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The Federation of Customs House Agents Association and others filed a writ petition challenging Regulation 8 of the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 1984, which permitted the grant of a temporary licence to act as a customs house agent without first passing the qualifying examination …
Navaneethammal, the plaintiff, purchased land and sued Arjuna Chetty, the tenant, for declaration of title and recovery of possession. The tenant claimed he had surrendered the lease, re‑entered the land and acquired title by adverse possession, contending that the suit was barred by Article 139 of …
The Supreme Court entertained a public‑interest writ petition filed by environmental activist M.C. Mehta alleging that emissions from coke/coal‑using industries in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) were causing severe atmospheric pollution and damaging the Taj Mahal. Expert reports (NEERI, Varadharajan …
The Supreme Court entertained a public interest writ under Article 32 challenging large‑scale out‑of‑turn allotments of government residential quarters in Delhi, alleged to be made on a ‘Special Compassionate Ground’ and constituting a housing scam. A three‑member Gupta Committee examined the …
The appellant, a tenant, occupied a plot owned by the respondent and raised super‑structures. The respondent filed an eviction suit without first giving the tenant a written notice and observing the three‑month waiting period required under Section 11 of the Tamil Nadu City Tenant's Protection Act, …
The appellant, Randhjr Singh Rana, challenged a order by a Judicial Magistrate who, after taking cognizance of the offence and after the accused had appeared, directed further police investigation. The High Court refused relief and the matter reached the Supreme Court. The Court examined whether a …
The appellants, Shri Jee Sales Corporation and another, imported PVC resin relying on Notification No. 66 dated 15 March 1979 which exempted customs duty on such imports up to 31 March 1981. After they had opened letters of credit and the goods arrived, the Government issued Notification No. 205 on …
Lohara Steel Industries Ltd., a dealer in iron and steel, bought scrap and ingots in Andhra Pradesh, sent them to its re‑rolling mill in Karnataka, and sold the re‑rolled products back in Andhra Pradesh. Under the Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1957, an exemption notification (G.O. Ms No 88, …
The appellants were convicted of murder for a shooting that occurred on an open terrace on a moonless night, where the victims and neighbours identified them as the assailants. The defence argued that darkness made identification impossible and that there was no discernible motive. The Supreme Court …
The Supreme Court dismissed an application for clarification filed by a new advocate after a Special Leave Petition (SLP) and a subsequent review petition had already been dismissed. The petitioner, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, had originally engaged Advocate‑on‑Record Mr. Mariaputham, while the …
The Supreme Court considered appeals against a Rajasthan High Court order that had granted an injunction against Mis Lloyd Electric Engineering Ltd. The appellants, Dr. Rajeshwar Kumar Malhotra and S. Srinivasan, argued that the two senior individuals whose presence formed the basis of the …
The petitioner, an assistant in the Economics and Statistics Department, applied for a transfer to the post of Legal Assistant Grade II under Kerala Secretariat Subordinate Service Special Rules. He was placed at No.13 on a merit list prepared in 1989 but was not appointed despite existing …
The appellant Netraj was arrested after a silver todal, allegedly stolen during a dacoity that also involved the murder of a woman, was recovered from him two days after the incident. He was convicted under Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code for dacoity with murder and sentenced to death, later …
The Supreme Court, hearing a public‑interest writ filed by environmental activist M.C. Mehta, examined the pollution caused by about 550 tanneries in the eastern fringe of Calcutta that were discharging untreated effluent into the River Ganga. The Court found that the tanneries were operating …
The appellant, Ichchapur Industrial Co‑operative Society Ltd., owned land over which the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) had been vested with the right of user under the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 for laying a gas pipeline. When water …
Lily Kurian, the founding principal of St. Joseph's Training College for Women, was dismissed after an ex‑parte disciplinary enquiry and later reinstated by the Vice‑Chancellor, but the reinstatement was set aside by the Kerala High Court. The Kerala University Act, 1974 introduced Sections 60(7) …
The respondent, a Sub‑Inspector of Police, was reinstated after a prior dismissal was set aside, but subsequently remained on extended medical leave and failed to appear before a Medical Board despite orders from his Superintendent. The State initiated disciplinary proceedings for his …
