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The appellant owned 18 guntas of land in Adilabad municipality that were acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Compensation was initially based on letting value and later enhanced to Rs. 75 per square yard by the reference court. The appellant claimed a market value of Rs. 300 per square …
The plaintiff (borrower) sued the suppliers, lenders and guarantor over a power‑plant project, invoking credit agreements that contained arbitration clauses. The lenders, particularly Svenska Handelsbanken (defendant No. 4), instructed their counsel not to appear or take any step in the main suit, …
The case concerned whether the 1984 Patankar Award of the Industrial Tribunal, which made permanent those workers who had completed 240 days of continuous service, applied to seasonal employees of the Maharashtra State Cooperative Cotton Growers' Marketing Federation. The Union of seasonal employees …
The petitioner, a widow of a Major in the Indian Army, sought Special Family Pension, Children Allowance and monetary compensation after her husband died in mysterious circumstances involving extensive burns. The authorities denied her claim, stating the death was not attributable to military …
The returned candidate Quamarul Islam contested the 1989 Karnataka Assembly election and was challenged by his rival S.K. Kanta on alleged corrupt practices under Sections 123(2), (3), (3A) and (4) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, including religious appeals and false statements. The …
Madras Fertilizers Ltd. manufactured a mixed fertilizer (Vijay N.P.K.17-17-17) containing urea, potash, phosphoric acid, ammonia and ammonium phosphate formed during mixing, and claimed exemption from excise duty under Notification 25/70 of the Central Excise and Salt Act, 1944. The Assistant …
Hari Ram Yadav, an IFS officer of the Haryana cadre, was suspended during pending disciplinary proceedings. He challenged the suspension order before the Central Administrative Tribunal, arguing that the order did not state that the Governor of Haryana was satisfied that suspension was necessary or …
Sampuran Singh's land was declared surplus under the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 in 1964, but he continued to possess and enjoy it. After his three sons became majors, he sought to reopen the declaration and recompute the surplus land under sections 7 and 9 of the Haryana Ceiling on …
The appellants, a family owning 828 standard acres, had surplus land declared under the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 and were granted exemption under Rule 8 to continue using it. When the Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972 came into force, the appellants argued that the …
Surinder Nath Dewan was declared a holder of 15 standard acres of surplus land by a 1960 order under the East Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act. He later obtained a determination that only 5 acres were surplus and sought restoration of land that had been leased out under the East Punjab Area …
The Union of India and the Delhi Special Police Establishment appealed against a Punjab & Haryana High Court order that quashed an FIR registered under sections 120‑B, 418, 468 IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act against Shri B.R. Bajaj, the Finance Secretary of Chandigarh, and several …
The landlord filed an eviction suit under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, claiming a bona‑fide requirement for the premises. The tenant, a company, relied on Clause 5 of the lease deed which stated the premises were for the residence and personal use of directors, their …
The respondent, a Branch Manager of State Bank of India, claimed reimbursement for moving his household goods after a transfer and was charged with five offences, including false claims and irregular loan disbursement. An enquiry officer found all charges proved on documentary evidence, and the …
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission advertised for the post of Munsif, requiring candidates to possess a law degree by the application deadline of 20 August 1988. Alpana applied stating she was awaiting her law degree result, which was declared only in October 1988. The Commission allowed …
The Delhi Stock Exchange sought to increase its membership by 250, half through a public issue of shares and half by diluting existing shareholdings, subject to a higher non‑refundable deposit for public‑issue applicants. The Central Government approved the scheme, and an Expert Committee was …
The Supreme Court reviewed a judgment of the Central Administrative Tribunal (New Delhi) in Union of India v. Harnam Singh, wherein the Tribunal had decided the case through a single member. The Court observed that, in view of the earlier decision in Amulya Chandra Kalita's case, the matter should …
G.C. Ghosh, a tenant, was ordered evicted by the respondents on the ground that he failed to deposit the November 1984 rent by the statutory deadline of 15 December, depositing it instead on 17 December. The lower courts had not found any default on the earlier grounds of bona‑fide requirement or …
The appellant, a security guard, was transferred after complaints of teasing a young girl living in an apartment. Ignoring the transfer, he went to the girl’s flat under the pretext of making a telephone call, raped and murdered her, and stole her wrist‑watch. The prosecution relied on a chain of …
Express Newspaper Ltd. claimed large losses in its returns for AY 1985-86, which the Assessing Officer rejected as fabricated and assessed a huge income. While the appeal against this assessment was pending, the company filed an application under Section 245‑C of the Income‑Tax Act seeking …
The workmen of Kettlewell Bullen & Co. claimed a customary bonus for the years 1974‑1977, arguing that the company had been paying a bonus since 1959, at a uniform rate of 10.5% of salary from 1965‑1973, before the Puja festival and irrespective of profits. The Industrial Tribunal held that this …
Pancham executed a 1907 will bequeathing certain sir lands and a house to his daughter Sarjabai. The will's language was held to create only a life interest for Sarjabai, not an absolute estate. After Pancham's death Sarjabai transferred the property by gift deed to several defendants, but the …
R.R. Bhanot entered the service of the erstwhile State of Punjab in 1937. After the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, he was provisionally allocated to Himachal Pradesh from 1 November 1966, but he contested this allocation. Himachal Pradesh prematurely retired him in 1968; the Himachal Bench of the …
The Supreme Court heard contempt petitions filed by Assistant Conservators of Forest (direct recruits and promotees) who alleged that the Uttar Pradesh Government had violated the Court's earlier directions in Keshav Chander Joshi v. Union of India regarding the fixation of inter se seniority. The …
