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The respondent’s father died while serving as a Sub‑Inspector, and the respondent was appointed as a Lower Division Clerk on compassionate grounds. After accepting that appointment, he sought a promotion to Sub‑Inspector, which was denied, leading him to file a writ petition. The Rajasthan High …
The appellants, originally members of the Junior Branch of the Bihar Finance Service, were merged into the Senior Branch by a government resolution dated 2 November 1975, purportedly with retrospective effect from 1 April 1974. The respondents, who were direct recruits to the Senior Branch on 12 May …
Mis Moorco (India) Ltd., a manufacturer of volumetric displacement type flow meters, imported components and accessories for use in its meters. The Assistant Collector classified the accessories under tariff heading 90.26, a general heading, relying on clause (c) of Rule 3 of the General Rules for …
The appellant, a Kuwaiti national, was caught at Quilon railway station with 780 grams of charas and was convicted under Section 20(b)(ii) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, receiving 11 years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.1 lakh. The High Court reduced the term …
The Union of India appealed against the quashing of a detention order passed under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 against Ghamandiram Kewalji Gowani, who died during the pendency of the appeal. The appellant sought substitution of the deceased’s …
The Tamil Nadu Housing Board, a statutory body registered under the Factories Act, operated a concrete unit (licensed) and a wood‑working unit (unlicensed) whose products were used only in its own buildings. The Central Excise Department issued a show‑cause notice alleging duty evasion on the wood …
The respondent, an Electrical Engineering graduate, rose through the Chandigarh Administration's engineering service to Superintending Engineer and claimed eligibility for promotion to Chief Engineer when the post became vacant. The Chandigarh Administration sought to fill the vacancy by deputation …
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) allotted a flat to the respondent after a draw of lots on 12 October 1990, but the allotment‑cum‑demand letter was sent only on 9‑13 January 1991. In the interim, DDA revised land rates by a circular dated 6 December 1990, and the respondent was asked to pay the …
The appellant, a cooperative society engaged in sugar manufacturing, obtained sugarcane from its farmer members, gave them advances, and processed the cane into sugar. The Sales Tax Officer assessed purchase tax under Section 14B of the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959, holding the supply to be a …
Indian Tool Manufacturers produced carbide "throw‑away" inserts that were initially classified under Tariff Item 68, later under Item 51A(iii) after an amendment, and subsequently re‑classified by the Assistant Collector of Central Excise as Item 62 (Tool Tips). The manufacturer appealed the …
H.M.M. Ltd. claimed that the metal screw caps used to seal bottles of Horlicks are component parts of the finished product and therefore eligible for a duty exemption under Notification No. 201/79‑CE. The Collector (Appeals) allowed the claim, but the Customs, Excise & Gold (Control) Appellate …
The Indian Express Newspapers and other newspaper establishments challenged two 1989 government orders that gave effect to the Bachawat Wage Board's recommendations fixing wage scales, grades, house rent and city compensatory allowances under the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees …
The assessee, a Hindu Undivided Family, challenged the valuation of its residential properties for the assessment years 1977-78 and 1978-79, contending that Rule 1BB of the Wealth Tax Rules, 1957 (effective 1 April 1979) should be applied even though the assessments were made after the rule’s …
The appellant, a holder of a village office (Walikarki) under the Karnataka Village Offices Abolition Act, 1961, claimed exclusive ownership of land regranted to him after the abolition of the office. Upon partition, he received only one‑fifth of the property while the respondents, other members of …
The Supreme Court entertained a Special Leave Petition filed by P. Av. Education Trust, a private law college, challenging the admission procedures imposed by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The petition raised the question whether the scheme laid down in Unnikrishnan v. State of Andhra Pradesh (1993) …
The appellant filed successive partition suits over property where a court‑appointed receiver (1933‑1941) had inducted the respondents as occupants. After the receiver’s discharge, the respondents claimed tenancy rights by adverse possession. The trial court and the appellate court found that the …
The respondent was granted a mining lease in 1966 to extract limestone from a forest area, which expired in 1986. After the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 came into force, any grant or renewal of such a lease required prior approval of the Central Government under Section 2. The State Government …
The appellant, Indian Cable Co., produced PVC compound (granules) from duty‑paid PVC resin and was assessed excise duty on the compound. The Tribunal held that the conversion constituted "manufacture" under Sec. 2(t) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 and that the compound was dutiable. The …
The Supreme Court examined the Andhra Pradesh Government's grant of permission to twenty societies to establish unaided private medical and dental colleges. The Court found that the State had framed the 1992 Rules and invited applications before constituting the "competent authority" mandated by the …
The Supreme Court heard two writ petitions on 20 September 1994. In Kanta Devi v. Union of India, a widow of an ex‑serviceman was denied family pension because the Army Instructions No. 51 of 1980 excluded marriages contracted after retirement; the Court held the exclusion to be harsh, heartless and …
The Supreme Court examined a petition by the All India Ex‑Emergency Commissioned Officers and Short Service Commissioned Officers Welfare Association seeking to extend the benefits of the 1971 Rules on reservation of vacancies to officers appointed to non‑reserved posts, alleging that the …
The Supreme Court examined whether civil servants who are residents of the North‑Eastern Region, but appointed to posts with "All India Transfer Liability", are entitled to a special duty allowance. The Central Administrative Tribunal had held they were entitled, relying on an Office Memorandum of …
The petitioners, instructors under Haryana's Adult and Non‑formal Education Scheme, sought contempt proceedings against the State of Haryana and the Union of India for allegedly failing to pay arrears as directed by the Supreme Court on 2 June 1988, which required them to receive pay on par with …
The respondent, a railway employee, gave three months' notice on 22 July 1985 to retire voluntarily under Article 1802(b) of the Indian Railway Establishment Code, with the notice period ending on 21 October 1985. While the notice period was pending, he was suspended in a disciplinary proceeding and …
The appellants purchased about 7 acres of agricultural land in Moria village, Gujarat, without obtaining the prior permission required under Section 63 of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948. The Mamlatdar initiated ejectment proceedings, and the Gujarat High Court dismissed the …
