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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on General Clauses Act, 1897

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List of Judgements

Nagarajan & Anr. Vs. State of Tamil Nadu

Judgement Date : may/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 573 SC

Tata Steel Ltd. Vs. Raj Kumar Banerjee & Ors.

Judgement Date : may/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 508 SC

Tata Steel Ltd. Vs. Raj Kumar Banerjee & Ors.

Judgement Date : may/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 507 SC

Visa Coke Ltd. Vs. M/s. MESCO Kalinga Steel Ltd.

Judgement Date : april/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 472 SC

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Vs. Raj Kumar Arora & Ors.

Judgement Date : april/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 375 SC

State of Tamil Nadu Vs. The Governor of Tamil Nadu & Anr.

Judgement Date : april/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 358 SC

Puja Ferro Alloys Pvt. Ltd. Vs. State of Goa and Ors.

Judgement Date : february/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 153 SC

State of Maharashtra & Ors. Vs. Prism Cement Ltd. & Anr.

Judgement Date : february/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 144 SC

Bharti Arora Vs. State of Haryana

Judgement Date : december/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 783 SC

Nabha Power Ltd. & Anr. Vs. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. & Anr.

Judgement Date : november/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 680 SC

Rewa Tollway Pvt. Ltd. Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.

Judgement Date : july/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 454 SC

Pernod Ricard India Pvt. Ltd. Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.

Judgement Date : april/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 259 SC

Ram Nath Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

Judgement Date : february/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 106 SC

Bilkis Yakub Rasool Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Judgement Date : january/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 26 SC

Bilkis Yakub Rasool Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Judgement Date : january/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 25 SC

In Re: Article 370 of The Constitution

Judgement Date : december/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 916 SC

Manish Sisodia Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation

Judgement Date : october/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 831 SC

State of Telangana & Ors. Vs. Tirumala Construction

Judgement Date : october/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 829 SC

Religare Finvest Ltd. Vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Judgement Date : september/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 714 SC

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Vs. R.R. Kishore

Judgement Date : september/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 713 SC

Central GST Delhi - III Vs. Delhi International Airport Ltd.

Judgement Date : may/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 515 SC

Central GST Delhi - III Vs. Delhi International Airport Ltd.

Judgement Date : may/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 505 SC

Union of India & Ors. Vs. A. B. P. Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.

Judgement Date : may/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 478 SC

Government of NCT of Delhi v Union of India

Judgement Date : may/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 463 SC

P. V. Nidhish & Ors. Vs. Kerala State Wakf Board & Anr.

Judgement Date : april/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 410 SC

National Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Harsolia Motors and Ors.

Judgement Date : april/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 322 SC

Narayan Chetanram Chaudhary Vs. State of Maharashtra

Judgement Date : march/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 267 SC

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Vs. V.B.R. Menon & Ors.

Judgement Date : march/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 199 SC

Association of Vasanth Apartments' Owners Vs. V. Gopinath & Ors.

Judgement Date : february/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 102 SC

Manik Majumder Vs. Dipak Kumar Saha (D) through LRS.

Judgement Date : january/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 31 SC

M/s. OCL India Ltd. Vs. State of Orissa

Judgement Date : november/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 876 SC

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) Vs. Nisar Ahmed Ganai

Judgement Date : october/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 805 SC

State through Deputy Superintendent of Police Vs. R. Soundirarasu

Judgement Date : september/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 693 SC

Independent Schools' Federation of India (Regd.) Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : august/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 676 SC

Ms. P xxx Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Anr.

Judgement Date : june/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 493 SC

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. Vs. A. Balakrishnan & Anr.

Judgement Date : may/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 479 SC

M/s. Pahwa Plastics Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Dastak NGO

Judgement Date : march/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 260 SC

Punjab National Bank Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : february/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 188 SC

ECGC Ltd. Vs. Mokul Shriram EPC JV

Judgement Date : february/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 155 SC

Pradeep Kumar Vs. Post Master General

Judgement Date : february/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 130 SC

State of Manipur Vs. Surjakumar Okram

Judgement Date : february/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 110 SC

Amar Nath Vs. Gian Chand

Judgement Date : january/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 98 SC

Brigade Enterprises Ltd. Vs. Anil Kumar Virmani

Judgement Date : december/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 706 SC

Sarabjeet Singh Mokha Vs. The District Magistrate, Jabalpur

Judgement Date : october/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 547 SC

Vishwabandhu Vs. Sri Krishna

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 452 SC

Common Cause (A Registered Society) Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 379 SC

Lalit Kumar Jain Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : may/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 247 SC

Headnote :

A. The Constitution of India, 1950, Articles 32 and 139A - Contract Act, 1872, Sections 128, 133, and 140 - Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Sections 31, 78, 79, 94-187 - Personal Guarantor - A resolution plan concerning a personal guarantor of corporate debtors was examined. It was determined...

Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil Vs. The Chief Minister

Judgement Date : may/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 235 SC

Headnote :

The Constitution of India, 1950, specifically Articles 15(4), 16(4), and Article 342(A) in conjunction with Article 366(26c), as amended by the Constitution (102nd Amendment) Act, 2018, along with Articles 366(26C), 342A, 338B, and 342A, pertains to the reservation for citizens belonging to backward...

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Vs. Cyrus Investments Pvt. Ltd.

Judgement Date : march/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 170 SC

Headnote :

A. Under Sections 241 and 242 of the Companies Act, 2013, regarding oppression and prejudicial conduct, the Appellate Tribunal\'s findings are upheld. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) addressed each allegation in the complaint and provided clear evidence-based conclusions. The NCLAT did not...

Neena Aneja Vs. Jai Prakash Associates Ltd.

Judgement Date : march/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 147 SC

Headnote :

The Consumer Protection Act of 1986, specifically Sections 11, 17, and 21, along with the Consumer Protection Act of 2019, Sections 28, 42, 58, and 107, and the General Clauses Act of 1897, Section 6, address the repeal of previous acts and the change of forum for complaints. Complaints that were in...

Manish Kumar Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : january/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 30 SC

Manish Kumar Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : january/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 29 SC

Headnote :

A. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Sections 7(1), 11, and 32A (amended by the Act of 2020) - Amendment - Malice - The amendment stipulates that a minimum of 100 allottees or 10% of the total allottees, whichever is lower, must support the application to initiate insolvency proceedings agai...

RUSODAY SECURITIES LTD. vs. NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA LTD.

Judgement Date : november/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 612 SC

Headnote :

Section 22F of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956

HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

Judgement Date : november/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 595 SC

Headnote :

A. The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, specifically Sections 32(F), 7(i), 16(A)(i), and Section 2(ia)(m) in conjunction with Sections 7(i) and 16(1)(a)(i) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, along with Section 97 of the same Act and Section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, indi...

M/S IMPERIA STRUCTURES LTD. vs. ANIL PATNI

Judgement Date : november/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 586 SC

Headnote :

NOTICEDelay in the delivery of flat possession - Complaint - Allottees of the flat have the option to either pursue appropriate actions under the Consumer Protection Act or submit an application under the RERA Act.A. Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 23 - Real Estate (Regulation and Development...

UNION OF INDIA vs. M/S G.S. CHATHA RICE MILLS

Judgement Date : september/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 523 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALThe improvement in the process of uploading Custom Duty notifications in the e-Gazette is of great importance.CRUCIALCustom Duty Enhancement - An increase in the duty rate, as authorized by Section 8A of the Customs Tariff Act, can only take effect prospectively.A. Under the Customs Tariff Ac...

SAGUFA AHMED vs. UPPER ASSAM PLYWOOD PRODUCTS PVT. LTD

Judgement Date : september/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 518 SC

Headnote :

NOTICESupreme Court ruling on the extension of limitation period - The order does not extend the timeframe for which delays can be excused under statutory discretion.Companies Act, 2013, Section 421(3) - General Clauses Act, 1897 Section 10 - Applications for condonation of delay and appeals deemed...

PYARE LAL vs. STATE OF HARYANA

Judgement Date : july/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 425 SC

Headnote :

NOTICEPremature Release - The Governor\'s authority under Article 161 - All relevant information, including the severity of the crime and the manner in which it was committed, must be considered.According to Section 433A of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code,...

INDORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs. MANOHARLAL

Judgement Date : march/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 263 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTAcquisition proceedings initiated under the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 will not be considered lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if compensation has been deposited in the treasury instead of the court.The term \"or\" used in Section 24(2) between possession and compensation should...

ANKIT ASHOK JALAN vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : march/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 235 SC

Headnote :

Uday Umesh Lalit, J. (agreeing)A. Constitution of India, 1950 Article 32 Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 Section 3(1) Detention Order - Is the Detaining Authority justified in postponing the consideration of a representation until the opinion of the...