The respondent, a Head Constable in the Tamil Nadu Police, was charged with being drunk and in 'mufti' while on duty on 7 July 1984, and a charge memo was issued by a Deputy Superintendent of Police. A departmental enquiry found him guilty and he was initially demoted to Constable Grade‑I; the …
Gangabai Gopaldas Mohata (appellant) owned Nazul land that was leased to several lessees. After a compromise decree required the lessees to vacate, the Municipal Council attached the property for alleged tax arrears and auctioned it. The court ordered that the sale would be cancelled if the …
Ashok Leyland Ltd., a manufacturer of trucks and spare parts, imported certain spare parts and sold them to its truck buyers. The company claimed deductions under sections 80‑E and 80‑I of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for profits earned from these imports, arguing that the income was attributable to its …
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) levied property tax on immovable properties owned by several State governments within the Union Territory of Delhi. The States challenged the levy, arguing that Article 289(1) of the Constitution exempts State property …
The case concerns refunds of excise and customs duties collected contrary to law. The Supreme Court examined the validity of Section 11-B of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944, as amended in 1991, which restricts refunds to claimants who have not passed on the burden of duty to others. The Court …
Shri Neki, a tenant of demised agricultural land for over 50 years, paid one‑third of the crop produce as rent to the landlord's agent. In 1978 the rabi crop failed and he could not pay the share, but later paid the amount. The landlord's General Power of Attorney (GPA) filed an eviction application …
The appellant Jagannath challenged a sale of property made by the insolvent Bhadarmal to the respondent Yugal Narain Purohit on May 17, 1958, seeking a declaration under Section 53 of the Provincial Insolvency Act that the transfer was fraudulent. The trial court, a single judge and a division bench …
The Supreme Court entertained a public‑interest writ petition filed after media reports of deaths and torture in police lock‑ups, seeking guidelines for preventing custodial violence and for awarding compensation to victims or their families. The Court held that torture, rape and death in police …
The People's Union for Civil Liberties filed a public‑interest writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 5(2) of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, which permits telephone interception in cases of public emergency or public safety. The petition argued that telephone tapping …
The wife, Rashmi Kumar, married under Hindu rites, received jewellery, cash and household goods as stridhana from her family and entrusted them to her husband for safekeeping. After being driven out of the matrimonial home, she demanded the return of the stridhana on 5‑December‑1987, which the …
Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprises Ltd. and others appealed against a decree appointing a Receiver over premises occupied by the respondent, Prakash Chandra Arya. The Calcutta High Court Division Bench had declined to interfere with the single judge’s order appointing the Receiver. The Supreme Court, …
The Supreme Court heard an appeal by Jaspal Singh and another against the Union of India concerning compensation awarded under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for land acquired for a cantonment extension in Amritsar. The appellants claimed loss of earnings from their poultry business under clause …
The appellant filed a suit for declaration of title and possession of agricultural land, while the respondent claimed title by adverse possession. The trial court held that the respondent had acquired title by adverse possession after more than twelve years of uninterrupted possession, but the …
The respondent, Angamuthu Ammal, sought eviction of the appellant, K.V. Muthu, under the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960, claiming personal need for herself and her foster son Arunachala Bakthar. The appellant contested, arguing that a foster son is not a "member of family" …
Baliram Prasad appealed against the appointment of respondent No. 7 as Extra Department Branch Post Master, alleging that he was more meritorious. The Central Administrative Tribunal dismissed his petition on two grounds: the application was filed after the one‑year limitation period and the …
Rup Lal Sharma, a retired government servant, continued to occupy a government‑allotted quarter after retirement. The State of Uttar Pradesh sought eviction under the U.P. Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1972, but the prescribed authority dismissed the first application on …