The Supreme Court examined three sets of appeals arising from a bus‑driver case, a food‑exporter case, and several petitions seeking expunction of adverse judicial remarks. In the bus‑driver appeal, the Court held that the High Court had erred in overturning the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s acquittal …
The Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission advertised for Presiding Officers of Labour Courts, requiring a minimum of five years' practice as an advocate under Section 8(3)(c) of the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Relations Act, 1960. Because of a large number of applications for four general‑category …
Sahib Ram was appointed as a librarian in a government college in 1972 on a pay‑scale of Rs 220‑550. Following UGC recommendations, the Government of India upgraded the librarian pay‑scale to Rs 700‑1600, subject to a minimum educational qualification of first or second class M.A./M.Sc./M.Com. plus …
The appellant, Mis. Kalimpong Land and Building Ltd., owned a three‑storeyed godown and 4.9 acres of land that were requisitioned by the State of West Bengal in 1964 under the Requisitioning and Acquisitioning of Immovable Property Act, 1952. After a protracted arbitration process that began in 1967 …
Lipton (India) Ltd., a vanaspati manufacturer, sought a refund of sales tax paid on imported oil purchased from the State Trading Corporation (STC) for the period Dec 1984‑May 1988. The refund claim was based on the Parmeshwaran Committee formula, which required reimbursement of tax "subject to …
The State of Rajasthan and Puri Construction Co. Ltd. entered into a dam‑construction contract containing an arbitration clause. Disputes were referred to two retired judges as arbitrators, who awarded Rs 1 crore in favour of the contractor. The State challenged the award on grounds of arbitrator …
The petitioner, Inder Singh, filed a habeas corpus petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking the release of seven of his relatives who were allegedly abducted by a senior police officer, Baldev Singh, D.S.P., and six other policemen in October 1991. The victims remain untraced; a FIR was …
The first respondent, a private transport operator, filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court challenging the scheme of nationalisation under Section 68(d) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. The High Court allowed the petition and the appellant, the Managing Director, filed a timely writ appeal, …
The State Trading Corporation (STC) entered into a contract to supply basmati rice to Abu Dhabi Municipality and, concurrently, a back‑to‑back agreement with Jainsons Clothing Corporation requiring Jainsons to supply a portion of the rice and to furnish an irrevocable bank guarantee. After STC …
Union Bank of India, the landlord, sued for eviction of its tenant and the tenant's sub‑tenant, C.G. Shah, alleging rent default and unauthorised sub‑letting. Shah claimed he was a lawful sub‑tenant before the 1959 amendment of the Bombay Rents Act and alternatively a protected licensee under …
Mis Novopan India Ltd., a manufacturer of particle boards, claimed exemption from central excise duty under Notification No.55 of 1979, which exempted "unveneered particle boards" (Item‑6 of the table). After initially producing unveneered boards, the company began manufacturing melamine faced …
The Supreme Court examined whether a government cash subsidy, granted as a percentage of an industrial asset's capital cost, could be deducted from the "actual cost" of the asset under Section 43(1) of the Income‑Tax Act, 1961 for the purpose of computing depreciation under Section 32. The Court …
The Supreme Court examined whether bank employees on strike were entitled to wages for the strike period. It held that entitlement to wages requires the strike to be both legal and justified, and that questions of legality and justifiability are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the industrial …
The petitioners, engineering diploma holders in the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, Tamil Nadu Agricultural Engineering Service and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, challenged service regulations that fixed promotion ratios favouring degree holders over diploma holders. They contended that …
Two brothers, Gajadhar and Harjeet, gifted eleven plots of land to their niece, Smt. Rama Dube, by a registered deed in 1960, and Harjeet later bequeathed two additional plots to her by will. Rama initiated consolidation proceedings in 1971 to have her name entered in the land records; notice was …
A partition suit was filed in 1965 and a preliminary decree was passed in 1975. Jamuna Prasad (J) died in 1987 leaving his widow, two sons and four daughters, one of whom claimed a one‑third share of the property. The Supreme Court, in an earlier order dated 3 March 1992, directed that the shares of …
The case concerned IFS officer Chandra Gupta, who was superseded for promotion because of adverse entries in his confidential reports. After those entries were expunged in a special review, Gupta was promoted to Chief Conservator of Forests, but other officers who had earlier been promoted contested …
The case concerned a senior District Judge of the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service who retired voluntarily and was appointed as a Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). He sought to combine his prior state judicial service with his CAT service to obtain a single, consolidated pension, …
The bench examined whether the additional compensation provision (Section 23(1‑A)) inserted by the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984 applies to acquisition proceedings that were pending before the reference court on 24 September 1984, regardless of when the Collector’s award was made. The …
The Supreme Court heard an appeal by the Chairman of Puri Gramya Bank challenging the High Court's order that seniority among directly recruited managers should be based on the date of reporting to duty. The respondents had been selected by a Selection Board which prepared a merit list based on the …
M/s A.H. Jaffar and Sons applied for a bauxite mining lease in Goa, but the application was not disposed of within the 12‑month period prescribed by Rule 11 of the Mineral Concession Rules and was deemed rejected. The respondents filed a revision under Section 30 of the Mines and Minerals Regulation …
The petitioners, accused in the 1993 Bombay blast case, were charged under Section 5 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) for knowingly possessing an AK‑56 rifle and ammunition. They argued that the possession was for self‑defence, not for terrorist purposes, and sought …
The case concerned a joint Hindu family property acquired in 1928 by Govindaswamy and his brother Srinivasa. Govindaswamy disappeared after August 1930 and was not heard of thereafter. His wife, Kasambu Ammal, executed a sale deed in 1970 in favour of Nataraja Iyer, while Srinivasa executed a …
Bloom Dekor Ltd., a public company, issued a public share offering that was oversubscribed. A group of investors, seeking to avoid losses from speculative out‑of‑the‑ring transactions, filed a series of suits and applications in various courts (Morvi, Prantij, Baroda, Ahmedabad) alleging that the …
The petitioners, Ashok Kumar and others, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking mandamus against the Delhi Development Authority, alleging that a letter dated 1 July 1994 required them to pay excess amounts for plots. The petition was filed after a prior order passed by …