M/S UNICORN INDUSTRIES vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : december/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1211 SC

Headnote :

The First Schedule of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985, along with Chapter 21 of the Central Excise Act, 1944, Section 5A of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, and Section 136 of the Finance Act, 2001, pertains to the imposition of education cess, higher education cess, and National Calamity Conting...

HINDUSTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED vs.UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1160 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTStatutory Government bodies are exempt from proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.A. According to Section 3(7) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, statutory bodies are exempt from the provisions of the IB Code. These bodies act as an extension of the Central Governme...

STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH vs. M/S BIRLA CORPORATION LIMITED

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1134 SC

Headnote :

The Constitution of India, 1950, Articles 301 and 304(a) - Uttar Pradesh Trade Tax Act, 1948, Section 5 - Notification providing a rebate - Rescinding - The 1997 notification classified goods containing fly ash as eligible for rebate. However, feedback to the Government indicated that no new industr...

RAMESH PARSRAM MALANI vs. STATE OF TELANGANA

Judgement Date : october/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1019 SC

Headnote :

A. Under the Displaced Persons (Compensation & Rehabilitation) Act of 1954, specifically Sections 8 and 17, and the Displaced Persons (Compensation & Rehabilitation) Rules of 1955, Rule 51, the legality of land allotment to displaced persons is addressed. The land that is part of the compens...

THE STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH vs. RAMCHANDRA RABIDAS @ RATAN RABIDAS

Judgement Date : october/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 950 SC

Headnote :

NOTICETraffic violations or motor vehicle offenses can be prosecuted under both the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Motor Vehicles Act.Indian Penal Code, 1860 Sections 304 Part II, 304A, 337, and 338 - Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Sections 183, 184, 185, 187, 208, and 209. The question arises whether tr...

THE AUTHORIZED OFFICER,INDIAN BANK vs. D. VISALAKSHI

Judgement Date : september/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 860 SC

Headnote :

Section 2(k) of the Criminal Procedure Code - Section 14 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002.[Paragraph ]

THE STATE OF ODISHA vs. ANUP KUMAR SENAPATI

Judgement Date : september/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 856 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTThe repeal of a statute does not affect rights that have been acquired or accrued; it only impacts mere hopes or expectations of acquiring a right.IMPORTANTNegative equality cannot be claimed when a right does not exist.A. Orissa Education Act, 1969, Section 7C - Grant-in-aid - The Governme...

THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH vs. AMAN MITTAL

Judgement Date : september/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 805 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTNo individual can be prosecuted for offenses related to weight or measure under Chapter XIII of the IPC due to the provisions of the Legal Metrology Act.IMPORTANTThe High Court, when exercising its jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code, cannot intervene in the investigation process.A....

M/S NATESAN AGENCIES (PLANTATIONS) vs. STATE REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT

Judgement Date : august/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 741 SC

Headnote :

A. Under the Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972, Section 24, and the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act of 1959, Section 34, there is a provision for exclusion from acquisition and claims for damages. The plaintiff had leased the land in question from the Mutt for a period of 2...

Dharani Sugars and Chemicals Ltd. Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : april/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 336 SC

Nagar Ayukt Nagar Nigam Kanpur Vs. Sri Mujib Ullah Khan

Judgement Date : april/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 333 SC

Delhi Development Authority Vs. Virender Lal Bahri

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 194 SC

Department of Customs Vs. Sharad Gandhi

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 193 SC

COMMON CAUSE & ANR. Vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 149 SC

Headnote :

This Writ of Mandamus requests the following: to compel the Union of India to appoint a permanent Director of the CBI in accordance with the procedures established in Section 4A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946; to annul the order from the Union of India that appointed Mr. Nageshw...

GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI Vs UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 130 SC

Headnote :

The Constitution of India, specifically Articles 226, 239, and 239AA, establishes that when the executive branch of the Delhi Government makes a decision, the Lieutenant Governor (LG) has the authority to form his own opinion on any matter, which may differ from the decision made by his Ministers. S...

Shivnarayan (D) by LRS. Vs. Maniklal (D) through LRS.

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 95 SC

Alok Kumar Verma Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : january/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 27 SC

K. Lakshminarayanan Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : december/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 910 SC

The Income Tax Officer Vs. Urban Improvement Trust [October 12, 2018]

Judgement Date : october/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 760 SC

Bir Singh Vs. Delhi Jal Board & Ors. [August 30, 2018]

Judgement Date : august/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 605 SC

State Bank of India Vs. V. Ramakrishnan & ANR. [August 14, 2018]

Judgement Date : august/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 547 SC

Government of NCT of Delhi Vs. Union of India & Another [JULY 04, 2018]

Judgement Date : july/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 436 SC

All Escorts Employees Union Vs. The State of Haryana & Ors. [MARCH 23, 2018]

Judgement Date : march/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 201 SC

A.A. Padmanbhan Vs. The State of Kerala & Ors. [FEBRUARY 16, 2018]

Judgement Date : february/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 119 SC

Gunwantlal Godawat Vs. Union of India & Another [November 22, 2017]

Judgement Date : november/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 819 SC

N. Paraeswaran Unni Vs. G Kannan and Another [1st March, 2017]

Judgement Date : march/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 188 SC

Krishna Kumar Singh & ANR. Vs. State of Bihar & Ors. [January 02, 2017]

Judgement Date : january/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 9 SC

State Bank of India Vs. Santosh Gupta and ANR. Etc. [December 16, 2016]

Judgement Date : december/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 928 SC

Jindal Stainless Ltd.& ANR. Vs. State of Haryana & Ors. [11th NOVEMBER, 2016]

Judgement Date : november/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 801 SC

Ludovico Sagrado Goveia Vs. Cirila Rosa Maria Pinto and Ors. [September 6, 2016]

Judgement Date : september/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 640 SC

Kedar Nath Yadav Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. [August 31, 2016]

Judgement Date : august/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 594 SC

Pawan Kumar Pathak Vs. Mohan Prasad [April 26, 2016]

Judgement Date : april/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 316 SC

LIC of India Vs. Insure Policy Plus Services Pvt. Ltd. & Ors [December 29, 2015]

Judgement Date : december/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 843 SC

Lal Shah Baba Dargah Trust Vs. Magnum Developers and Others [December 15, 2015]

Judgement Date : december/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 819 SC

Poonam Vs. State of U.P. & Ors. [October 29, 2015]

Judgement Date : october/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 731 SC

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Vs. Pawan Kumar Gupta [SEPTEMBER 16, 2015]

Judgement Date : september/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 609 SC

Wipro Ltd. Vs. Assistant Collector of Customs & Ors. [April 16, 2015]

Judgement Date : april/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 309 SC

Ravinder Kaur Vs. Anil Kumar [April 09, 2015]

Judgement Date : april/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 284 SC

Karnail Kaur & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab & Ors. [January 22, 2015]

Judgement Date : january/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 61 SC

Velaxan Kumar Vs. Union of India & Ors. [December 11, 2014]

Judgement Date : december/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 779 SC

Rajiv Chowdhrie Huf Vs. Union of India & Ors. [December 10, 2014]

Judgement Date : december/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 772 SC

M/S Magnum Promoters P. Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors. [November 27, 2014]

Judgement Date : november/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 740 SC

Ram Kishan & Ors Vs. State of Haryana & Ors [November 27, 2014]

Judgement Date : november/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 739 SC

Sita Ram Vs. State of Haryana & ANR. [November 25, 2014]

Judgement Date : november/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 728 SC

U.P. Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Vs. State of U.P. [SEPTEMBER 4, 2014]

Judgement Date : september/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 545 SC

M/s. Ajeet Seeds Ltd. Vs. K. Gopala Krishnaiah [July 16, 2014]

Judgement Date : july/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 452 SC

Duryodhan Rout Vs. State of Orissa [JULY 01, 2014]

Judgement Date : july/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 407 SC

Union of India & Ors. Vs. Shiv Raj & Ors. [May 7, 2014]

Judgement Date : may/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 343 SC

Renu & Ors. Vs District & Sessions Judge, Tis Hazari & ANR [February 12, 2014]

Judgement Date : february/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 91 SC

Union of India & ANR. Vs. Ashok Kumar Aggarwal [November 22, 2013]

Judgement Date : november/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 812 SC

Econ Antri Ltd. Vs. Rom Industries Ltd. & ANR. [AUGUST 26, 2013]

Judgement Date : august/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 581 SC

Ratnagiri Gas & Power Pvt. Ltd. Vs. RDS Projects Ltd. & Ors. [October 18, 2012]

Judgement Date : october/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 609 SC

Baba Tek Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors. [September 17, 2012]

Judgement Date : september/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 507 SC

M.C. Gupta Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation, Dehradun [August 31, 2012]

Judgement Date : august/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 461 SC

Nafis Ahmad and ANR. Vs. State of U.P. & Ors. [July 26, 2012]

Judgement Date : july/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 387 SC

Sangeetaben Mahendrabhai Patel Vs State of Gujarat & ANR. [April 23, 2012]

Judgement Date : april/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 240 SC

Vijay Singh Vs. State of U.P. & Ors. [April 13, 2012]

Judgement Date : april/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 225 SC

Bangaru Laxman Vs. State (through CBI) & another

Judgement Date : november/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 868 SC

Union of India and Ors. Vs. M/s Nitdip Textile Processors Pvt. Ltd. and Another

Judgement Date : november/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 815 SC

State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. Versus K. Shyam Sunder & Ors.