The Paradip Port Trust awarded a contract for constructing a coal‑handling wharf to AFCONS (the appellant) after the Asian Development Bank (ADB) indicated that only AFCONS could secure the loan. Respondent No. 1 (Trafalgar House) challenged the award, arguing that it was the lowest evaluated bidder …
The respondents, senior clerks promoted to head clerks, claimed that their pay should be fixed on a notional basis as if they had received a special allowance of Rs.35 per month that was granted only to senior clerks posted in identified arduous posts. The Central Administrative Tribunal, on …
The appellant, a privately run Modern Heart Institute and Research Centre, applied for a certificate under Notification No. 64/88‑Customs (issued under Section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962) to import sophisticated hospital equipment without paying customs duty. The Director General of Health Services …
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) had provisionally allotted an industrial plot to the respondents and later issued a final allotment letter fixing the price at Rs.3,78,250. After the respondents paid the balance, HUDA issued a further notice demanding an additional Rs.4,66,847, …
The appellants, who were directly recruited Sahayak Nagar Adhikaris, challenged the Government’s order granting selection grade to ad‑hoc appointees whose services were regularised only on 17 May 1985, despite those appointees being junior to the appellants. The High Court dismissed the petition on …
Kunji Raman and 36 other work‑charged employees of the Mahi Sagar Project filed a writ petition alleging that the Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951 and the Rajasthan Service (Concessions on Project) Rules, 1962/1975 were inapplicable to them, depriving them of house‑rent allowance, project allowance and …
The Supreme Court examined whether the value of tangible software (discs, floppies, CD‑ROMs) sold together with a computer should be included in the assessable value of the computer for excise duty. The Customs, Excise & Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal had held that the computer system and its …
The State of Uttar Pradesh filed a suit under Section 6 of the Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1976 seeking a declaration that the respondent, Ram Het, held vacant urban land in excess of the prescribed ceiling. The competent authority found an excess of 1,146.0430 sq m and the matter was …
Dalip Kaur sold her land to Jeet Kanwar in 1967. Zail Singh obtained a decree of pre-emption and attempted to take possession of the property, which was then occupied by the appellant who claimed to be a tenant of the vendor since before 1957. The trial court granted a perpetual injunction in favor …
A government servant suffering from a heart ailment was permitted to obtain specialized treatment at AIIMS/Escorts Heart Institute because such facilities were unavailable in Punjab state hospitals. He submitted his medical bills for reimbursement, including the actual room rent paid during his …
Umrah Khatoon filed a suit claiming an easement right to discharge drain water over the land of Md. Zafir Khan. The trial court decreed in her favour and the first appellate court affirmed the decree. The High Court reversed, holding the suit non‑maintainable because the plaint also asserted title …
The Bihar government’s Tuberculosis Eradication Scheme, part of the 20‑Point Programme, required recruitment for 2,250 Class III and IV posts. Deputy Director Dr. A.A. Mallick, as Chairman of the Selection Committee, appointed about 6,000 persons without written orders, exceeding the sanctioned …
The petitioner, a manager of the Food Corporation of India, was removed from service after a joint disciplinary enquiry found him guilty of dereliction of duty for failing to verify a fraudulent transport contract obtained by a notorious contractor impersonating another person. The petitioner …
The appellant, a Reserved Police Constable, applied for recruitment to the post of Sub‑Inspector under Government Order No. G.O. Ms. No. 55/66/HOME dated 11 February 1966, which permitted graduates employed in any branch of the police department and within the age limit to apply. He was rejected on …
The case concerned promotion to the post of Senior General Manager in the Indian Ordinance Factories under the Indian Ordinance Factories Service Rules. The Union of India argued that the Central Administrative Tribunal erred by directing the government to ignore the Annual Confidential Reports …
The Allahabad University had begun recruitment for two Reader posts before the U.P. Public Services (Reservation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes) Act, 1994 came into force. After the Act became effective (retrospectively from 11 December 1993), the Chancellor directed the …
The State of Punjab initiated disciplinary action against Dharm Singh for failing to report for duty during his suspension from 21 November 1991 to 31 October 1992. An inquiry concluded that his absence was wilful, leading to his removal from service. The Punjab & Haryana High Court set aside the …