The appellants, Havildar Clerks in the Army Medical Corps, were recommended by the Service Selection Board for Permanent Commission in the 1986 quota, placed 4th and 5th on the merit list, and forwarded to the Director General, Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) for "final selection". The DGAFMS …
A group of B.D.S. students studying outside Uttar Pradesh filed writ petitions in the Allahabad High Court seeking transfer to the Dental Faculty of King George Medical College, Lucknow. The High Court Single Judge allowed the petitions and directed that all pending transfer applications be …
The State of Orissa introduced a rehabilitation scheme on May 28, 1985, to provide appointment to a family member of a non‑government primary school teacher who dies or becomes permanently disabled while in service. The respondent's father, a teacher, was murdered on September 15, 1984, i.e., before …
The appellants challenged the validity of a transport scheme approved by the State Government and published on May 29, 1993, contending that under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, prior approval of the Central Government was mandatory and that the draft scheme had lapsed under Section 100(4). The …
The Delhi High Court upheld the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations of 1991 that require a written eligibility test for appointment of lecturers in Delhi University and its affiliated colleges. The University challenged the regulations as beyond UGC's competence, directory rather than …
The petitioners, who were the legal heirs of statutory tenants of residential premises under the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, challenged the amendment introduced by Act 18 of 1976 that inserted clause (iii) in Section 2(1), which restricts the heritability of such residential tenancies. They argued …
The plaintiff claimed possession of land leased to him in 1949, which was registered in 1950 after the Madhya Pradesh Abolition of Proprietary Rights Act vested the land in the State. The appellant argued that the lease was void under Section 6 of that Act and that he had acquired title by adverse …
The Market Committee of Shri Hargobindpur Sahib appointed several persons to regular posts after a newspaper advertisement. The Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board later reviewed and terminated those appointments. The terminated appointees filed a writ petition challenging the cancellation, …
The appellant, Radhika, was the sole child of a mother who had inherited property from her own father. When the mother died intestate, her husband (the respondent) claimed a half‑share as a Class‑I heir. The trial court dismissed his claim, but the district court and the High Court reversed, …
The appellants filed a suit claiming a Raiyati right over a tank and its surrounding land in Bihulia village, based on a settlement obtained from the former jamindar in 1943. The trial court declared that the appellants held such a right, but the District Judge reversed the decision, holding that …
The State of Andhra Pradesh and others granted mining leases to Mis. Anupama Minerals under Rule 31 of the A.P. Mining Rules, 1966. After the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 came into force, the respondents applied for renewal of the leases. The State Government refused renewal, invoking the …
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (appellant), a government-owned company, sold hard coke to Steel Abrasers & Allied Products Ltd (respondent) for foundry use. The Central Government, under the Colliery Control Order, 1945, issued a 1991 notification fixing prices for coke but allowing additional charges for …
The respondent, a Civil Judge Class‑II, sought confirmation and seniority dating from 5 February 1973, alleging that the High Court's Full Court was influenced by the Chief Justice's unsatisfactory remarks and that the Grievance Committee's comparative assessment was ignored. The High Court's …
The appellant, a fertilizer and foodgrain dealer, had large stocks seized under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. After part of the stock was confiscated, the remainder was ordered to be released, but the State failed to do so and the goods later deteriorated in quality and quantity. The …
The State of Orissa created a single post of Assistant Professor of Cardiology at SCB Medical College. Dr. Urmila Kumari Swain was transferred to the post in 1979, and Dr. Sivasanker Lal Bajoria challenged that appointment, which was later withdrawn. In 1983 Dr. Mruthyunjaya Satpathy was appointed …
In 1928 a non‑agriculturist tribe sold 60 bighas of land, now in Pakistan, to the appellants, and mutation was effected in their favour in 1932. After the vendor’s caste was later notified as an agricultural tribe, the authorities attempted to review the mutation, treating the appellants as …
The appellants, head constables who had completed intermediate and upper school police training, were temporarily promoted to Sub‑Inspectors and placed on the 'G' list. After completing the upper school course in 1984 they were not placed on the 'E' list and were reverted to head constable, while …
The dispute concerned possession of a property housing a Cork Splitting Machine. An Executive Magistrate, invoking Section 145(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, could not determine which party was in possession and therefore attached the property, directing the parties to resolve their rights in a …
The appellants, who were Village Assistants without SSLC qualifications, challenged the pay scale disparity with Talatis who possessed SSLC qualifications, arguing that the distinction violated Articles 14 and 39(d) of the Constitution. They sought parity in the Rs. 90‑200 pay scale, contending that …
Bihari Lal, an Assistant Commissioner in the Uttar Pradesh Sales Tax Department, was compulsorily retired under Rule 56(j) of the Fundamental Rules on the ground of persistent adverse remarks and being classified as an officer of a bad category. He challenged the order in the Allahabad High Court, …
The Andhra Pradesh government reorganised the Panchayat Raj system and framed Adhoc Rules (1989) for appointing Mandal Development Officers (MDO) by transfer of Superintendents, Divisional Panchayat Officers and Extension Officers. The respondent, a Veterinary Assistant Surgeon (Extension Officer), …
The Punjab State Electricity Board (Revised Pay) Regulations, 1988 came into force on 1 January 1988, providing that a promotion after that date would attract a benefit of two advance increments under Regulation 8. The respondent, V.N. Sharma, had been promoted before the regulations were issued and …
The respondent, Gurdev Singh, was a minor when his father died and attained majority on 17 April 1977. He filed a suit for possession of immovable property on 4 November 1982, invoking Article 65 of the Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1963, which provides a 12‑year limitation period. The appellant, …
The appellants, sisters Suchita and Madhuri Patil, obtained caste certificates claiming they belonged to the Mahadeo Koli Scheduled Tribe and were admitted to medical and dental colleges on that basis. The Verification Committee, after examining ancestral, school and anthropological evidence, held …
The respondent, KM Ramona Perhar, obtained admission to a private medical college in Karnataka in 1990 and sought a transfer to a government medical college in Uttar Pradesh in 1992. The Uttar Pradesh Government rejected the request based on its policy of not allowing out‑of‑state transfers. The …
