INSC 267 (22 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 267 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-landlord submitted an application under Section 14(1)(b) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, seeking the eviction of the respondents. All three courts found that the respondent was the sole tenant. The Rent Controller and the Tribunal based their decision on an affidavit submitted by...

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Smt. Rani Devi Vs. Bhole Nath & Ors [1991] INSC 268 (22 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 268 SC

Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Headnote :

The appellant-landlady initiated a lawsuit under Section 21 of the U.P. Urban Building (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972, seeking to evict the tenant based on a genuine need. Both the prescribed authority and the Appellate Tribunal determined that the landlady\'s need was indeed g...

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Saraswati Sugar Mills Vs. Haryana State Board & Ors [1991] INSC 269 (22 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 269 SC

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977

Headnote :

Section 3 of the Water (Prevention of Pollution and Control) Cess Act, 1977 stipulated that every individual engaged in a specified industry, as well as every local authority, was required to pay water cess in accordance with the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. The term \"spec...

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G. Narayanappa & ANR Vs. Government of Andhra Pradesh [1991] INSC 270 (22 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 270 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who are members of the Reddi caste from a region in Andhra Pradesh that was once part of the Madras Presidency, submitted their declarations in accordance with Section 8 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973.In his declaration, Appellant No....

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Smt. Meera Gupta Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors [1991] INSC 271 (22 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 271 SC

Headnote :

The appellant\'s predecessor-in-interest, who is the respondent in this case, owned two properties in Calcutta: one was a \'built-up property\' and the other was a \'vacant property\'. The built-up property consisted of 414.56 square meters of land, with 321 square meters occupied by a building that...

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Chandrakant Manilal Shah & ANR Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, Bombay-Ii [1991] INSC 272 (24 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 272 SC

Hindu Gains of Learning Act, 1930
Hindu Gains of Learning Act, 1930

Headnote :

The business operated by a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), with the first appellant serving as the Karta, was transformed into a partnership between the first appellant and one of his sons, who had previously been involved in the business for a monthly salary. The partnership deed indicated that the s...

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Salehbhai Mulla Mohamadali Vs. State of Gujarat an [1991] INSC 273 (25 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 273 SC

Forest Rules
Forest Rules
Indian Forest Act, 1927
Indian Forest Act, 1927

Headnote :

This appeal by the plaintiffs challenges an order of reversal dated February 7, 1975, issued by the Gujarat High Court. The first appellant, Plaintiff No. 1, is the contractor, while Plaintiffs Nos. 2 to 4 are the jagirdars from the former State of Chhota Udepur. The jagirdars sold some teak trees t...

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Dr. P.P.C. Rawani & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1991] INSC 274 (29 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 274 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

In Civil Appeal No. 3519 of 1984, the appellants, who were appointed as doctors on an ad hoc basis in the Central Health Service at various times between 1968 and 1977, sought regularization of their services based on their original appointment dates. This Court issued certain directives in its judg...

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Smt. Shashi Nayar Vs. Union of India & Ors [1991] INSC 275 (29 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 275 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder

Headnote :

The petitionerâ€™s husband was prosecuted under Section 302 of the IPC for the murder of his father and stepbrother.The Sessions Judge found him guilty and sentenced him to death.Upon appeal, the High Court upheld the death sentence, and a special leave petition filed before this Court was also dism...

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Sub-Committee On Judicial Accountability Vs. Union of India & Ors, [1991] INSC 276 (29 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 276 SC

Constitution of India
Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968

Headnote :

Following a notice from 108 members of the 9th Lok Sabha regarding a Motion to present an Address to the President for the removal of a sitting Supreme Court Judge due to alleged misconduct during his tenure as Chief Justice of a High Court, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha accepted the Motion and forme...

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M .B. Hiregoudar Vs. State of Karnataka & Ors [1991] INSC 277 (29 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 277 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, who serves as a Rigman in the Department of Mines and Geology for the State of Karnataka, was first appointed as a local candidate to the newly established position of Junior Engineer (Mechanical). Subsequently, he was officially selected by the State Public Service Commission and app...

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Navnit Lal Sakar Lal Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax [1991] INSC 278 (29 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 278 SC

Income Tax Act, 1961
Indian Succession Act, 1925

Headnote :

The appellant\'s grandfather created a will in 1956, leaving his properties to the appellant and his brother. After the testator\'s death in 1957, his son \'S\', who did not have the title of executor, filed Income Tax and Wealth-Tax returns for the deceased\'s estate, and assessments were made base...

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Hoshiar Singh & Ors Vs. State of Punjab [1991] INSC 279 (29 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 279 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder
IPC Section 307. Attempt to murder
IPC Section 449. House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death

Headnote :

A legal dispute concerning the ownership of a specific piece of land was ongoing in civil court between the complainants and the defendants. On December 16, 1975, around 8 a.m., the defendants, armed with firearms and sharp weapons, approached the complainants\' outer house and launched an attack. A...

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Mrs. Neera Mathur Vs. Life Insurance Corporation of India & ANR [1991] INSC 280 (31 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 280 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner applied for the position of assistant at the Life Insurance Corporation of India. She was invited to take a written test and an interview, both of which she passed successfully. On May 25, 1989, she submitted a declaration form to the corporation and was examined by a female doctor fr...

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Workmen Represented By Secretary Vs. Management of Reptakos Brett. and Co. Ltd. & ANR [1991] INSC 281 (31 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 281 SC

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Bhikha Ram Vs. Ram Sarup & Ors [1991] INSC 282 (31 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 282 SC

Punjab Pre-Emption Act, 1913
Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913
Punjab Pre-Emption Act, 1913

Atam Prakash Vs. State of Haryana & Ors [1986] INSC 24 (27 February 1986)
Ram Sarup Vs. Munshi & Ors [1962] INSC 246 (30 August 1962)

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Nutakki Sesharatanam Vs. Sub-Collector, Land Acquisition Vijayawada & Ors [1991] INSC 283 (31 October 1991)

Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 283 SC

Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Land Acquisition Act, 1894

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