The petitioner sought special leave to challenge a Himachal Pradesh High Court order that appointed a Local Commissioner (Tehsildar) to re‑measure a disputed land parcel and relied on the Commissioner’s report indicating encroachment by the respondent. The High Court, after examining the report, …
The State of Gujarat acquired 68 hectares of land for an irrigation scheme under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The initial compensation award was later enhanced, but the Reference Court, lacking sale deeds, relied on oral evidence of yield and deducted one‑third of the market value. The High Court …
The appellants filed a suit in 1978 seeking a declaration that they owned five‑sixths of an agricultural plot, asserting that the land was ancestral joint Hindu family property. The defendant in that suit admitted the property was joint family property and a decree was passed accordingly. The …
The Manipur Tea Co. Pvt. Ltd. challenged the compensation awarded for 123 Bighas of its tea estate acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for railway construction. The Supreme Court examined whether sale statistics and three sale deeds relating to agricultural land could be used to determine …
The Supreme Court entertained a public‑interest writ filed by environmental activist M.C. Mehta challenging the lease of forest land on the banks of the River Beas to Span Motels Private Limited, a company linked to former Environment Minister Kamal Nath. The petition alleged that the motel had …
The Supreme Court examined complaints lodged before the Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta against several officials—chief executive officer of a state cooperative union, a business manager of a handloom cooperative, a clerk of a wool cooperative, and a divisional manager and doctor of the State Road …
The Supreme Court examined a suit filed by three brothers challenging a 1959 sale deed by their father, the Karta of a Mitakshara joint Hindu family, which conveyed an ancestral house to the defendants. The plaintiffs argued the father lacked authority to alienate their undivided 3/4 share and that …
The Supreme Court examined the murder of 12‑year‑old Arun Rai, alleged to have arisen from a dispute over the price of milk. The trial court convicted Mithilesh Rai (Sec.302 IPC, death sentence) and Madan Rai (Sec.302 read with Sec.109 IPC, life imprisonment); Raj Naresh Rai was acquitted. On …
The State of U.P. appealed against the Allahabad High Court’s acquittal of Raghubir Singh (A‑2) in a murder‑kidnapping case involving the death of a six‑year‑old boy, Ashok. The trial court had convicted both accused, Manpal Singh (A‑1) and Raghubir Singh, under IPC sections 364, 302 and 34 based on …
The premises were originally leased to Cox & Kings (Agents) Ltd., a foreign company incorporated in the United Kingdom. After the Reserve Bank of India denied permission for the foreign company to continue its business under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973, the leasehold interest was …
The G.S.I.C. Karmachari Union filed a writ petition under Article 32 challenging the Gujarat Small Industries Corporation's resolution of 29 August 1987 that sought to implement a roster system for reservation in promotions of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe employees retrospectively from 1 …
The Supreme Court examined the scope of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 and clarified that the term "forest" includes all statutorily recognised forests irrespective of ownership. It held that any activity such as operating saw‑mills, veneer or plywood mills, or mining within forest areas is a …
The Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET), Thapar Polytechnic and the Technological Institute of Textile & Science (TIT&S) reserved a small percentage of seats for the wards of their employees, despite being private or aided technical institutions. The affiliating university and the …
The petition, filed under Article 32, sought to stop intensive and semi‑intensive prawn farming in ecologically fragile coastal zones, to prohibit use of waste/wet lands for such farms, and to constitute a national coastal management authority. The Court examined whether modern shrimp aquaculture …
The appellant, a former army man, was convicted of murdering Kanta Devi, who was shot in her courtyard at night. The deceased, moments before being shot, shouted that the appellant was standing with a gun. The gun was later found near the body. The appellant appealed, arguing that the omission in …
Mohan Bir Singh Chawla challenged Punjab University’s rule that added a ten‑percent weightage to the qualifying‑exam marks of candidates who had passed the exam from the same university for admission to its LL.B. programme. The Supreme Court examined whether such university‑wise preference violated …
The appellants, Vikram Shitole and others, held permits to operate stage carriages on the Gwalior‑Indore route, which had been notified as a frozen route under Section 68‑D(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. A self‑employment scheme allowed unemployed graduates to run stage carriages on such routes …