Judgement Date : august/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 561 SC

Narmada Bachao Andolan Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh

Judgement Date : july/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 541 SC

Smt. Rasila S. Mehta Vs. Custodian, Nariman Bhavan, Mumbai

Judgement Date : may/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 378 SC

Thirumalai Chemicals Limited Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Judgement Date : april/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 360 SC

Consumer Online Foundation Etc., Vs Union of India & Ors. Etc.

Judgement Date : april/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 352 SC

J.S. Yadav Vs. State of U.P. & ANR.

Judgement Date : april/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 320 SC

Chairman-Cum-M.D. Coal India Ltd. & Ors. Vs Ananta Saha & Ors.

Judgement Date : april/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 287 SC

Parimal Vs Veena @ Bharti

Judgement Date : february/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 106 SC

Monica Bedi Vs State of Andhra Pradesh (November 9, 2010)

Judgement Date : november/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 835 SC

Anokh Singh VS Punjab State Election Commission (29 October 2010)

Judgement Date : october/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 825 SC

Rasid Javed & Ors. Vs. State of U.P. & ANR. [2010] INSC 433 (5 July 2010)

Judgement Date : july/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 429 SC

S. Khushboo Vs. Kanniammal & ANR. [2010] INSC 347 (28 April 2010)

Judgement Date : april/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 324 SC

S. Khushboo Vs. Kanniammal & ANR. [2010] INSC 327 (28 April 2010)

Judgement Date : april/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 322 SC

Sudhir Shantilal Mehta Vs. C.B.I. [2009] INSC 1421 (7 August 2009)

Judgement Date : august/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 667 SC

G.Sekar Vs. Geetha & Ors. [2009] INSC 741 (15 April 2009)

Judgement Date : april/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 366 SC

Karnataka Bank Ltd. Vs. State of A.P. & Ors. [2008] INSC 61 (21 January 2008)

Judgement Date : january/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 61 SC

Anil Kumar Goel Vs. Kishan Chand Kaura [2007] Insc 1256 (12 December 2007)

Judgement Date : december/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 43 SC

Shanti Lal Vs. State of M.P [2007] Insc 1014 (8 October 2007)

Judgement Date : october/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 802 SC

Mohd. Aslam @ Bhure Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [2007] Insc 320 (22 March 2007)

Judgement Date : march/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 262 SC

Epuru Sudhakar & Anr Vs. Govt. of A.P. & Ors [2006] Insc 638 (11 October 2006)

Judgement Date : october/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 638 SC

The State Vs. A. Parthiban [2006] Insc 634 (9 October 2006)

Judgement Date : october/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 634 SC

Shrikant Vs. Vasantrao & Ors [2006] Insc 30 (20 january 2006)

Judgement Date : january/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 30 SC

S. Pushpa & Ors Vs. Sivachanmugavelu & Ors [2005] INSC 92 (11 February 2005)

Judgement Date : february/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 92 SC

Union of India & Anr Vs. Sneha Khemka & Anr [2004] Insc 45 (23 January 2004)

Judgement Date : january/2004, Citation : 2004 Latest Caselaw 45 SC

A.C. Razia Vs. Government of Kerala & Ors [2004] Insc 25 (12 January 2004)

Judgement Date : january/2004, Citation : 2004 Latest Caselaw 25 SC

Common Cause Vs. Union of India & Ors [2003] INSC 513 (8 October 2003)

Judgement Date : october/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 507 SC

State of Rajasthan Vs. Hat Singh & Ors [2003] INSC 11 (8 January 2003)

Judgement Date : january/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 11 SC

Vasant Arjunrao Bhandak Vs. State of Karnataka [2002] INSC468 (12 November 2002)

Judgement Date : november/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 469 SC

Basant Singh & ANR Vs. Roman Catholic Mission [2002] INSC 425 (3 October 2002)

Judgement Date : october/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 426 SC

State of Punjab Vs. Harnek Singh [2002] INSC 81 (15 February 2002)

Judgement Date : february/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 81 SC

Tarun Prasad Chatterjee Vs. Dinanath Sharma [2000] INSC 508 (10 October 2000)

Judgement Date : october/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 503 SC

Rajendra Kumar Vs. Kalyan [2000] INSC 402 (2 August 2000)

Judgement Date : august/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 399 SC

State of U.P. & Ors Vs. Devi Dayal Singh [2000] INSC 86 (25 February 2000)

Judgement Date : february/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 86 SC

Krishna Kumar Singh & ANR Vs. State of Bihar [1998] INSC 287 (8 May 1998)

Judgement Date : may/1998, Citation : 1998 Latest Caselaw 287 SC

Nagulapati Lakshmamma Vs. Mupparaju Subbaiah [1998] INSC 219 (15 April 1998)

Judgement Date : april/1998, Citation : 1998 Latest Caselaw 219 SC

Manohar Joshi Vs. Nitin Bhaurao Patil & ANR [1995] INSC 817 (11 December 1995)

Judgement Date : december/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 732 SC

R.Balakrishna Pillai Vs. State of Kerala & ANR [1995] INSC 789 (5 December 1995)

Judgement Date : december/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 705 SC

Union of India Vs. Meera Mohideen [1995] INSC 217 (14 April 1995)

Judgement Date : april/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 213 SC

P.K.Sarin Vs. State of U.P [1994] INSC 697 (16 December 1994)

Judgement Date : december/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 691 SC

Kartar Singh Vs. State of Punjab [1994] INSC 172 (11 March 1994)

Judgement Date : march/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 170 SC

Veeramani Vs. State of T.N [1994] INSC 88 (4 February 1994)

Judgement Date : february/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 87 SC

Virkey Chacko Vs. C.I.T [1993] INSC 324 (24 August 1993)

Judgement Date : august/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 319 SC

Prafulla Kumar Swain Vs. Prakash Chandra Misra & Ors [1993] INSC 31 (18 January 1993)

Judgement Date : january/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 31 SC

Headnote :

The Orissa Public Service Commission, via an advertisement dated October 8, 1964, called for applications from candidates to participate in a competitive examination for selection to the Orissa Forest Service Class II.Eighteen candidates were selected and underwent training at the Indian Forest Coll...

C.I.T. Vs. Dhadi Sahu [1992] INSC 233 (18 November 1992)

Judgement Date : november/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 233 SC

Headnote :

The Court\'s Judgment was delivered by YOGESHWAR DAYAL, J. - These are two appeals following the special leave granted by this Court through an order dated August 4, 1977, concerning the judgment and order dated December 5, 1975, of the Orissa High Court in C.J.C. Nos. 176 and 177 of 1974. This was...

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Ajay Singh & Ors [1992] INSC 221 (2 November 1992)

Judgement Date : november/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 221 SC

Headnote :

General Clauses Act, 1897:Section 21 - Authority to add, amend, vary, or rescind any notification - Whether this can be used to reconstitute the Commission of Inquiry by replacing the current members, despite not being specified in the Act\'s framework.Following the directive from the State High Cou...

Panduronga Timblo Industries Vs. Union of India & Ors [1992] INSC 87 (13 March 1992)

Judgement Date : march/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 87 SC

Headnote :

The appellants challenged the constitutional validity of the tax imposed on barges used or kept for use in the Union Territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu, under Section 3 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Barges Tax Act, 1973. They argued that the term \'boat\' does not encompass mechanically propelled vessels....

Dagi Ram Pindi Lal & ANR Vs. Trilok Chand Jain & Ors [1992] INSC 37 (4 February 1992)

Judgement Date : february/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 37 SC

Headnote :

The Plaintiff-respondent filed a lawsuit seeking the recovery of Rs. 1,39,722.86 from the defendants-appellants.During the evidence recording phase of the lawsuit, the plaintiff secured a summons from the court directing the Income Tax Department to present records related to the income tax assessme...

B.N. Shankarappa Vs. Uthanur Srinivas & Ors [1992] INSC 15 (21 January 1992)

Judgement Date : january/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 15 SC

Headnote :

On January 16, 1986, the Deputy Commissioner issued a notification establishing a Mandal under section 4 (1) of the Karnataka Zila Parishads, Taluk Panchayat Samithis, Mandal Panchayats and Nyaya Panchayats Act, 1983, with its headquarters located in Mudiyannur. Subsequently, exercising authority un...

