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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Defence of India Act, 1962

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List of Judgements

Union of India Vs. M/s. Willowood Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.

Judgement Date : april/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 331 SC

B.K. RAVICHANDRA vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : november/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 614 SC

Headnote :

Section 1(3) of the Requisitioning Act

UNION OF INDIA vs. TARSEM SINGH

Judgement Date : september/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 853 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTProvisions of the Land Acquisition Act concerning solatium and interest - Relevant to land acquired under the National Highways Act.A. Solatium - Definition - Solatium is compensation provided to the landowner due to the necessity of relinquishing their land, often against their will, at a...

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Vikram Das

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 102 SC

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Dharmendra Rathore

Judgement Date : january/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 65 SC

Mohd. Hashim Vs. State of UP & Ors. [November 28, 2016]

Judgement Date : november/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 846 SC

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

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

Union of India Vs. Gurbachan Singh [1994] INSC 628 (1 December 1994)

Judgement Date : december/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 622 SC

S.K. Mukherejee Vs. Union of India [1994] INSC 412 (3 August 1994)

Judgement Date : august/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 406 SC

Sonapur Tea Co.(P) Ltd. Vs. State of Assam [1994] INSC 158 (3 March 1994)

Judgement Date : march/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 156 SC

Rao Narain Singh Vs. Union of India [1993] INSC 192 (6 April 1993)

Judgement Date : april/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

Headnote :

The Union of India, as the respondent, requisitioned certain properties belonging to the land owner-appellant, which included a building and 1,38,117.20 square yards of adjacent land, acquiring them in May 1967 under the Defence of India Act 1962. Once the Defence of India Act was no longer in effec...

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...

State of Assam & Ors Vs. Banshidhar Shewbhagwan & Co. [1981] INSC 153 (1 September 1981)

Judgement Date : september/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 153 SC

Headnote :

A portion of a vast tract of land that the Government acquired during World War II was developed into an aerodrome, while the remaining 300 acres, which were left unused, gradually became overgrown with dense jungle.Following the Government of India\'s decision to lease the unused land, the responde...

Harish Chandra Nigam Vs. State of U.F [1980] INSC 8 (21 January 1980)

Judgement Date : january/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 8 SC

Headnote :

The appellants in both appeals were provisionally allocated a plot each, with the understanding that this was subject to final government approval, and they took possession of the plots in 1956.However, six years later, on October 31, 1962, they received a letter stating that \"the State Government...

Superintendent, Central Excise, Bangalore Vs. Bahubali [1978] INSC 197 (5 October 1978)

Judgement Date : october/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 197 SC

Headnote :

The respondent faced charges for breaching rule 126 (H), 2(d)(ii) of the Defence of India (Amendment) Rules, 1963 concerning Gold Control, as well as Rule 126-I, before the First Class Magistrate in Bangalore, and under Section 135 of the Customs Act, 1962 and Rule 126 of the Defence of India Rules....

Union of India Vs. Bhanudas Krishna Gawde & Ors [1977] INSC 29 (25 January 1977)

Judgement Date : january/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 29 SC

Headnote :

The Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (Maharashtra Conditions of Detention) Order, 1974 stipulates that security prisoners are prohibited from enhancing their diet even at their own cost, restricts them from receiving financial support from family and friends, l...

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...

Salar Jung Sugar Nulls Ltd. Vs. State of Mysore & Ors [1971] INSC 299 (1 November 1971)

Judgement Date : november/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 299 SC

Headnote :

According to the Mysore Act 11 of 1961, which took effect on October 1, 1961, sugarcane was added as Serial No. 11-A in the Third Schedule of the Mysore Sales Tax Act of 1957. This amendment resulted in the appellants being liable for tax on their purchase of sugarcane. The High Court dismissed thei...

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...

Hari Chand Aggarwal Vs. Batala Engineering Co. Ltd. [1968] INSC 224 (24 September 1968)

Judgement Date : september/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 224 SC

Headnote :

According to a notification issued under section 40(1) of the Defence of India Act, 1962, the Central Government\'s authority regarding certain provisions of the Act, including section 29, was delegated to Collectors, District Magistrates, Deputy Commissioners, and political officers in Nefa. The Ad...

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...

P.L. Lakhanpal Vs. Union of India & Ors [1966] INSC 176 (21 September 1966)

Judgement Date : september/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 176 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, who served as the editor of a newspaper, was detained by an order from the Central Government under Rule 30(1)(b) of the Defence of India Rules, 1962. This detention was subsequently extended by another order from the Central Government issued six months later, under Rule 30A(9). The...

K. Anandan Nambiar & ANR Vs. Chief Secretary, Government of Madras & Ors [1965] INSC 229 (27 October 1965)

Judgement Date : october/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 229 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners, who were members of Parliament, were detained by the State Government under rule 30(1)(b) of the Defence of India Rules, 1962. They contested the legality of their detention orders on two main grounds: (i) that rule 30(1)(b) was invalid because a legislator cannot be detained in a m...

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Vs. State of Bihar & Ors [1965] INSC 176 (7 September 1965)

Judgement Date : september/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 176 SC

Headnote :

Rule 30(1)(b) of the Defence of India Rules, 1962, allowed a State Government to detain a person if it believed that such action was necessary to prevent that individual from engaging in activities detrimental to \"public safety and maintenance of public order.\" A District Magistrate, who had been...

State of Maharashtra Vs. Prabhakar Pandurang Sangzgiri & ANR [1965] INSC 175 (6 September 1965)

Judgement Date : september/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 175 SC

Headnote :

The first respondent was detained by the Government of Maharashtra under Rule 30(1)(b) of the Defence of India Rules, 1962. The terms of his detention, as per sub-rule 4 of Rule 30, were governed by the Bombay Conditions of Detention Order, 1951. During his detention, the first respondent authored a...

Ajaib Singh Vs. State of Punjab [1965] INSC 17 (2 February 1965)

Judgement Date : february/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 17 SC

Headnote :

The Additional District Magistrate of Amritsar, who was granted the powers of a District Magistrate under section 10(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, was acting under the instructions of the State Government while overseeing the District Magistrate\'s office during the latter\'s transfer....

Makhan Singh Vs. State of Punjab [1952] Insc 41 (2 September 1952)

Judgement Date : september/1952, Citation : 1952 Latest Caselaw 41 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were detained under Rule 30(1) of the Defence of India Rules, enacted by the Central Government under Section 3 of the Defence of India Ordinance, 1962. They approached the Punjab and Bombay High Courts under Section 491(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, arguing that Sections...