The respondents, who held licences to sell Indian-made foreign liquor in Ludhiana, had their licences cancelled by the Excise Department on grounds of illegalities. They filed writ petitions alleging that the Minister for Excise acted mala fide in the cancellation. The Punjab & Haryana High Court …
The dispute arose over a property mortgaged by widow Bai Jivi in 1911; after her death in 1955 the property passed to her daughter Hati, who filed a suit for redemption of the mortgage. The trial court dismissed the suit, but the Additional District Judge decreed in favour of the respondents, …
Jallo purchased the proprietary right of a Zamindari estate in 1933 and became the khudkhash-holder. She later inducted her husband Tunda as a tenant, who died in 1947‑48. After the enactment of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, a dispute arose over who succeeded to the estate …
The appellant purchased a one‑fourth share of land that had been auctioned in 1938 to Babu Suryanarayan, who obtained possession and later sold the same share to Hemamali Devi, who in turn sold it to the appellant in 1950. The appellant filed a suit for partition of that share, and the trial court …
Biharilal and Mahipal constructed shops on land owned by Ballabgarh Municipality and were served notices under Section 208 of the Haryana Municipalities Act, 1973 for unauthorized construction. They later sold the land to the respondents, who sued the Faridabad Complex Administration (successor to …
The landlady Sultana Begum obtained a decree for eviction of her tenant Prem Chand Jain. The tenant claimed that possession had been handed over to the landlady's attorney, who then allowed him to remain as a licencee on payment of a licence fee, arguing that this amounted to an adjustment of the …
The Supreme Court entertained a public‑interest writ filed by M.C. Mehta challenging the employment of children below fourteen in hazardous factories and mines in Sivakasi and elsewhere, alleging violation of the fundamental right under Article 24 of the Constitution. The Court examined the …
The appellant, father of Kiran Devi, alleged that his daughter was subjected to continuous cruelty by her husband, mother‑in‑law and brother‑in‑law, culminating in her suicide by jumping into a well. The trial court acquitted the accused of murder (Sec. 302) and the High Court upheld that acquittal. …
The appellant, a partnership firm, paid interest to a partner who was also the Karta representing his Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) on deposits made in his individual capacity. The Income Tax Officer added this interest back to the firm's income under Section 40(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, …
Kuldeep Industrial Corporation, a partnership firm, claimed to be a manufacturer of stainless steel utensils and filed tax returns showing losses for AY 1977-78 and 1978-79 and a small profit for AY 1979-80. The Income Tax Officer (ITO) discovered that no manufacturing activity took place, issued …
The State of Gujarat issued demand notices for excise duty on Xylocaine and other medicinal preparations containing Xylocaine, invoking the Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1955. The assessees challenged the notices and the Gujarat High Court quashed them. On appeal, the …
Mis Appollo Tyres Ltd., while setting up a tyre manufacturing plant, entered into an agreement with General Tyre International Company to act as its purchasing agent for equipment. The agreement required the appellant to pay a 3% commission on the FOB value of each item procured. Customs assessed …
The appellants, who were raiyats holding land adjoining a parcel sold by the respondents, filed an application for pre-emption under Section 16(3)(i) of the Bihar Lands Ceiling Act within three months of the sale deed's registration. The Collector rejected the application, and the Patna High Court …
Major Yogendra Narain Yadav, a demobilised short‑commissioned army officer, was appointed a permanent Assistant Engineer in the Bihar Roads and Buildings Department with seniority back‑dated to 15 April 1963 under a 1969 Government circular. Several respondents, initially appointed as temporary …
The State of Gujarat appealed against the Gujarat High Court’s decision that declared Section 6-A of the Gujarat Entertainment Tax Act, 1977 and certain rules of the Gujarat Cinema (Regulation & Exhibition by Video) Rules, 1984 unconstitutional. The petitioners argued that levying entertainment tax …
Daulat Singh executed a Will in 1974 bequeathing his property to his brother Rattan Singh, who died shortly thereafter. The appellant, a sister, challenged the Will and the respondents filed a suit for declaration based on it. The trial court dismissed the suit, a first appellate court affirmed, but …