Vinod Gurudas Raikar Vs. National Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors [1991] INSC 224 (6 September 1991)

Judgement Date : september/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 224 SC

Headnote :

The appellant sustained injuries in a road accident on January 22, 1989, and subsequently filed a claim petition on March 15, 1990, requesting a delay in filing to be excused, before the Claims Tribunal.In the meantime, the Motor Vehicles Act of 1939 was repealed, and the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988...

H.C. Suman & ANR Vs. Rehabilitation Ministry Employees Cooperative House Building [1991] INSC 218 (29 August 1991)

Judgement Date : august/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 218 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 1 is a Cooperative House Building Society that is registered under the Delhi Cooperative Societies Act of 1972.Established in October 1959, the Society was created to acquire land that the Central Government intended to allocate for the resettlement of displaced individuals. The Socie...

Maharashtra State Financial Corporation Vs. Jaycee Drugs And Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. & Ors [1991] INSC 53 (19 February 1991)

Judgement Date : february/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 53 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 1, a Private Limited Company, was granted a loan of Rs. 30 lakh by the Appellant-Corporation for establishing a factory. To secure this loan, the Company executed a mortgage deed on certain properties, and Respondents 2 to 4, as its directors, signed a personal Surety Bond without any...

Poonjabhai Varmalidas Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahmadabad [1990] INSC 308 (9 October 1990)

Judgement Date : october/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 308 SC

Headnote :

Section 10(2)(xi) of the Income Tax Act, 1922 allowed for the deduction of bad and doubtful debts. The accompanying proviso stated that if the amount recovered from any such debt exceeded the difference between the total debt and the amount previously allowed, the excess would be considered a profit...

Vasantkumar Radhakisan Vora Vs. Board of Trustees of The Port of Bombay [1990] INSC 246 (21 August 1990)

Judgement Date : august/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 246 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, a statutory corporate body established under the Bombay Port Trust Act of 1879—a \'State Act\'—appointed an Assistant Estate Manager as its power of attorney to lease its property periodically, terminate leases, and initiate ejectment actions, among other responsibilities. The re...

Scientific Adviser to The Ministry of Defence& Ors Vs. S. Daniel & Ors [1990] INSC 133 (10 April 1990)

Judgement Date : april/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 133 SC

Headnote :

The respondents held Class III civil positions in the Research Laboratories associated with the Ministry of Defence. According to the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, their appointing authority was the Scientific Adviser. However, the Scientific Adviser delega...

Special Military Estates Officer Vs. Munivenkataramiah & ANR [1990] INSC 2 (10 January 1990)

Judgement Date : january/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 2 SC

Headnote :

The Defence of India Act, 1962 was enacted by Parliament in response to the Chinese aggression, aimed at safeguarding public safety and interests related to the Defence of India, Civil Defence, and associated matters. This Act was introduced while the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Prop...

Bansidhar & Ors Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors [1989] INSC 105 (29 March 1989)

Judgement Date : march/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 105 SC

Headnote :

Chapter III-B of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955, which established a ceiling on agricultural land holdings, along with clause (6A) of section 5 that defined \'ceiling area\', was added to the Act by the Rajasthan Tenancy (Amendment) Act of 1960.The effective date for the provisions under the 1955 A...

Brij Sunder Kapoor Vs. Ist Additional District Judge & Ors [1988] INSC 331 (27 October 1988)

Judgement Date : october/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 327 SC

Headnote :

In this set of cases, a key legal question for the Court\'s determination is whether the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, Act No. 13 of 1972, apply to cantonments located in the State of U.P. The High Court has responded affirmatively to...

State of Bihar Vs. Murad Ali Khan & Ors [1988] INSC 316 (10 October 1988)

Judgement Date : october/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 312 SC

Headnote :

The Range Officer from the appellant-State filed complaints with the Judicial Magistrate First Class against the respondents-accused, claiming they had violated section 51 of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. The Magistrate acknowledged the offense and directed that process be issued to the respon...

Babu Rao Allias P.B. Samant Vs. Union of India & Ors [1987] INSC 383 (17 December 1987)

Judgement Date : december/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 382 SC

Headnote :

Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha: Rules 260, 379, and 382 - Non-publication of resolutions - Are resolutions ineffective? Publication in Parliamentary Debates despite delays - Sufficient publication.House of the People (Extension of Duration) Act, 1976:Is it ultra vires? Finan...

Bank of India Vs. Vijay Transport & Ors [1987] INSC 327 (11 November 1987)

Judgement Date : november/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 326 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-Bank initiated legal proceedings against the respondents, which included a respondent firm and its partners, who were engaged in agriculture, seeking to recover a total of Rs. 18,14,817.91. This amount represented the outstanding balance of three principal loans that the Bank had exten...

Om Prakash, Vs. Union of India [1987] INSC 311 (3 November 1987)

Judgement Date : november/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 310 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners contested the validity of a notification issued by the Lt. Governor of Delhi regarding the acquisition of land for the \"planned development of Delhi\" in the High Court. The High Court ruled against the petitioners. Subsequently, the petitioners sought special leave from this court....

Commissioner of Income Tax, U.P. Vs. Shah Sadiq and Sons [1987] INSC 110 (14 April 1987)

Judgement Date : april/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 110 SC

Headnote :

The assessee, a partnership firm, was recognized as a registered firm for the assessment years 1960-61, 1961-62, and 1962-63. During the assessment proceedings for 1962-63, the assessee asserted that it had incurred a loss of Rs. 60,054 in the speculation business for the assessment year 1960-61 and...

Umaji Keshao Meshram & Ors Vs. Radhikabai W/O Anandrao Banapurkar & ANR [1986] INSC 42 (14 March 1986)

Judgement Date : march/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 42 SC

Headnote :

Clause 15 of the Letters Patent for Bombay, in its final amended version effective from January 1929, stipulated that an appeal could be made to the High Court of Judicature at Bombay from a judgment delivered by a single Judge of the High Court, in accordance with section 108 of the Government of I...

D.K. Trivedi And Sons & Ors Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors [1986] INSC 27 (5 March 1986)

Judgement Date : march/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 27 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners and appellants were individuals who had been granted quarry and mining leases by the State of Gujarat for minor minerals, including black trap, limestone, murrum, bentonite, rubble, marble, sandstone, and quartzite. Exercising the powers granted by section 15 of the Mines and Mineral...

Ganpat Giri Vs. Iind Additional District Judge, Balia & Ors [1986] INSC 1 (7 January 1986)

Judgement Date : january/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 1 SC

Headnote :

Prior to the amendments introduced by the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act of 1976, sub-rules (1) and (3) of Rule 72 in Order 21 stipulated that a decree holder could not bid for or purchase property sold in execution of a decree without explicit permission from the Court. If a decree holder...

Express Newspapers Pvt. Ltd. & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1985] INSC 223 (7 October 1985)

Judgement Date : october/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 223 SC

Headnote :

In 1949, the Central Government designated the press area along Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in New Delhi.This area comprised plots numbered 1 to 10, collectively referred to as the Press Enclave, which served as a commercial complex. Various newspapers, including the Indian Express, Times of India, Patr...

H. Anraj Vs. Government of Tamilnadu [1985] INSC 221 (4 October 1985)

Judgement Date : october/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 221 SC

Headnote :

The topic of lotteries organized by either the Government of India or State Governments is included in the Union List (Entry 40 of List I). However, since no law has been enacted by Parliament regarding this matter, the operation of lotteries can only be conducted by State Governments under Article...

Ibrahim Bachu Bafan & ANR Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors [1985] INSC 21 (12 February 1985)

Judgement Date : february/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 21 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners in two separate writ petitions were detained under orders issued pursuant to section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act of 1974. They challenged these detention orders in the High Court. During the hearings, the High Court revoked...

Goa Sampling Employees' Association Vs. General Superintendance Co. of India Pvt. Ltd. & Ors [1984] INSC 231 (11 December 1984)

Judgement Date : december/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 231 SC

Headnote :

The Central Government, acting as the \'appropriate Government\', referred the industrial dispute between the Appellant-employees\' Association and the first Respondent-employer in each of the Appeals to the Central Government Industrial Tribunal under Section 10 (1) (d) of the Industrial Disputes A...

Ashok Kumar Bhattacharyya Vs. Ajoy Biswas & Ors [1984] INSC 212 (15 November 1984)

Judgement Date : november/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 212 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 1 was employed by the Agartala Municipality as an Assistant Accountant.The State Government issued an order under Section 553 of the Bengal Municipal Act, 1932, which had been extended to Tripura in 1975, leading to the supersession of the Municipality\'s Commissioners. At the time of...