The appellant, Gyanchand Jain, was convicted under Sections 302 and 309 of the IPC for murdering his wife and attempting suicide. The prosecution relied on a handwritten letter found at the scene, which detailed his intention to kill his wife and then end his own life, and on a hand‑writing expert’s …
Venkatashwarlu, a senior assistant in the Hyderabad Water Works Department, was transferred to the Maneru Investigation Circle, promoted to Head Clerk (Superintendent) and gave an undertaking not to claim seniority in his parent department. He was later reverted to Senior Assistant; the reversion …
Amrutlal Someshwar Joshi was convicted of murdering three persons, including a three‑year‑old child, during a robbery and was sentenced to death under IPC 302. He appealed, arguing that he was only 17 years old at the time of the offence and that age should be a mitigating factor, citing Hamam and …
The Supreme Court examined whether Prestige Engineering could claim exemption under Notification No. 119/75 CE, which provides duty relief for goods manufactured as "job work". The appellant received steel pipes from Modipon and added guide rings, strengthening rings, adopters and plastic sleeves, …
The victim, a 14‑year‑old illiterate agricultural labourer, was gang‑raped by three accused. The trial court convicted them under IPC sections 376 and 114, but the Karnataka High Court acquitted them, holding that the victim's testimony was unreliable as it lacked medical corroboration. On appeal, …
Dr. Arundhati Pargaonkar was appointed on a purely temporary basis in 1978 to the permanent Class‑II post of Lecturer in Dentistry at B.J. Medical College, Pune. She served continuously for nine years and claimed that, under the State Government's 19 September 1975 Temporary Government Services …
The State of Maharashtra appealed against the Bombay High Court’s interim order directing the Education Officer to admit 112 girls to a Diploma in Education programme at a Christian minority institution, exceeding the sanctioned strength of 80. The Supreme Court examined whether the High Court was …
The appellant, a lecturer appointed in 1965, received a solitary adverse confidential report for the academic year 1987‑88, which he claimed was made in mala‑fide by the principal. He sought to have the remarks expunged, was promoted to Reader in 1991, but was compulsorily retired on 28 May 1991 …
The appellants challenged the acquisition of land under the Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act, claiming that a subsequent order dated 4 November 1985 had regularised the conversion of agricultural land to non‑agricultural use and vested title in them. They relied on this order, which was produced for …
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) supplied electricity to Asian Art Printers Ltd. under a "Mixed Load (HT)" tariff. The tariff booklet contained clause (c) stating demand charges plus energy charges and clause (d) prescribing a minimum bill. The consumers argued that the payable amount should …
The Supreme Court examined the compensation awarded for the acquisition of 267.91 acres of land in Rohtak district for an industrial area. The original award in 1977 fixed two marginally different rates, which were later replaced by a uniform rate of Rs 7 per square yard by the District Judge. The …
The respondent, acting as Secretary (Preventive Detention), issued a detention order under section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 against the appellant for alleged gold smuggling. The appellant challenged the order at the pre‑execution …
N.K. Singh, an IPS officer, was transferred from the post of Joint Director, CBI to an equivalent post of IG in the BSF while handling a sensitive investigation. He challenged the transfer before the Central Administrative Tribunal alleging malafides by the Prime Minister, prejudice to public …
Raghbir Singh, convicted under IPC sections 326 and 149 and sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment, was released in November 1988 and subsequently contested the Punjab Vidhan Sabha election in February 1992. The respondent filed an election petition alleging that Singh was disqualified …
The Supreme Court, hearing contempt petitions concerning admission to professional courses in Tamil Nadu, examined the effect of the 69% reservation under Article 15(4) of the Constitution and a 5% reservation for special categories under Article 15(1). The Court found that the 5% reservation is …
Sanjay Dutt, accused in the Bombay blast case, was arrested under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA) for possession of unauthorised arms. The charge‑sheet was filed after the statutory period of 180 days, and the petitioner sought bail on the grounds that mere …
The appellant, Tarseem Kumar, was charged under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Gulshan Rai. The prosecution's case relied entirely on circumstantial evidence, including the appellant's alleged exclusive possession of rooms where the body was found, blood‑stained clothes recovered after his …
The Maharashtra State Financial Corporation (appellant) granted a bridge loan of Rs. 3 lakh to Mis. Suvarna Board Mills (respondent), which defaulted and accrued arrears of about Rs. 25 lakh. On 7 January 1992 the corporation issued a notice under Section 29 of the State Financial Corporation Act …
Mukesh Bhai Patel was appointed temporarily to a Group C post on 21 May 1977 and was removed on 13 April 1987. He challenged his removal before an administrative tribunal, which dismissed his petition. He appealed to the Supreme Court, contending that a Union circular dated 8 June 1984 mandated …
The Motor Transport Workers' Cooperative Society Ltd. obtained a stage‑carriage permit under Section 58 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 for three years (Dec 23, 1987 – Dec 22, 1990). The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 came into force on July 1, 1989 and the Society applied for renewal on Jan 4, 1991. The …
The petitioners, M/s Khadi and Village Soap Industries, challenged a 1987 notification under Section 13(1) of the Haryana General Sales Tax Act, 1973 that granted a full sales‑tax exemption to the Khadi Ashram, Panipat and its centralized units, while limiting the exemption for other cooperative …
The respondents, members of the Nilambur Kovilakam, filed a petition under section 8 of the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1973 claiming that 60 acres of land did not vest in the Government. The Forest Tribunal dismissed the petition, but the Kerala High Court reversed the …
The appellants challenged the registration of the ancient Kalika Mataji temple as a public trust under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, arguing that it was a private family temple based on a historic will and internal restrictions. The respondents contended that the temple, whose origin is lost …
The appellant and respondent both applied for a stage‑carriage permit. The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) awarded marks based on the date of application, granting the permit to the appellant. The respondent appealed, and the State Transport Appellate Tribunal (STAT) set aside the RTA’s order, …
The plaintiffs, brothers, partitioned ancestral property by a deed dated 4 December 1952 and thereafter possessed their respective shares. The second plaintiff orally gifted one portion of his share to the first plaintiff. On 6 January 1968 the defendants trespassed, prompting the plaintiffs to file …