The Government of India, via a 1975 resolution, created a Subordinate Services Commission to recruit non‑technical Class III posts and issued a 1993 advertisement stipulating zone‑wise recruitment with separate merit lists for each of 15 zones. Applicants who scored higher marks than some selected …
The Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax stayed the appellant's assessments for the period 1 September 1976 to 31 August 1984, citing that the assessment was still in progress and would not be completed within the statutory time limit. The appellant challenged the stay, arguing that no show‑cause notice …
The appellant, Deputy Director of the Inter State Bus Terminal, appealed against the conviction of Smt. Sudershan Kumari for filing false certificates and affidavits. The Supreme Court examined whether the respondent had indeed produced a false affidavit attested by an oath commissioner and whether …
The appellants, who were promoted from Data Processing Assistants to Data Processing Supervisors, were placed in the entry‑level Grade ‘A’ (pay Rs.1600‑2600) instead of the higher promotional Grade ‘B’ (pay Rs.2000‑3300). They contended that this classification was unjust and sought to be fitted …
The respondent, a retired railway chief inspector, was given six opportunities to switch from the Provident Fund Scheme to the Pension Scheme but never exercised the option. In 1993 he applied to be allowed to opt for the pension scheme; the Government rejected the request and he filed a petition …
The appellants, police officers, were promoted on an ad‑hoc basis under the sports quota by the Superintendent of Police on 16 January 1990, without the required approval of the DIG. The promotion order stipulated that the officers could be reverted at any time without notice and without seniority …
Dr. Baljit Singh, a H.C.M.S.-II officer, gave a three‑month notice of voluntary retirement under Rule 5.32(b) of the Punjab Civil Service Rules on 20 September 1993 and handed over his charge on 11 February 1994 without the government's acceptance. The Government declined to accept his retirement …
Sanjukta Pattanaik was appointed as a clerk in 1974 and later was kept in charge of a teaching post in 1990. She claimed that this temporary charge made her a teacher and filed a writ petition, obtaining provisional approval from the Director of Education in 1992. The State challenged her claim, and …
The case concerned a scheme under the Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1966 for reserving land for stables and a road, which was later modified to reserve the same land for informal housing and stables. The original reservation was deleted and a corrigendum restored the status quo ante with …
Dr. Narinder Singh Poonia, a researcher, was conducting a DST‑funded project titled "Chemical, Physico‑Chemical, Structural and theoretical investigations of alkali and alkaline earth cation systems…". The Department of Science and Technology (DST) terminated the grant under condition XIII, which …
The Air India Statutory Corporation, originally a statutory authority and later a company, employed union members as contract labour for cleaning and related services. The Central Government, as the appropriate Government under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, issued a 1976 …
The Government Engineering College in Bhatinda was transferred to an autonomous society in 1992. The college’s staff, who were government employees, filed writ petitions seeking absorption into regular government service rather than being transferred to the society. The Punjab & Haryana High Court …
Dr. R.K. Goyal was appointed on an ad‑hoc basis as a lecturer in orthopaedics in a Uttar Pradesh medical college in 1983 without the three‑years teaching experience that the Public Service Commission later stipulated in its advertisement. The appointment was subsequently regularised under the Uttar …
The case concerned the interpretation of Item 14‑D of the Central Excise Tariff, which reads ‘Synthetic organic dyestuffs (including pigment dyestuffs) and synthetic organic derivatives used in any dyeing process.’ The appellant argued that the phrase ‘used in any dyeing process’ applied to both …
The Rajasthan Government’s Mandi Committee allotted two plots to Beharilal in 1953, issued a patta and delivered possession in 1954. After the patta was cancelled in 1956, the same plots were re‑allotted to Ram Gopal (husband of Bhuri Devi) and possession was handed over to him. Criminal proceedings …
The respondents, sons of a West‑Pakistani resident who migrated to India in 1947, filed an application on 19 December 1955 under Section 4 of the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 seeking rehabilitation compensation for land in Pakistan. The authorities verified the claim …
The petitioner, a contractor for Indian Oil, hired the respondent truck owner to transport 12,000 litres of oil. An accident caused a leak and only 1,755 litres were delivered, leading the petitioner to sue the truck owner and the insurer, Oriental Fire & General Insurance Co., for the shortfall. …