M. Veerabhadra Rao Vs. Tek Chand [1984] INSC 195 (18 October 1984)

Judgement Date : october/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 195 SC

Headnote :

Rule 34 of the Civil Rules of Practice established by the Andhra Pradesh High Court outlines the officers authorized to administer oaths for affidavits. This includes advocates or pleaders who are not involved in the proceeding at hand. According to Rule 40, the officer before whom an affidavit is t...

Prabodh Verma & Ors, Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors [1984] INSC 130 (27 July 1984)

Judgement Date : july/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 130 SC

Headnote :

The educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh are regulated by the Intermediate Education Act of 1912 (U.P. Act No. 11 of 1921). Section 16-E of this Act outlines the process for appointing teachers and heads of institutions. According to subsection (1) of section 16-E, teachers at an institution ar...

Pashupati Nath Sukul & Ors Vs. Nem Chandra Jain & Ors [1983] INSC 189 (25 November 1983)

Judgement Date : november/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

Headnote :

Following the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly by the President, elections were conducted, and on June 9, 1980, the Election Commission released a notification listing the names of the elected members for the constituencies. These members were informed that they could take the oath as m...

T. Barai Vs. Henry A.H Hoe & ANR [1982] INSC 92 (7 December 1982)

Judgement Date : december/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 92 SC

Headnote :

Under section 16(1)(a) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, as it was on March 1, 1972, the maximum penalty for an offence was six years of imprisonment and a fine. Section 21 of the Act stated that such offences were to be tried by a Presidency Magistrate or a First Class Magistrate. H...

State of Maharashtra Vs. Narayan Shamrao Puranik & Ors [1982] INSC 78 (25 October 1982)

Judgement Date : october/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 78 SC

Headnote :

Subsection (3) of Section 51 of the States Reorganization Act, 1956, states that despite the provisions in subsections (1) and (2), the Judges and division Courts of the High Court in a new State may also convene at other locations within that State as designated by the Chief Justice, with the Gover...

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Dewadas & Ors [1982] INSC 11 (29 January 1982)

Judgement Date : january/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 11 SC

Headnote :

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, specifically states in sub-section (3) of section 378 that no appeal against an acquittal order from a lower court can be entertained under sub-sections (1) or (2) without the permission of the High Court.In the Madhya Pradesh High Court, there was a practice wh...

Welath Tax Officer, Calicut Vs. C. K. Mammed Kayi [1981] INSC 88 (7 April 1981)

Judgement Date : april/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 88 SC

Headnote :

The assessee, who served as the Karnavan of a Mapilla Marumakkathayam Tarawad recognized as impartible under section 20(1) of the Mapilla Marumakkathayam Act of 1939, was assessed for wealth tax based on the net wealth of his Tarawad as an individual under section 3 of the Wealth Tax Act.The High Co...

Harcharan Singh Vs. Shiv Rani & Ors [1981] INSC 44 (20 February 1981)

Judgement Date : february/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 44 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was established as a tenant of the premises in 1964, with an annual rent due by December 31 each year. However, the appellant failed to pay rent for 1965 and 1966, prompting the respondents to send a combined notice on November 9, 1966, via registered post, demanding payment of the ove...

Union of India & Ors Vs. R. C. Jain & Ors [1981] INSC 36 (17 February 1981)

Judgement Date : february/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 36 SC

Headnote :

Section 32(iv) of the Payment of Bonus Act states that the Act does not apply to employees working for establishments involved in any industry operated by or under the authority of any Central Government, State Government, or local authority.The Delhi Development Authority, established under the [De...

Vishesh Kumar Vs. Shanti Prasad [1980] INSC 46 (12 March 1980)

Judgement Date : march/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 46 SC

Headnote :

Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure grants the High Court of a State the authority to rectify any jurisdictional errors made by subordinate courts when such errors cannot be addressed through its appellate jurisdiction. Since its introduction, there has been a growing reliance on the High Cou...

Mohd Rashid Ahmad Vs. State of U.P. & ANR [1978] INSC 264 (15 December 1978)

Judgement Date : december/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 264 SC

Headnote :

Rule 6(2)(iii) imposes a duty on the State Government to operate in a quasi-judicial capacity, thereby necessitating the application of natural justice principles.The U.P. Nagar Mahapalika Adhiniyam of 1959 and the U.P. Municipalities Act of 1916 granted local bodies in the State the authority to ap...

Nayyar (G. P.) Vs. State (Delhi Admn.) [1978] INSC 257 (14 December 1978)

Judgement Date : december/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 257 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, who faced charges for (a) conspiracy under section 120B of the Indian Penal Code (I.P.C.), (b) bribery under section 161 of the I.P.C. in conjunction with sections 5(2) and 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, and (c) under section 5(2) along with section 5(1)(a) of the...

State of Karnataka Vs. Union of India & ANR [1977] INSC 213 (8 November 1977)

Judgement Date : november/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 213 SC

Headnote :

Article 131 of the Constitution of India stipulates that the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in disputes: (a) between the Government of India and one or more States; (b) between the Government of India and any State or States on one side and one or more other States on the other; or (c) betw...

Heckett Engineering Co. Vs. Workmen [1977] INSC 194 (11 October 1977)

Judgement Date : october/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 194 SC

Headnote :

The respondent workman was hired as a permanent driver by the appellant employer. While operating the appellant company\'s truck, the respondent was involved in an accident. The appellant requested the respondent to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him for the following al...

Union of India Vs. Prem Kumar Jain & Ors [1976]130 (28 April 1976)

Judgement Date : april/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 130 SC

Headnote :

A new cadre of the Indian Administrative Services was established for Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, with direct recruitment conducted outside the usual process outlined in Rule 4(1) of the I.A.S. (Recruitment) Rules, 1954. These Rules were revised to create a joint cadre for the Union Territories and...

Additional District Magistrate, Jabalpur Vs. S. S. Shukla [1976]129 (28 April 1976)

Judgement Date : april/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 129 SC

Headnote :

On December 23, 1971, the President of India, exercising the authority granted by Clause (1) of Article 352 of the Constitution, proclaimed that a serious emergency exists due to external aggression threatening the security of India. Consequently, the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (Act 26 of...

Hari Shanker Tripathi Vs. Shiv Harsh & Ors [1976] INSC 18 (3 February 1976)

Judgement Date : february/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 18 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was declared elected to the State Legislative Council on April 30, 1974. According to section 81(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the 45-day period for filing an election petition ended on June 14, 1974, when the High Court was closed for summer vacation. Consequently...

Amadalavalasa Cooperative Agricultural & Industrial Society Vs. U.O.I [1975] INSC 278 (17 November 1975)

Judgement Date : november/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 276 SC

Headnote :

After the Chinese aggression in 1962, the President of India declared a state of emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution. Subsequently, Parliament enacted the Emergency Risks (Goods) Insurance Act, 1962, and the Emergency Risks (Factories) Insurance Act, 1962, which took effect on January 1,...

Tiwari Kanahaiyalal Vs. The Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi [1975] INSC 69 (13 March 1975)

Judgement Date : march/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 69 SC

Headnote :

Section 297(2)(f) of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1961 states that, despite the repeal of the Income-tax Act, 1922, any penalty proceedings related to assessments completed before April 1, 1962, can be initiated as if the 1961 Act had not been enacted. Clause (g) further states that penalty proceeding...

Surya Kant Roy Vs. Imamul Hai Khan [1975] INSC 67 (12 March 1975)

Judgement Date : march/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 67 SC

Headnote :

According to the Bihar and Orissa Mining Settlement Act of 1920, a body known as the Mines Board of Health may be formed to oversee and manage sanitation in specific areas. This Board is made up of members elected by mine owners, non-officials appointed by the State Government, and individuals nomin...

Union of India Vs. Gurbaksh Singh & ANR [1975] INSC 22 (5 February 1975)

Judgement Date : february/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Headnote :

According to section 3(1) of the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954, the position of Assistant Settlement Commissioner is a role under the Union of India, with appointments made by the Central Government.Exercising this authority, the Central Government appointed the first...

Sher Mohammad @ Seru Vs. The State of West Bengal [1975] INSC 1 (8 January 1975)

Judgement Date : january/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 1 SC

Headnote :

Section 3 of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971, states that the State Government has the authority to issue a detention order directly, or if issued by a subordinate authority, to approve such an order as stipulated. According to Section 3(4), the State Government is required to inform...

Ram Bali Rajbhar Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors [1974] INSC 282 (20 December 1974)

Judgement Date : december/1974, Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 280 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner was held under MISA based on allegations that he and his associates threw bombs at a tea stall and a watch repair shop on two separate occasions, causing damage to furniture and watch displays, jeopardizing public safety, and significantly disrupting public order.In a habeas corpus pe...