Twenty‑eight lecturers of Haryana Agricultural University were selected in 1978 to pursue Ph.D. studies as in‑service candidates under a leave of kind. Due to a financial stringency, the university prohibited in‑service candidates from receiving full salary and allowances during the study period, …
The appellant, a Preventive Officer Grade‑II, was penalised with a one‑year reduction in pay scale with cumulative effect and later promoted to Grade‑I effective 9 August 1974. He claimed seniority from the date he became eligible for fitment in Grade‑I, arguing that his junior was promoted on 29 …
The case concerned the merger of teachers from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi into the Delhi Administration in 1970, creating an Administration Cadre and a Special (diminishing) Cadre. Disputes arose over how promotion ratios and seniority should be calculated between the two cadres, especially …
The petition challenged a Kerala High Court judgment that had set aside earlier findings that the petitioner, P.V. Sankara Kurup, was merely an agent and holder of a power of attorney for the respondent, Leelavathy Nambiar, and had purchased a Thavazhy property in his own name using the respondent’s …
The State of Orissa challenged two provisions of the Orissa District Revenue Service (Method of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1983. The first was the proviso to Rule 5(1) allowing relaxation of the maximum age limit for certain categories, which the Orissa Administrative Tribunal …
Two Lower Division Clerks of the Indo‑Tibetan Border Police Force filed writ petitions under Article 32 seeking to bar the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) from hearing their promotion matters, arguing that they are members of the Union's armed forces and thus outside the Tribunal's …
The State of Uttar Pradesh charged Babul Nath with rape of a five‑year‑old girl. The trial court convicted him based on an eye‑witness who saw the victim bleeding and the accused fleeing, and on a medical report showing a torn hymen, lacerations and other injuries indicating sexual intercourse. The …
The Government of Andhra Pradesh issued a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to acquire land for a bus‑stand complex, followed by a declaration under Section 6. Several writ petitions were filed challenging the acquisition, and the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport …
The Supreme Court was asked to clarify whether Kerala's Judicial Service Rules, which require five years of standing at the Bar for appointment to the lowest judicial rung, complied with its earlier directive that a minimum of three years of legal practice is essential for recruitment. The State of …
The petitioners, aggrieved by a change in university examination dates, filed writ petitions before the Jammu & Kashmir High Court. After the High Court dismissed the petitions, the petitioners allegedly attempted to assault the Assistant Controller of Examinations outside the courtroom, leading the …
Universal Hydrocarbons Co. Ltd. purchased raw petroleum coke (RPC) and, after a manufacturing process, produced calcined petroleum coke (CPC). Sales tax was levied on the sale of CPC under the Bihar Finance Act, 1981 and the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. The company claimed a refund under Section …
The Supreme Court examined whether medical representatives employed by Sandoz (India) Ltd. qualified as "workmen" under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions & Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971. The Court held that the work of …
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi appealed against an interim order of the Delhi High Court that stayed recovery of about Rs 1 crore in tax, permitting the assessee C.L. Batra to deposit only Rs 3 lakh. The corporation argued that the order bypassed the statutory appeal provision under Section …
Amrutlal Someshwar Joshi, a domestic servant, was convicted of murdering three members of his employer's family and an infant in their Bombay flat and stealing valuables. The prosecution relied on a series of circumstantial facts, including eyewitness testimony that Joshi was present in the flat …
The parties to a family arbitration agreement divided joint family property among six branches, with a retired district judge acting as arbitrator. After the award was registered, objections were filed, and later amended to include new allegations of arbitrator misconduct. The High Court set aside …
The dispute involved M/s. Micronix India (respondent) and a former partner who started a new business under the name M/s. Microtel with a similar logo and packaging. The respondent obtained an interim injunction restraining the appellant from using the trade name 'MICROTEL', the logo 'M', and the …
The Supreme Court examined challenges to the Lok Sabha election of C.K. Jaffer Sharief from Bangalore North, alleging that the candidate engaged in corrupt practices by arranging large‑scale free mass feedings of electors, exceeding election‑expenditure limits, and using spurious ballot papers. The …
Surya Prakash Sharma was detained under Section 3(3) of the National Security Act, 1980 while already in judicial custody for a murder case. The grounds of detention alleged that he might commit further serious offences if released on bail. The Supreme Court examined whether a preventive detention …
The appellant, Laxmi Devi, alleged that her husband, Satya Narayan, had contracted a second marriage, constituting an offence under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code. The trial court held that the prosecution failed to prove the essential Hindu marriage rite of Saptapadi, which is required to …
Ahmed Begum, the owner of Dharampur Lodge, leased the entire premises to S. Sardul Singh Caveeshar, who was authorized to sub‑let. The appellant, Manphul Singh Sharma, and other sub‑tenants claimed to be lawful sub‑tenants and sought protection under Section 20 of the Delhi & Ajmer Rent Control Act, …
The State of Andhra Pradesh, invoking urgency under Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, acquired 6 acres 29 guntas of land for a market yard in 1977, publishing a Section 4(1) notification and a Section 6(1) declaration, and took possession in 1978, vesting the land in the State. The …
The appellant, a landlord, sought a release order for a residential building that had become vacant under Sections 12(3) and 12(4) of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972. The former tenants, who were joint heirs of the deceased tenant, filed an application …
The Chief Minister of Haryana challenged a writ petition alleging that the High Court had transferred his case from a Tax Bench to a bench presided over by the then Acting Chief Justice, S.S. Sodhi, and later back again, claiming this indicated bias. The appellant sought a transfer of the case on …
The State of Madhya Pradesh issued a 1987 notification for recruitment of Inspectors of Weights and Measures with qualifications including Arts, Commerce, Science, Engineering or a Diploma. Written examinations were held and results declared in August 1989, after which interview cards were issued. …
The appellant, a railway employee promoted to Guard, had his basic pay fixed at Rs.190 per month in 1970. In July 1991 the Railway administration issued an order reducing his basic pay to Rs.181 per month, retrospectively effective from 18 December 1970, without issuing a show‑cause notice or …