The U.P. State Sugar Corporation entered into a contract with M/s Sumac International Ltd. for the supply and installation of a sugar plant, requiring the seller to furnish several irrevocable bank guarantees payable on demand. The contract was not completed within the stipulated or extended time, …
Mis Hindustan Ferodo Ltd. appealed against the finding of the Customs, Excise and Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal that its asbestos rings and fabrics fell under Item 22‑F of the Central Excise Tariff. The appellant submitted affidavits from a senior manager and an experienced asbestos dealer …
The Recovery Officer, under the Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1965, initiated recovery proceedings under Section 91 to attach and sell the lands of members who had defaulted on loans taken for seeds and manure. The members contended that the statutory charge created by Section 39(a) …
Thirteen persons were tried for the murder of Mohan Lal on 11 June 1984. The trial court convicted eleven, acquitting two; the High Court later acquitted eight of the convicted and upheld the conviction of three appellants under sections 148 and 302/149 IPC. The appellants challenged the reliance on …
Munishwar Dutt Pandey, the senior-most lecturer, was appointed ad hoc Principal of Brijendra Mani Inter College on 1 July 1988 after the previous principal retired. The college’s managing committee later ratified this appointment on 29 October 1988. When the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education …
The State of Bihar enacted the Bihar Excise (Amendment and Validating) Act, 1995 to give statutory basis to the price fixation of country liquor and the deduction of a 0.70‑paise warehouse‑maintenance charge that had been ordered by the Excise Commissioner. Distilleries challenged the Act, arguing …
U.D. Dwivedi, a scientist in the Defence Research and Development Organisation, challenged his promotion assessment on the ground that the Recruitment and Assessment Centre (RAC) was chaired by Prof. S. Sampath, a former member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The Central …
The case involved the murder of Girishbhai, a VHP secretary, for which 63 persons were charged under Section 302 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the TADA Act. Nine appellants were convicted by the designated court based largely on eye‑witness identification. On appeal, the Supreme Court examined the …
The petitioners, Bihar State Food and Supplies Corporation Ltd., sought to have suit No. 398/89, which had been transferred to the Subordinate Judge, Patna, re‑transferred back to that court for trial, arguing that the earlier order for a joint trial with suit No. 1028/78 had outlived its purpose. …
The appellant, Baby Ammal, owned a property in Trivandrum and filed a suit for possession and a declaration that the respondent, Rajan Asari, was merely a licensee. The trial court decreed in favour of the appellant, but the Kerala High Court reversed the decision, holding that a deed executed in …
The appellant, Masjid Farikunda Mosque, filed a suit for ejectment and possession of a house, claiming it had purchased the super‑structure in 1975 from Mohd. Hussain. The third respondent had earlier bought the same land and super‑structure by a registered sale deed in 1969, making him the true …
The trial court passed a decree in favour of the respondent, which the appellant sought to execute. While the decree was being executed, the respondent filed a revision and the High Court stayed the execution. Counsel for the appellant, unaware of the stay, claimed no revision was filed, leading the …
The appellants' mother filed a suit for perpetual injunction against Dr. Shanti Mathur to prevent alienation of a family property, later filing suits for partition and for a declaration that Dr. Mathur was a benamidar and the property belonged to the joint family. An application was made to amend …
The respondents filed an election petition alleging corrupt practices by the appellant, Bashir Musa Patel, under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The petition was found to lack the specific particulars required by Section 86(5) of the Act. The Bombay High Court, while acknowledging the …
The Central Administrative Tribunal directed the appointment of Sukanti Debi as a Hindi Teacher in a third post, even though the post was not sanctioned and the need for such an appointment was not recognised by the education department. The State of Orissa challenged the validity of that direction, …
The case concerned the promotion of Junior Telecom Officers where 15% of the posts were reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). In the competitive examination, several SC/ST candidates failed to meet the general qualifying marks, prompting the government to constitute a Review …
The Supreme Court considered two interlocutory applications concerning the Idgah Slaughter House in Delhi, which had been declared a hazardous/noxious industry and ordered to cease operations by 30 November 1996. The petitioners sought to set aside the July 8, 1996 order (IA No. 22) that modified a …