Haradhan Saha & ANR Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors [1974] INSC 152 (21 August 1974)

Judgement Date : august/1974, Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 150 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners were detained under the Act for engaging in activities detrimental to the maintenance of essential supplies and services for the community. In one instance, the reason for detention was that the petitioner, in collusion with his father, had hoarded food grains without the necessary l...

Hukumdev Narain Yadav Vs. Lalit Narain Mishra [1973] INSC 253 (21 December 1973)

Judgement Date : december/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 253 SC

Headnote :

According to Section 80A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the High Court has the authority to adjudicate election petitions. Section 81 stipulates that an election petition challenging an election on any of the grounds outlined in Section 100(1) or Section 101 must be filed within 45 d...

Qudrat Ullah Vs. Municipal Board, Barelly [1973] INSC 225 (29 November 1973)

Judgement Date : november/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 225 SC

Headnote :

The appellant\'s father had been collecting \"tahbazari\" dues under a contract with the Municipal Board. According to the contract, the contractor had the right to use sheds and shops as the Municipal Board, as the owner, would, and was authorized to rent them out to sub-tenants. Additionally, the...

Neel & Nirenjan Majumdar Vs. The State of West Bengal [1972] INSC 147 (23 May 1972)

Judgement Date : may/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 147 SC

Headnote :

The combined implications of sections 6 and 24 of the General Clauses Act indicate that a notification from 1923, issued under section 15 of the Arms Act of 1878, which prohibits the acquisition, possession, or carrying of arms other than firearms without a license, not only remains in effect but is...

Hungerford Investment Trust Limited Vs. Haridas Mundhra & Ors [1972] INSC 71 (9 March 1972)

Judgement Date : march/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 71 SC

Headnote :

The appellant owned 100% of the shares in Company \'A\'. On October 30, 1956, the appellant and the respondent entered into an agreement where the respondent acquired 49% of the shares, with an option to buy the remaining 51%. The respondent exercised this option, but when the shares were not transf...

R. L. Kapur Vs. State of Madras [1972] INSC 45 (8 February 1972)

Judgement Date : february/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 45 SC

Headnote :

The appeal challenges the order from the High Court of Madras, which directed that a sum of Rs. 500/- deposited as security for the appellant\'s appearance in certain contempt of court proceedings be applied towards the fine imposed on him in those proceedings. The contempt proceedings (No. 3 of 196...

H. H. Maharajadhiraja Madhav Rao Jiwaji Raoscindia Bahad Vs. Union of India [1970] INSC 253 (15 December 1970)

Judgement Date : december/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 253 SC

Headnote :

With the enactment of the Indian Independence Act, 1947, the Princely States neighboring the Dominion of India merged into it. The merger agreements facilitated the integration of these States and assured the Rulers of their Privy Purse, succession rights according to law and custom, and their perso...

Shiv Kirpal Singh Vs. Shri V. V. Giri [1970] INSC 191 (14 September 1970)

Judgement Date : september/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 191 SC

Headnote :

The election for the President of India that took place in August 1969 was contested through five election petitions submitted to this Court. The primary issue for consideration was whether the distribution of an anonymous pamphlet containing defamatory remarks about one of the candidates, as allege...

State of Punjab & Ors Vs. Sukh Deb Sarup Gupta [1970] INSC 118 (29 April 1970)

Judgement Date : april/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 118 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was a producer of medicinal or toilet products that qualified as \"excisable articles\" subject to excise duty under section 3(6)(c) of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914. According to section 6 in conjunction with Entry 37 of Schedule B of the East Punjab General Sales Tax Act, 1948, all go...

Lt. Governor of Himachal Pradesh Vs. Avinash Sharma [1970] INSC 116 (28 April 1970)

Judgement Date : april/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 116 SC

Headnote :

In December 1963, the Deputy Commissioner took possession of a parcel of land in Himachal Pradesh, which included some land owned by the respondent, and transferred it to the Air Force Authorities. Following this, a notification was published on March 31, 1964, under section 4 of the Land Acquisitio...

Rayala Corporation (P) Ltd. & Ors Vs. Director of Enforcement, New Delhi [1969] INSC 150 (23 July 1969)

Judgement Date : july/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 150 SC

Headnote :

The Enforcement Directorate conducted a raid on the premises of the first appellant and seized certain records.The second appellant served as the managing director of the first appellant. Subsequently, on August 25, 1967, the respondent issued a notice to both appellants, requiring them to explain w...

Jindas Oil Mill & Ors Vs. Godhra Electricity Co. Ltd. [1969] INSC 57 (26 February 1969)

Judgement Date : february/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 57 SC

Headnote :

The respondent possessed a license for the supply of electricity under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 in the Godhra region of undivided Bombay. Following the establishment of the State of Gujarat, this area became part of that state. The Electricity (Supply) Act was enacted in 1948, which stipulat...

T. S. Baliah Vs. T. S. Rengachari [1968] INSC 314 (12 December 1968)

Judgement Date : december/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 314 SC

Headnote :

In respect of the appellant's assessment to income-tax for three years from 1958-59 to 1960-61, the respondent filed three complaint petitions before the Chief Presidency Magistrate, Madras, at the instance of the Inspecting Assistant Commissioner, charging the appellant with having committed of...

Lalta & Ors Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [1968] INSC 257 (25 October 1968)

Judgement Date : october/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 257 SC

Headnote :

The first appellant initiated legal proceedings based on a promissory note.Before the lawsuit was filed, the maker of the promissory note lodged a complaint against the appellants, claiming that they had coerced him into providing his thumbprints on several blank promissory note forms. The Magistrat...

Sampat Prakash Vs. State of Jammu & Kashmir & ANR [1968] INSC 242 (10 October 1968)

Judgement Date : october/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 242 SC

Headnote :

Following the accession of the State of Jammu and Kashmir to India, Article 35 of the Constitution of India was amended in 1954 to include clause (c), which provided safeguards for any law concerning preventive detention in the State, protecting it from being deemed invalid due to violations of fund...

Mohd. Usman Military Contractor, Jhansi Vs. Union of India, Ministry of Defence [1968] INSC 230 (26 September 1968)

Judgement Date : september/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 230 SC

Headnote :

The appellant entered into a contract with the Government of India, which included an arbitration clause. The appellant made representations to the Government regarding payment for certain supplies under the contract and sought arbitration for disputes. On approximately July 10, 1958, the Government...

K. Venkateswara Rao & ANR Vs. Bekkam Narasimha Reddi & Ors [1968] INSC 188 (13 August 1968)

Judgement Date : august/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 188 SC

Headnote :

The appellants challenged the election of the first respondent to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly during the General Election held in 1967 through an election petition.They alleged that various corrupt practices were committed by the first respondent, along with his agents and supporters. On...

Amalgamated Electricity Co. Vs. Municipal Committee, Ajmer [1968] INSC 161 (25 July 1968)

Judgement Date : july/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 161 SC

Headnote :

The Ajmer Electric Supply Co. Ltd., which operates under the Indian Electricity Act of 1910, entered into two agreements with the Municipal Committee: (i) to provide electricity for street lighting, and (ii) to pump water from the respondent\'s wells at a specified location.The Bombay Electricity Su...

State of Maharashtra Vs. Madhavrao Damodar Patilch& Ors [1968] INSC 96 (10 April 1968)

Judgement Date : april/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 96 SC

Headnote :

The Maharashtra State Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961, which was amended by Act 13 of 1962, was enacted to promote the equitable distribution of agricultural land for the common good by establishing a limit on the amount of agricultural land one can hold. Section 28 of the Act spe...

T.M. Kanniyan Vs. Income-Tax Officer, Pondicherry & ANR [1967] INSC 248 (30 October 1967)

Judgement Date : october/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 248 SC

Headnote :

The Parliament passed the Pondicherry Administration Act in 1962, which stipulated that all laws in effect prior to August 19, 1962, when Pondicherry became a Union territory, would remain in effect until they were amended or repealed by an authorized legislature or authority. The President, exercis...

The Vishnu Pratap Sugar Works (P) Ltd. Vs. The Chief Inspector of Stamps, U.P [1967] INSC 142 (4 May 1967)

Judgement Date : may/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 142 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company initiated legal proceedings against the State of U.P. and the Union of India, seeking a permanent injunction to prevent the State from collecting cess and tax under the U.P. Sugar Cane Cess Act of 1956, in conjunction with the U.P. Sugar Cane Cess (Validation) Act of 1961 and t...