In a criminal petition, the parties consented to refer a dispute between the petitioner and Respondent No.3 to an arbitrator, limiting the reference to those two parties. The arbitrator, however, issued an award holding Respondent No.5 liable for a sum, despite Respondent No.5 not being a party to …
The petitioner, appointed as a temporary Staff Officer‑cum‑Instructor in the West Bengal Directorate of Civil Defence in 1965, claimed to be a member of the Civil Defence Corps and sought uniform service conditions under the Central Civil Defence Act, 1968. He argued that the Central Government, …
Approximately 1,200 individuals claiming to be long‑time contract helpers with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board filed writ petitions under Article 32 seeking regularisation and a direction to the Khalid Commission, or an independent body, to determine their identity. The Board had earlier appointed …
The respondent, a government employee who entered service in 1952, sought correction of his date of birth a year before his scheduled superannuation, claiming his father had recorded it incorrectly. The State rejected the application, and the Administrative Tribunal set aside the rejection, …
The Builders Associations of India filed a writ petition under Article 32 challenging the Supreme Court’s earlier decision in Commissioner of Income Tax v. N.C. Budharaja & Co., which held that the word “construction” in Section 32A(2)(b)(iii) of the Income‑Tax Act applies only to movable items such …
Satish Chandra challenged Sections 4, 5, 16, 21 and 27 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1988 on the grounds that Parliament lacked competence to create the Company Law Board (CLB) and that the Act failed to protect minority shareholders. The petition argued that the power under Section 397 of the …
Shri T. Sham Bhat, a Class‑I officer of Karnataka's non‑State Civil Service, was barred from selection to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) after the IAS (Appointment by Selection) Second Amendment Regulations, 1989 increased the required continuous service from eight to twelve years and …
The Kerala State Housing Board entered into a Section 16(1) agreement with M/s. Ramapriya Hotels to accept compensation of Rs.1100 per cent for land to be acquired, after which a notification under Section 3(1) was issued and a later declaration under Section 6 was published. The High Court held the …
Graphic Industries Co. supplied stores worth about Rs. 50 lakh to Eastern Railways, but payment was delayed. The company filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a mandamus for payment, relying on correspondence between the Railway Minister and officials. The Calcutta High …
The appellants, licence holders for retail vending of Indian Made Foreign Spirits, were allowed to obtain bar licences under the Tamil Nadu Liquor (Retail Vending in Bar) Rules, 1992. After law‑and‑order problems, the State of Tamil Nadu rescinded those Bar Rules by a government order, effectively …
The appellants, former army personnel who demobilised in 1968, joined the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service in 1975 and claimed that their five years of military service should be counted towards seniority under Rule 4(1) of the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Rules, 1974. The rule provides …
The Haryana Subordinate Services Selection Board conducted a recruitment for Assistant Sub‑Inspectors of Police, but destroyed the answer books before results were declared and failed to produce proper mark tabulations. Unsuccessful candidates alleged that the Board gave extra interview marks to …
The Department of Telecommunications invited tenders for cellular licences in four Indian cities, leading to a two‑stage evaluation and the selection of eight operators. Several rejected bidders challenged the final list before the Delhi High Court, alleging bias (due to a member’s son working for a …
Hindustan Lever Ltd. sought to impose a ceiling on dearness allowance for workers earning above Rs 500 per month, arguing that the existing slab system caused over‑neutralisation of the cost‑of‑living index and distorted wage differentials, especially vis‑à‑vis junior executives. The Industrial …
The appellant, Iqbal Singh, contested the 1992 Faridkot Assembly election and filed an election petition under Section 80 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, alleging that the returned candidate and a party president conspired to induce another candidate to withdraw in exchange for his …
The employees of the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute were allotted official quarters but refused to occupy them, after which the Institute denied them House Rent Allowance (HRA). The employees challenged the denial before the High Court, which transferred the matter to the Central …
Carmel Book Stall, a charitable trust, sold books whose profits were claimed to be exempt from Kerala sales tax under Section 10 of the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963, provided the profits were solely used for charitable purposes. The Sales Tax Officer taxed the profits for the assessment years …
The petitioners claimed to be successors in title to land that had been acquired by the government for the railways under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and sought a declaration and an injunction to protect their possession. The trial court found them in possession, but the High Court held that the …
Four members of the General Reserve Engineers Force (GREF) were tried by a Court‑Martial convened under a warrant of the Chief of the Army Staff authorising the Chief Engineer and were convicted of offences under Sections 63, 39(a) and 41 of the Army Act. They challenged the jurisdiction of the …
Organon (India) Ltd., later known as Infer (India) Ltd., obtained a wholesale licence for poppy husks in Madhya Pradesh and entered into a contract to export 1,000 tonnes to the Netherlands. The company sought a permit from the Collector of Excise, Mandsaur, to move the husks to Bombay for export, …
The case concerned the promotion of diploma holders and science graduates employed in Indian Ordnance Factories. The Central Administrative Tribunal had treated all initial appointments as if they were to the post of Supervisor Grade‑A and directed that, on two years of service as Supervisor‑A, the …
The appellant, a government servant, was allotted a government residential accommodation and was a tenant of a residential building owned by the respondent landlord. The landlord invoked Section 14(3)(a)(iv) of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 to obtain possession, arguing that the …
Dr. Shiv Jatan Thakur, a member of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC), claimed that, as a member, he was entitled to the same facilities and amenities as the Chairman, invoking the Constitution and the BPSC (Conditions of Service) Regulations. He also sought punitive action against the …
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation conducted a 1972 selection for Assistant Stores/Purchase Officers, appointing four candidates in order of merit. Under the Government Instructions dated 6 September 1969, the first vacancy was reserved for a Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidate, followed by …
