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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Delhi Laws Act, 1912

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List of Judgements

In Re: Article 370 of The Constitution

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

Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru and Ors vs State Of Kerala And Anr

Judgement Date : april/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 258 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...

RAM KRISHAN GROVER vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1105 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTThe right of NRIs to pursue tenant eviction through the summary eviction process in Punjab and U.T. Chandigarh is legitimate and not arbitrary.IMPORTANTThe right of NRIs to initiate eviction under the summary procedure of the Rent Act is not an unrestricted and absolute right; it is conting...

ROJER MATHEW vs. SOUTH INDIAN BANK LTD.

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1093 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALThe Ministry of Law and Justice has been instructed to conduct a \'Judicial Impact Assessment\' for all tribunals established by Parliament and to present the findings to the appropriate legislative authority.Rajan Gogoi, CJI. N.V.Ramana and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ.A. Constitution of India, 1950 Ar...

Dharani Sugars and Chemicals Ltd. Vs. Union of India

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

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

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

Ajay Kumar Parmar Vs. State of Rajasthan [September 27, 2012]

Judgement Date : september/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 542 SC

Delhi Race Club Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors. [July 13, 2012]

Judgement Date : july/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 358 SC

State of Rajasthan & Ors Vs. Basant Nahata [2005] Insc 474 (7 September 2005)

Judgement Date : september/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 473 SC

B. Krishna Bhat Vs. State of Karnataka & ANR [2001] INSC 189 (30 March 2001)

Judgement Date : march/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

Ramesh Birch & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1989] INSC 136 (21 April 1989)

Judgement Date : april/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 136 SC

Headnote :

Section 87 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 granted the Central Government the authority to extend any existing State law to the Union Territory of Chandigarh, with any modifications or restrictions it deemed appropriate, as of the notification date. Section 89 allowed the appropriate Governme...

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...

New Central Jute Mills Co. Ltd. Vs. The Assistant Collector of Central Excise, Allahabad & Ors [1970] INSC 177 (8 September 1970)

Judgement Date : september/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 177 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company operated a factory in Varanasi where it produced chemicals, including ammonia. The Central Excise authorities suspected that the company had evaded duty on ammonia. Consequently, the Assistant Collector of Central Excise issued a warrant to search and seize goods and documents,...

B. Shama Rao Vs. The Union Territory of Pondicherry [1967] INSC 35 (20 February 1967)

Judgement Date : february/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 35 SC

Headnote :

The legislative assembly for the Union Territory of Pondicherry passed the Pondicherry General Sales Tax Act (10 of 1965) which was published on June 30, 1965. Section 1(2) of the Art provided, that it would come into force on such date as the Pondicherry Government may, by notification, appoint and...

State of Nagaland Vs. Ratan Singh [1966] INSC 68 (9 March 1966)

Judgement Date : march/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 68 SC

Headnote :

The respondents were to be tried for offenses under the Indian Penal Code before the Additional Deputy Commissioner in Kohima. However, an objection was raised that the trial should occur in the Court of Session after commitment, as the offenses were exclusively triable by the Court of Session under...

Municipal Board, Hapur Vs. Raghuvendra Kripal & Ors [1965] INSC 189 (23 September 1965)

Judgement Date : september/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

Headnote :

The appellant Board enacted a special resolution on September 28, 1956, to impose a water tax in Hapur, which was subsequently notified by the Uttar Pradesh Government in the Uttar Pradesh Gazette under section 135(2) of the U.P. Municipalities Act (2 of 1916). Fifteen homeowners in Hapur, who recei...

Sajjan Singh Vs. StateRajasthan [1964] INSC 246 (30 October 1964)

Judgement Date : october/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 246 SC

Headnote :

In 1951, various state legislative measures aimed at implementing agrarian reform encountered significant legal challenges. To support state legislatures in this endeavor, Articles 31A and 31B were incorporated into the Constitution through the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951. Article 31B s...

Special Reference No. 1 of 1964 Vs. [1964] INSC 209 (30 September 1964)

Judgement Date : september/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 209 SC

Headnote :

The Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh imprisoned Keshav Singh, a non-member, for contempt. However, the committal warrant lacked details regarding the alleged contempt.While serving his sentence, Keshav Singh, through his lawyer, filed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution and Section...

Puranlal Lakhanpal Vs. The President of India & Ors [1961] INSC 129 (30 March 1961)

Judgement Date : march/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 129 SC

Headnote :

Six seats are designated for the State of Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha, and elections for these seats would typically occur through direct voting as per Article 81(1) of the Constitution. However, the President altered this Article under Article 370(1) through Paragraph 5(c) of the Constitutio...

The Swadeshi Cotton Mills Co. Limited Vs. The State of U. P. & Ors [1961] INSC 106 (17 March 1961)

Judgement Date : march/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 106 SC

Headnote :

Clauses (c), (d), and (g) of Section 3 of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 authorize the State Government to issue general or special orders for the establishment of industrial courts, to refer any industrial dispute for conciliation or adjudication as specified in the order, and to address an...

M/S. Burrakur Coal Co., Ltd. Vs. The Union of India & Ors [1961] INSC 42 (10 February 1961)

Judgement Date : february/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 42 SC

Headnote :

The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act of 1957 was established, as stated in its preamble, to facilitate the State\'s acquisition of unworked land that contains or is expected to contain coal deposits. According to Section 4(1) of the Act, the Central Government was authorized to i...

Vasantlal Maganbhai Sanjanwala Vs. The State of Bombay & Ors [1960] INSC 129 (25 August 1960)

Judgement Date : august/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 129 SC

Headnote :

Section 6(1) of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 (Bom. LXVII of 1948) stipulated that the maximum rent a tenant could pay for irrigated land should not exceed one-fourth of the crop yield or its value, while for other types of land, it should not exceed one-third. Section 6(2) all...