Kalawati Devi Harlalka Vs. Commissioner of Income-Tax, West Bengal & Ors [1967] INSC 133 (1 May 1967)

Judgement Date : may/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 133 SC

Headnote :

On January 24, 1963, the appellant received a notice from the Commissioner of Income-tax, West Bengal, which initiated a revision of her assessments for the years 1952-53 to 1960-61 under section 33B of the Income-tax Act, 1922. In response, the appellant filed a petition in the High Court under Art...

Hasan Nurani Malak Vs. Assistant Charity Commissioner, Nagpur & Ors [1966] INSC 138 (22 August 1966)

Judgement Date : august/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 138 SC

Headnote :

In October 1953, following an application under section 5 of the Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 30 of 1951, the Registrar conducted an inquiry to determine whether a specific trust, established in 1891 in Nagpur, Vidharbha, and managed by the appellant, qualified as a public trust. After concludi...

Girdharilal Amratlal Shodan & Ors Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors [1966] INSC 28 (28 January 1966)

Judgement Date : january/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 28 SC

Headnote :

If a notification issued under section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is deemed invalid, the Government has the authority to consider it ineffective and can issue a new notification under section 6 in its stead.Section 48 of the Act does not prevent the Government from taking this action. The a...

Commissioner of Income-Tax, Andhra Pradesh Vs. H. E. H. Mir Osman Ali Khan [1965] INSC 222 (25 October 1965)

Judgement Date : october/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 222 SC

Headnote :

In relation to the assessments conducted on the Nizam of Hyderabad for the fiscal years 1950-51 and 1951-52, the High Court faced the following questions in a reference under section 66(1) of the Income-tax Act of 1922: (i) Considering the Covenant dated January 25, 1950, made by the assessee with t...

Bishambar Nath Kohli & Ors Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors [1965] INSC 210 (11 October 1965)

Judgement Date : october/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 210 SC

Headnote :

According to Section 6 of Ordinance 12 of 1949, the Deputy Custodian of Evacuee designated certain properties as evacuee property in October 1949. No claims were made in response to this notification, and the Central Government subsequently acquired the property under the Displaced Persons (Compensa...

Ram Kishore Sen & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1965] INSC 151 (11 August 1965)

Judgement Date : august/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 151 SC

Headnote :

In 1956, the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan signed the \'Indo-Pakistan Agreements\', which included the transfer of half of Barubari Union No. 12 and a portion of Chilahati village, totaling 512 acres, from India to Pakistan. Questions regarding the implementation of these agreements were ref...

Seth Banarsi Das Vs. Wealth Tax Officer, Special Circle Meerut [1964] INSC 283 (8 December 1964)

Judgement Date : december/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 283 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who were Hindu undivided families, contested the imposition of wealth tax on the basis that Section 3 of the Wealth-tax Act, 1957, which included Hindu undivided families within its scope, was ultra vires as it exceeded the provisions of Entry 86 in List 1. After their writ petitions...

Subhas Chandra & Ors Vs. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & ANR [1964] INSC 201 (25 September 1964)

Judgement Date : september/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 201 SC

Headnote :

In November 1957, the now-defunct Municipal Committee of Delhi decided to provide a graduate allowance to its graduate clerks in the junior grade. Following this, the Municipal Committee was succeeded by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi under Act 66 of 1957. The Commissioner of the Corporation onl...

Manipur Administration Vs. Thokchom, Bira Singh [1964] INSC 70 (11 March 1964)

Judgement Date : march/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 70 SC

Headnote :

In the current case, the trial court found the respondent guilty of offenses under sections 333, 323, and 440, all in conjunction with section 149 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution alleged that the respondent, Bira Singh, was part of an unlawful assembly that formed between 3 and 5 p.m. on A...

Jayantilal Amrit Lal Shodhan Vs. F.N. Rana & Ors [1963] INSC 215 (5 November 1963)

Judgement Date : november/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 243 SC

Headnote :

On July 24, 1959, the President of India issued a notification under Article 258(1) of the Constitution, delegating the functions of the Central Government regarding land acquisition for Union purposes to the Commissioners of Divisions in the State of Bombay, with the consent of the Government of Bo...

State of Orissa Vs. M. A. Tulloch And Co. [1963] INSC 170 (16 August 1963)

Judgement Date : august/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 198 SC

Headnote :

The appellant granted a lease under the Central Act 53 of 1948 to the respondent, Trulloch & Co., for operating a manganese mine. Subsequently, the Orissa Legislature enacted the Orissa Mining Areas Development Fund Act, 1952, which authorized the State Government to impose a fee aimed at developing...

Sree Mohan Chowdhury Vs. The Chief Commissioner, Union Territory of Tripura [1963] INSC 124 (29 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 148 SC

Headnote :

On October 26, 1962, the President declared a state of Emergency, which was subsequently ratified by both houses of Parliament. On that same day, he enacted the Defence of India Ordinance, 1962, and under section 3 of this Ordinance, the Central Government established the Defence of India Rules, 196...

Kali Pada Chowdhury Vs. Union of India [1962] INSC 194 (3 May 1962)

Judgement Date : may/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 194 SC

Headnote :

Section 12 of the Mines Act, 1952 states that the Central Government has the authority to establish a Mining Board for any area covered by the Act or for any specific group or type of mine. In 1957, only the Bihar Mining Board was operational, with no other boards established. Section 57 grants the...

The Management of Indian Cable Co. Ltd., Calcutta Vs. Its Workmen [1962] INSC 81 (5 March 1962)

Judgement Date : march/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 81 SC

Headnote :

Section 25-G of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 states: \"If a workman in an industrial establishment is to be retrenched and belongs to a specific category of workmen in that establishment, the employer should typically retrench the workman who was the last to be employed in that category.\" The...

R. C. Jall Vs. Union of India [1962] INSC 74 (27 February 1962)

Judgement Date : february/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, Amalgamated Coalfields, sent three shipments of coal via rail to R. C. Jall from Junner-Deo to Indore. R. C. Jall accepted the coal and paid the freight; however, due to an oversight, the cess that was due as a surcharge was not collected at the time of delivery. On April 15, 1953, th...

Arjun Prasad Vs. Shantilal Shankarlal Shah & Ors [1961] INSC 366 (22 December 1961)

Judgement Date : december/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 366 SC

Headnote :

Following an order for the winding up of a company, the Company Judge directed actions to be taken under section 153 of the Indian Companies Act, 1913. During a meeting of the company\'s unsecured creditors, a resolution was passed by a majority of those present, either in person or by proxy, with t...

Jetha Nand Vs. The Hon'ble Judges of The Punjab High Court [1961] INSC 340 (5 December 1961)

Judgement Date : december/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 340 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, J, who was registered as an advocate in the Chief Court of Sind in May 1947, moved to India at the end of 1948 and began practicing in the courts of Delhi. However, the Chief Justice of the Punjab High Court barred the appellant from practicing as an advocate in Delhi\'s courts. At th...

The State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Shri Mouia Bux & Ors [1961] INSC 222 (5 May 1961)

Judgement Date : may/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 222 SC

Headnote :

The respondents secured a lease from the Government of Vindhya Pradesh to collect tendu leaves. Subsequently, the Government revoked the lease and attempted to reclaim the remaining lease payments. In response, the respondents initiated a lawsuit seeking damages and an injunction to prevent the Gove...

Jawala Ram Vs. State of Pepsu [1961] INSC 191 (27 April 1961)

Judgement Date : april/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 191 SC

Headnote :

Some individuals were prosecuted but found not guilty of damaging a canal. Subsequently, the canal authorities imposed special canal charges on the appellants, concluding that the villagers were responsible for a breach in the canal. The High Court dismissed the appellants\' petition under Articles...

Ghaurul Hasan & Ors Vs. The State of Rajasthan [1961] INSC 141 (5 April 1961)

Judgement Date : april/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 141 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners received certificates of registration as Indian Citizens under section 5(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act, 1955, from the Collector of Nagaur. Subsequently, the Collector issued orders to revoke these certificates. The authority to cancel was derived from section 10(2)(a) of the Citizens...

Devanagere Cotton Mills Ltd. Devanagere Vs. The Deputy Commissioner, Chitradurga & ANR [1961] INSC 116 (24 March 1961)

Judgement Date : march/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 116 SC

Headnote :

The appellants refused to comply with the Deputy Commissioner\'s request to submit certain returns, arguing that under the Indian Cotton Cess Act, 1923, which was made applicable to the State of Mysore by the Part B States Laws Act, 1951, only the Collector had the authority to assess the cess. They...

Abdullabhai M. Bhagat, Vs. The Income-Tax Officer, Special Circle,Madras [1961] INSC 111 (22 March 1961)

Judgement Date : march/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 111 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners, as partners of a registered firm, were subject to income tax assessments for the relevant assessment years.Subsequently, they disclosed their income under a \"Voluntary Disclosure Scheme\" concerning profits that had previously escaped assessment. Following the reassessment of the d...