East India Hotels Ltd operates three restaurants in its Oberoi Grand hotel in Calcutta, each equipped with dancing floors, music and occasional cabaret shows. The Calcutta Municipal Corporation levied a licence fee under Section 443 of the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951, treating the restaurants as …
The case concerned an IAS officer, Rajiv Yadav, who was allocated to the Manipur‑Tripura cadre despite his preference for the Union Territories cadre, his home state. He challenged the allocation before the Central Administrative Tribunal, arguing that the reservation of SC/ST candidates for their …
Anand Swaroop Vohra, a retired Central Government employee, applied under Section 25‑B(1) read with Section 14‑C of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 for eviction of his tenant on the ground that the premises were needed for his own residence because the accommodation he occupied was insufficient. …
The appellants, successors of Girasdars and Barkhalidars, challenged the constitutional validity of the Gujarat Amendment to the Bombay Land Revenue Code, which vested all mines, minerals and quarries in the State and provided compensation based on the average of three years' net income. They argued …
The petitioner, Anil Kumar Mahsi, filed a writ petition under Article 32 challenging Section 10 of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869 as being discriminatory against husbands and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution. He sought dissolution of his marriage on the ground of his wife's desertion and …
A. NAGARAJU BROS., a dealer in VIP suit cases made of plastic and fitted with steel bands, claimed that these suit cases were "plastic articles" under Entry 113 of Schedule I of the Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1957, and therefore liable to tax only at the first point of sale for the …
The appellants, co‑sharers in the khatedari rights of an agricultural holding, challenged a sale by a khatedar tenant, claiming a right of pre‑emption under the Rajasthan Pre‑emption Act, 1966. The central issue was whether the transfer of khatedari rights constituted a transfer of ownership within …
Sunder, owner of joint family property, gifted part of his land to Brij Lal. Remote reversioners (the appellants) challenged the gift and a suit was compromised, granting them a one‑eighth share after Sunder's death. After Sunder died in 1964, the appellants sued to enforce the compromise decree, …
The appellant, Mohammed Saleem, was tried for assault with a knife that caused injuries to the complainant, and was charged under IPC Section 324, TADA Section 3(1), and the Bombay Police Act Section 135(1). The trial court acquitted him of the Bombay Police Act charge, but convicted him under IPC …
The Action Committee on Issue of Caste Certificate filed a writ petition under Article 32 challenging Maharashtra's denial of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe benefits to persons who had migrated from other states. The petition argued that the denial violated Articles 14, 15(1), 16(2), 19 and the …
The Tamil Nadu Government transferred employees from the Dairy Development Department to the Dairy Development Corporation on deputation/foreign service, later replacing the corporation with a cooperative federation. The employees challenged GO 1921 (1993), which provided terminal benefits on …
The Union of India appealed against a decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) that had set aside the railway authorities' order directing 35 candidates who had appeared for a written exam at the Katihar centre to retake the written portion of the selection test. The railway …
The appellant's factory was raided and 28 packages of synthetic fabrics were seized under Section 110(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 on 29 May 1969. A show‑cause notice required by Section 124(1)(a) was served only on 19 December 1969, exceeding the six‑month period prescribed in Section 110(2). The …
The State of Orissa appealed against Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (MMTC), a government dealer that purchased mineral ore in Orissa, declared the ore for resale within the state, and then sold it to a Japanese buyer by delivering it at Paradeep port for export. The Sales Tax …
The Supreme Court examined the validity of Sections 192(1)(c) of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 and 203(1)(c) of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973, which allowed municipal committees to transfer land for town‑planning schemes without payment of compensation or with discretionary compensation. …
The North Eastern Railway (NER) applied for registration under the U.P. Sales Tax Act, 1948 through its Chief Commercial Superintendent, declaring Gorakhpur as its principal place of business. The Sales Tax Officer in Gorakhpur accepted the registration and later issued assessment orders based on a …
Chander Bhan Gill, appointed as Assistant (Legal) in 1985, completed one year of service on 26 January 1986 and became eligible for an annual increment. The Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1986 came into force on 1 January 1986, and the Government issued a clarification on 4 May 1987 …
The case concerned a house owned by Rajubai, who died in 1975. Her daughter Jaitunbi claimed she was the sole heir under Muslim law, while her grandson Shamsuddin asserted that Rajubai had given him the ground floor of the house during her lifetime. The lower courts had ruled in favour of Jaitunbi, …
M/s Pankaj Jain Agencies, an importer of ball bearing components, challenged Notification No. 142/86-Cus., issued under Section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, which reduced an earlier exemption and raised customs duty on its imports. The petitioners argued that the notification was not in force at …
The case involved four appellants (Arjun, Rampal, Bhagwan Singh and Mukhoram) convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC for the killing of Jyoti Ram. The prosecution relied on five eye‑witnesses, who were relatives or associates of the deceased, to identify the appellants as the assailants. The four …
The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) issued a resolution on 28 February 1976 delegating its power under Section 85‑B of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 to levy damages, to the Director General and authorising him to further delegate that power to any officer. The Director General …
The petitioners, owners of coking coal mines, claimed that the Central Government, as custodian, had failed to credit them for the value of coke stock lying in the mines on the date immediately before the appointed day of nationalisation, and sought compensation under the Coking Coal Mines …
The case concerned promotions in the Indian Statistical Service where senior general‑category officer Tushar Ranjan Mohanty (respondent 1) was superseded by eight Scheduled‑Caste/Tribe officers (respondents 2‑9). Mohanty challenged the promotions before the Central Administrative Tribunal, arguing …
Rollatainers Ltd., a manufacturer of printed cartons, claimed exemption from central excise duty under Notification No. 55/75, which exempts "all products of the Printing Industry". The Superintendent of Central Excise held that printed cartons are products of the Packaging Industry and not eligible …
The respondents were found to have copied answers verbatim from incriminating material during a B.A. examination, and the university's standing committee disqualified them for two years under its Ordinances 10, 11 and 13. The respondents challenged the disciplinary action in the Punjab and Haryana …