The Bharatkhand Textile Mfg. Co. Ltd.& Ors Vs. The Textile Labour Association, Ahmedabad [1960] INSC 49 (17 March 1960)

Judgement Date : march/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 49 SC

Headnote :

This case involved an appeal from several textile mills in Ahmedabad regarding a gratuity scheme established by the Industrial Court. The Labour Association, the respondent, issued a notice of change under section 42(2) of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 (Bom. XI of 1947), notifying the Mi...

Prem Nath Kaul Vs. The State of Jammu & Kashmir [1959] INSC 18 (2 March 1959)

Judgement Date : march/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 18 SC

Headnote :

This appeal contested the legitimacy of the Jammu and Kashmir Big Landed Estate Abolition Act, XVII of 2007, which was enacted by Yuvaraj Karan Singh on October 17, 1950, under the authority granted to him by Section 5 of the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution Act 14 of 1996 (1930) and the final proclam...

D. S. Garewal Vs. The State of Punjab & ANR [1958] INSC 128 (11 December 1958)

Judgement Date : december/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 128 SC

Headnote :

The key issue in this appeal was the constitutional validity of the All India Services Act, (LXI of 1951), which was enacted by the provisional Parliament. During the transitional period, with only one House in operation, the President exercised his powers under Article 392 of the Constitution to is...

Mithan Lal Vs. The State of Delhi & ANR [1958] INSC 38 (7 April 1958)

Judgement Date : april/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 38 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners, who were building contractors operating in Delhi, found themselves under the jurisdiction of a Part C State as defined by the Constitution of India. Utilizing the authority granted by Article 246(4) of the Constitution, Parliament enacted the Part C States (Laws) Act, 1950. This led...

Pandit Banarsi Das Bhanot Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors [1958] INSC 36 (3 April 1958)

Judgement Date : april/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 36 SC

Headnote :

Section 4(a) of the Central Provinces and Berar Sales Tax Act, 1947, stipulated that any dealer whose turnover surpassed specified limits would be required to pay tax on all sales made after the Act\'s commencement, in accordance with its provisions. According to Section 2(g) of the Act, \"sale\" is...

Re: The Kerala Education Bill, 1957 [1958] INSC 20 (15 March 1958)

Judgement Date : march/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 20 SC

Headnote :

This reference was made under Article 143(1) of the Constitution by the President of India to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court regarding certain questions about the constitutional validity of provisions in the Kerala Education Bill, 1957. This Bill had been passed by the Kerala Legislative Asse...

M.P. Vs. Sundararamier & Co. Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh & ANR [1958] INSC 19 (11 March 1958)

Judgement Date : march/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 19 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners were yarn dealers operating in the City of Madras, engaged in the buying and selling of yarn. Dealers from the State of Andhra would place orders with the petitioners in Madras, where the contracts were finalized, and the goods were delivered from the Madras godown before being dispa...

Sardar Inder Singh Vs. The State of Rajasthan [1957] INSC 11 (8 February 1957)

Judgement Date : february/1957, Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 11 SC

Headnote :

According to Section 3(1) of the Rajasthan (Protection of Tenants) Ordinance, 1949, which was enacted on June 21, 1949, by the Rajpramukh of Rajasthan, it stated: \"It shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect for two years unless this period is extended by the Rajpramukh through a no...

The State of Assam Vs. A. N. Kidwai, Commissioner of Hills Division and Appeals [1957] INSC 7 (31 January 1957)

Judgement Date : january/1957, Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 7 SC

Headnote :

The appeals made by the State of Assam and several other parties stem from various judgments issued by the High Court of Assam under Article 226 of the Constitution. These judgments annulled certain orders from the Appellate Authority, which had been appointed by the Governor of Assam through a Noti...

Rajnarain Singh Vs. The Chairman, Patna Administration Committee [1954] INSC 73 (21 May 1954)

Judgement Date : may/1954, Citation : 1954 Latest Caselaw 73 SC

Headnote :

An executive authority may be granted the power by a statute to amend either current or future laws, but such modifications cannot alter any fundamental aspects. While it is difficult to define what constitutes an essential feature in broad terms, it is evident that modifications must not involve a...

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...

Kathi Raning Rawat Vs. The State of Saurashtra [1952] INSC 11 (27 February 1952)

Judgement Date : february/1952, Citation : 1952 Latest Caselaw 11 SC

Headnote :

The Saurashtra State Public Safety Measures Ordinance, 1948, was enacted \"to ensure public safety, maintain public order, and preserve peace and tranquillity in the State of Saurashtra.\" Due to a rise in violent crimes, such as dacoity and murder, the Ordinance was amended by the Saurashtra State...

The State of West Bengal Vs. Anwar All Sarkarhabib Mohamed, The State of Hyderabad [1952] INSC 1 (11 January 1952)

Judgement Date : january/1952, Citation : 1952 Latest Caselaw 1 SC

Headnote :

The West Bengal Special Courts Act, 1950 (Act X of 1950), was introduced with the stated purpose of ensuring the speedier trial of certain offences, as reflected in the preamble and title of the Act. Section 3 empowered the State Government to establish Special Courts via official notification, whil...

Re: The Delhi Laws Act, 1912, The Ajmer-Merwara [1951] INSC 35 (23 May 1951)

Judgement Date : may/1951, Citation : 1951 Latest Caselaw 35 SC

Headnote :

Section 7 of the Delhi Laws Act, 1912 allowed the Provincial Government to extend any enactment in force in any part of British India to the Province of Delhi, with any restrictions or modifications it deemed necessary. Similarly, Section 2 of the Ajmer-Merwara (Extension of Laws) Act, 1947 granted...