The Chief Inspector of Mines & ANR Vs. Lala Karam Chand Thapar [1961] INSC 44 (10 February 1961)

Judgement Date : february/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 44 SC

Headnote :

The directors of a company that owned a colliery, along with the directors of the company\'s managing agents, and the colliery\'s manager and agent, faced prosecution for offenses under sections 73 and 74 of the Mines Act, 1932, due to violations of several regulations from the Indian Coal Mines Reg...

The State of Bombay Vs. S. L. Apte & ANR [1960] INSC 284 (9 December 1960)

Judgement Date : december/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 284 SC

Headnote :

According to Article 20(2) of the Constitution, \"No individual shall be prosecuted or punished for the same offense more than once.\" Section 26 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 states, \"If an act or omission constitutes an offense under two or more laws, the offender may be prosecuted and punishe...

The Commissioner of Income-Tax, Bihar & Orissa Vs. Maharaja Pratapsingh Bahadur of Gidhaur [1960] INSC 237 (29 November 1960)

Judgement Date : november/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 237 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, who earned agricultural income from his Zamindari, was subject to income tax assessments for the years 1944-45 to 1947-48. The income tax authorities excluded the interest he received on overdue rent from his taxable income, following a ruling from the Patna High Court. However, this...

State of U.P. & Ors Vs. Lalji Tandon [1960] INSC 236 (29 November 1960)

Judgement Date : november/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 236 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, who earned agricultural income from his Zamindari, was subject to income tax assessments for the years 1944-45 to 1947-48. The income tax authorities excluded the interest he received on overdue rent from his taxable income, following a ruling from the Patna High Court. However, this...

Raja Narayanlal Bansilal Vs. Maneck Phiroz Mistry & ANR [1960] INSC 136 (31 August 1960)

Judgement Date : august/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 136 SC

Headnote :

On November 15, 1954, the Registrar notified the company, for which the appellant served as Managing Agent under section 137 of the Indian Companies Act, 1913, that he had received representations indicating that the company\'s operations were fraudulent and requested specific information. Subsequen...

The Vanguard Fire and General insurance Co. Ltd., Madras Vs. M/S. Fraser and Ross & ANR [1960] INSC 104 (4 May 1960)

Judgement Date : may/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 104 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company had been engaged in various types of insurance business, excluding life insurance, since its incorporation in 1941. However, in 1956, the company\'s shareholders passed a resolution to cease all insurance operations. Consequently, the company applied to the Controller of Insura...

The Brihan Maharashtra Sugarsyndicate Ltd. Vs. Janardan Ramchandra Kulkarni& Ors [1960] INSC 26 (22 February 1960)

Judgement Date : february/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 26 SC

Headnote :

The respondent submitted an application under section 53-C of the Companies Act, 1913, along with an alternative request for winding up against the appellant company, to the District Judge in Poona, who was authorized under the Act to exercise jurisdiction. While this application was still pending,...

Jethanand Betab Vs. The State of Delhi [1959] INSC 118 (15 September 1959)

Judgement Date : september/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 118 SC

Headnote :

Section 3 of the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933, stipulated that no individual could possess wireless telegraphy equipment without a license, and Section 6 made such possession punishable. The Indian Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment) Act, 1949, added Section 6(1A) to the 1933 Act, which imposed...

Gopi Chand Vs. The Delhi Administration [1959] INSC 5 (20 January 1959)

Judgement Date : january/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 5 SC

Headnote :

Section 36(1) of the East Punjab Public Safety Act, 1949 (Punj. 5 of 1949), was enacted in response to the disturbances following the partition of India, aiming to ensure public safety and maintain order. It stipulated that offenses listed in the Act and committed in areas designated as dangerously...

Deep Chand Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors [1959] INSC 3 (15 January 1959)

Judgement Date : january/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 3 SC

Headnote :

These appeals challenged the constitutionality of the Uttar Pradesh Transport Service (Development) Act, 1955 (U. P. IX Of 1955), which was enacted by the State Legislature with the President\'s approval, as well as the legitimacy of the nationalization scheme and the notifications issued by the Sta...

Thomas Dana Vs. The State of Punjab [1958] INSC 107; (4 November 1958)

Judgement Date : november/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 107 SC

Headnote :

The two petitioners were caught while trying to smuggle a significant quantity of both Indian and foreign currency, along with other illegal goods, out of India. The Collector of Central Excise and Land Customs ordered the confiscation of the seized items and imposed substantial personal penalties o...

Messrs. Dhandhania Kedia & Co. Vs. The Commissioner of Income-Tax [1958] INSC 104 (17 October 1958)

Judgement Date : october/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 104 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a resident of the formerly independent State of Udaipur, owned 266 shares in Mewar Industries Ltd., a company incorporated in that State. Prior to April 1, 1950, there was no income tax law in Udaipur, but on that date, residents of Rajasthan, into which Udaipur had merged, became sub...

The State of Bihar Vs. D. N. Ganguly & Ors [1958] INSC 69 (22 August 1958)

Judgement Date : august/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 69 SC

Headnote :

Section 10(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, does not grant the appropriate Government the authority to annul or override a reference made under it concerning an industrial dispute that is currently being adjudicated by the designated tribunal. Additionally, Section 21 of the General Clauses...

Express Newspapers (Private) Ltd. & ANR Vs. The Union of India & Ors [1958] INSC 1 (8 January 1958)

Judgement Date : january/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 1 SC

Headnote :

These petitions, filed by certain newspaper establishments, contested the constitutional validity of the Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955, as well as the legality of the Wage Board\'s decision made under section 9 of the Act. The contested Act was en...

A. Thangal Kunju Musaliar Vs. M. Venkitachalam Potti & ANR [1955] INSC 77 (20 December 1955)

Judgement Date : december/1955, Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 77 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners, who are from Quilon in the Travancore State, were assessed for income tax for the years 1942 and 1943, with the final assessment orders issued by the Chief Revenue authority of Travancore in December 1946 and November 1946, respectively. The Travancore Taxation on Income (Investigat...

State of Punjab Vs. Mohar Singh [1954] INSC 95 (20 October 1954)

Judgement Date : october/1954, Citation : 1954 Latest Caselaw 95 SC

Headnote :

The provisions outlined in sections 6(c), (d), and (e) of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (which correspond to section 4 of the Punjab General Clauses Act, 1898) regarding the effects of repealing a law apply not only when a law is simply repealed but also in instances where a law is repealed and simu...

Maqbool Hussain Vs. The State of Bombay [1953] INSC 36 (17 April 1953)

Judgement Date : april/1953, Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 36 SC

Headnote :

The language of Article 20 of the Constitution and the terms used therein indicate that the proceedings contemplated are of a criminal nature before a court of law or a judicial tribunal. In this context, \"prosecution\" refers to the initiation or commencement of criminal proceedings before a court...

Boppanna Venkateswaraloo & Ors Vs. Superintendent, Central Jail, Hyderabad [1952] INSC 59 (24 November 1952)

Judgement Date : november/1952, Citation : 1952 Latest Caselaw 59 SC

Headnote :

In the plaint, the following reliefs were sought: (i) a declaration that the appointment of Defendant No. 2 as the chairman of the board of directors of the company is illegal, invalid, and ultra vires, and that he has no right to act as chairman, managing director, etc., and (ii) the appointment o...

Dattatreya Moreshwar Pangarkar Vs. The State of Bombay & Ors [1952] INSC 18 (27 March 1952)

Judgement Date : march/1952, Citation : 1952 Latest Caselaw 18 SC

Headnote :

Section 11(1) of the Preventive Detention Act, 1950, states that “if the Advisory Board reports that, in its opinion, there is sufficient cause for the detention of a person, the appropriate government may confirm the detention order and continue the detention for such period as it deems fit.” T...

Keshavan Madhava Menon Vs. The State of Bombay [1951] INSC 3 (22 January 1951)

Judgement Date : january/1951, Citation : 1951 Latest Caselaw 3 SC

Headnote :

The Court (KANIA C.J., PATANJALI SASTRI, MEHR CHAND MAHAJAN, DAS, and CHANDRASEKHARA AIYAR JJ.--FAZL ALI and MUKHERJEA JJ., dissenting) held that Article 13(1) of the Indian Constitution does not render laws inconsistent with fundamental rights void from the outset. Instead, it only makes such laws...

Sree Mohan Chowdhury Vs. The Chief Commissioner, Union Territory of Tripura [1963] INSC 124 (29 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 102 SC

Headnote :

On October 26, 1962, the President declared a proclamation of Emergency, which was subsequently approved by both houses of Parliament. On the same day, he issued the Defence of India Ordinance, 1962, and under section 3 of the Ordinance, the Central Government enacted the Defence of India Rules, 196...