The State of Uttar Pradesh issued a notification under s.4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in April 1990 to acquire land for a sub‑station, and a declaration under s.6 in December 1990. Under s.11A the Collector was required to make the award within two years of the declaration, i.e., by 21 …
The Supreme Court examined the murder of Urshia Bahri and her two children, for which Suresh Chandra Bahri, Gurbachan Singh and Raj Pal Sharma were convicted under Sections 302, 120B and 201 of the IPC. The prosecution relied on the testimony of an approver, Ram Sagar Vishwakarma, whose statement …
The Supreme Court allowed a civil appeal by the mother, sister and brothers of Abdul Rehman, a 20‑year‑old college student who was killed when a municipal truck hit his bicycle. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and the Allahabad High Court had dismissed the claim for compensation, relying on the …
The appellants, owners of agricultural land in Gujarat as well as land in other Indian states, challenged Sections 6(3A), 4, 10 and 11 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1960, on the ground that the provision which requires the land held outside Gujarat to be taken into account while …
The petitioners, class‑IV employees designated as Storm Water Drains (SWD) Beldars and Mates of the New Delhi Municipal Committee (NDMC), sought the pay‑scales recommended by the Shiv Shankar Committee (SS Committee) which had already been granted to other class‑IV staff of the NDMC. The NDMC had …
The case arose from the murder of Suresh Narsinh Dubey in 1989, for which Hitendra Vishnu Thakur and others were arrested under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA). After a series of investigations, the accused sought bail on the ground that the prosecution had …
The Jammu & Kashmir Hotel (Amenities and Services) Tariff Taxation Act, 1980 imposes a tax on amenities and services provided by hotels. East India Hotels Ltd. and others challenged its constitutional validity, arguing that the tax was effectively on the hotel keeper's gross receipts, i.e., income, …
The Himachal Pradesh Government issued an office memorandum in 1980 prescribing a recruitment procedure for Class III and IV posts, granting weightage of 10 marks each for candidates from families with no member in organised employment and for families with annual income not exceeding Rs.6,000, and …
The Kerala University Act, 1974, Calicut University Act, 1975 and Mahatma Gandhi University Act, 1985 empower the university Senate or Syndicate to frame statutes, but grant the State Government a one‑time power to make "First Statutes" under Section 83 (or Section 100 for Gandhi University). The …
The predecessor-in-interest of the respondents bought an evacuee property at an auction in 1962 but failed to pay the full price, leading to cancellation of the sale. After a High Court set aside the cancellation, the full price was paid in 1980 and a sale certificate was issued on 31 March 1981, …
The case concerned whether employees holding the post of Superintendent in the Punjab Labour Department, whose pay‑scale (Rs.350‑450) is higher than that of a Labour Inspector (Rs.200‑450), could be promoted to the Inspector post under Rule 8(1)(a)(i) of the Punjab Labour Department (State Service …
Girwar Singh, a large zamindar, died leaving agricultural and other property, leading to multiple testamentary suits and a pending civil suit over the non‑agricultural portion. While the civil suit was pending, consolidation proceedings under the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 were …
The petitioner, a publisher of Marxist literature, imported books containing the writings of Mao, Marx, Engels and Lenin in 1978. Customs seized the books and, after issuing multiple show‑cause notices, ordered their confiscation under Section 111(d) of the Customs Act, 1962, invoking Notification …
The Andhra Pradesh State Financial Corporation prescribed promotion criteria for the post of Manager that allocated 25% of marks to an interview, 50% to performance appraisal based on confidential reports, and 15% to seniority for service of five years or more, without any written test. Several …
UCO Bank, a secured creditor of Glass Carboys & Pressedwares Ltd., obtained a decree in 1976 to recover its debt before the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1985 came into force. The amendment inserted a proviso to Section 529(1) of the Companies Act, 1956, deeming the security of every secured creditor …
The State of Madhya Pradesh issued directions prohibiting agriculturists from selling their produce through commission agents. The commission agents challenged the directions, arguing that under the Madhya Pradesh Krishi Upaj Mandi Adhiniyam, 1972, agriculturists are classified as "traders" and …
The appellant, P.K. Jain, joined the Central Government service in 1974 and was later directly recruited by the Union Public Service Commission as Assistant Meteorologist in the Indian Meteorological Department in 1977, a permanent vacancy. He completed his two‑year probation, crossed the efficiency …
Marn Ram, a large landowner, had 61 acres and 9 units of land partitioned among his sons. Under the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953, 9 acres and 3¾ units were declared surplus in 1961 and the order became final in 1962. The Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972, Section 12(3) deemed …
The Uttar Pradesh Bhumi Sudhar Nigam Ltd. advertised for a Financial Controller and prepared a three‑member merit panel, with Shiv Narain Gupta placed second. After the first candidate failed to join, the corporation abolished the post because a World Bank‑funded project was delayed. Gupta filed a …
The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of Section 52‑A inserted by the Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery (Amendment) Act, 1972, which allowed recovery of loans advanced by state‑owned corporations as arrears of land revenue. The petitioners challenged the provision on two grounds: lack of …
The appellants, clearing and forwarding agents for Balsara Hygiene Products Ltd., obtained an ex‑parte injunction that allowed them to sell the respondent's goods, resulting in sales worth Rs 32.4 lakhs. The suit was later dismissed on the ground of non‑registration of the partnership under Section …
The landlord filed a suit for arrears of rent, and the tenant filed an application under section 11 of the Bombay Rents, Hotel & Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 for determination of the standard rent. The rent was fixed on a compromise and the application was dismissed as withdrawn. The …
The Government of Pondicherry challenged the inclusion of shares of two minor sons who attained majority between the appointed day (24‑Jan‑1971) and the notified date in the calculation of the family’s land‑holding ceiling under the Pondicherry Land Reforms Act, 1973. The Land Tribunal had allowed …
The respondent, Fenoplast (P) Ltd., manufactures rexine cloth by coating 100% cotton fabric with PVC resin, plasticizers and fillers. It argued that because cotton constituted only 8% of the finished product, the cloth could not be classified as a "cotton fabric" under Tariff Item 19(III) of the …
The Kerala Government issued two notifications under Section 4 of the Kerala Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1980, restricting bottom‑trawling by mechanised boats during the monsoon period and prescribing technical specifications for vessels allowed to fish beyond territorial waters. Mechanised boat …
