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The petitioners, comprising Mehta Impex Pvt Ltd, the Wakf of Khan Bahadur Haji Shaikh Meherbaksh and the Mantri Brothers, challenged a series of communications and mutation entries that inserted the Custodian of Enemy Property as the owner of Wakf‑derived lands, alleging that no valid vesting under …
Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, was arrested on 21 March 2024 by the Directorate of Enforcement in connection with alleged offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and related statutes. He challenged the arrest before the Supreme Court, arguing that the legality of his …
In 1965 gold worth 240 kg was seized from the appellant's father's house under the Defence of India Rules, 1962 and confiscation proceedings were initiated. The Rules were later repealed by the Gold Control Ordinance, 1968, which was subsequently repealed by the Gold Control Act, 1968, creating a …
The respondent, an Indian citizen and sole heir of the late Raja of Mahmudabad, sought the return of properties that had been vested in the Custodian of Enemy Property after his father, a Pakistani citizen, migrated to Pakistan. The High Court held that the vesting was only for possession, …
Two sugar factories in North Mysore challenged the constitutional validity of Section 3(3C) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and a 1966 government notification that placed them in Zone 1 for sugar price fixation, alleging loss and denial of a notice‑hearing. The factories argued that the …
The case arose from the seizure of primary gold stored by the widow Ratanbai, who claimed it belonged to her late husband Kesharimal Porwal, while the true owners were his grandsons under a will. The Central Excise authorities confiscated the gold and imposed a penalty on Ratanbai for violating the …
The appellant owned a sugar mill that had been permanently shut down before the Central Government issued an order under Rule 125A of the Defence of India Rules, 1962, taking over its management and appointing an authorised controller. The appellant argued that because the mill was closed and not …
The petitioner was convicted by a Presidency Magistrate for offences under IPC 120B, the Customs Act and related rules and sentenced to imprisonment of two to four years with a fine. The High Court set aside the conviction, but the Supreme Court restored it. The petitioner had earlier been …
The respondents, detained under the Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, filed habeas corpus petitions in the Allahabad High Court. While the petitions were listed before a Division Bench, a single judge, after hearing counsel, granted them bail on the ground that the State …
The State of Maharashtra charged Champalal Punjaji Shah with criminal conspiracy under S.120B IPC, S.135 of the Customs Act and Defence of India Rules after gold bars with foreign markings were discovered in his flat. The trial was protracted, with the accused contributing to delays, and the High …
The Anti‑Corruption Bureau raided Natwarlal Damodardas Soni's residence and seized 100 gold biscuits of foreign origin concealed in a jacket; the Customs authorities subsequently took possession. Soni, who was absent at the time, was later convicted under sections 135(a) and (b) of the Customs Act, …