The State of Jammu & Kashmir exempted all local edible‑oil manufacturers from sales tax for ten years, while out‑of‑state manufacturers were required to pay an 8% tax. Shree Mahavir Oil Mills and other out‑of‑state producers challenged the exemption as a violation of Articles 301 and 304(a) of the …
The appellant, selected as an Assistant Station Master, argued that his seniority over two respondents should be based on his earlier completion of training, invoking Rule 303(1)(a) of the Railway Establishment Code which he said mandates seniority from the date of training completion. The …
The respondent, a conductor employed in the Baripada zone of the Orissa State Road Transport Corporation, was dismissed for misconduct while an industrial dispute involving an employee in the Bhadrak zone was pending before the Industrial Tribunal. The respondent sought relief under Section 33(1)(a) …
The case concerned the termination of Smt. V.P. Parukutty's appointment as an agent under the Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana because she was the brother of a post‑office employee, contrary to a 1981 government circular prohibiting near relatives from being appointed by the post‑master. She …
The respondents purchased a schedule property in execution of a decree and were issued a sale certificate and possession. They later assigned the property to the plaintiff and sought a perpetual injunction to prevent the appellant from interfering with possession. The trial and appellate courts had …
The appellant redeemed a possessory mortgage on item 6 of the schedule property and, by operation of subrogation, stepped into the shoes of the mortgagee. The respondents, who were co‑mortgagors, did not redeem the mortgage within the statutory 30‑year period, leading the trial and district courts …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Tamil Nadu Government could prepare a supplementary promotion list after an annual list had been prepared, despite no vacancies existing on the prescribed date, when new posts were later created due to administrative reorganisation. It held that the Rules do …
The State of West Bengal granted a 999‑year lease of a plot in Salt Lake to Tapan Kumar Mullick, who later bequeathed the leasehold interest to a stranger, K.C. Kapur, by will. After Mullick's death, Kapur obtained probate and applied to have his name entered as lessee, which the High Court ordered …
Anuj Kumar Dey enlisted in the Indian Navy as an Artificer Apprentice on 12 August 1971, took the oath of allegiance, and underwent four years of training before being promoted to Electrical Artificer in August 1975. After his release on 31 January 1988, the Navy denied him pension benefits on the …
The plaintiff, Shri Kusumanchi Kameshwara Rao, sued New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (the appellant) and a partner (defendant No.2) for Rs 1,25,000, alleging that a surety bond executed by the insurer on 26 April 1971 guaranteed payment of that amount if the partner failed to meet obligations arising …
The Supreme Court issued a clarificatory order modifying its earlier judgment (1 May 1996) in Writ Petition (C) No. 1128 of 1986, which had provided for discharge or acquittal of accused whose criminal trials were pending for a prescribed period. The Court held that the relief does not apply where …
The Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 introduced optional alternate taxation provisions (Section 7(7), 7A, 7B, 11, 12) allowing contractors to pay a fixed percentage of the contract value instead of tax under Section 5(1)(iv). Several contractors who had not opted for this scheme challenged the …
The Madhya Pradesh Government, unable to fill lecturer posts through the Public Service Commission, upgraded 21 casualty medical officer (CMO) posts to the lecturer grade and appointed doctors on an ad‑hoc basis in 1971. Their services were later regularised under the M.P. Regularisation of Ad‑hoc …
The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against a series of interim orders passed by the High Court in a writ petition filed by M.V. Vyavsayand Co., the highest bidder for liquor licences, which had allegedly defaulted on contractual and statutory obligations. The High Court, despite being informed …
Pedda Chennaiah executed a will in 1947 bequeathing all his properties to his wife Laxmamma with a life‑interest and reserving the remainder to the sons of his wife's sister. After the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 came into force, the Court held that Laxmamma's limited right matured into an absolute …
The appellant, Thacker Pragji Anandji, sought a declaration that a second mortgage dated September 30, 1958 on two houses (Nos. 247 & 248) did not bind him, and requested partition and possession of his share. The houses were joint family properties originally mortgaged in 1956 and subsequently …
The dispute concerned a property in Calcutta originally owned jointly by brothers Haridas and Gunendra. Haridas mortgaged his share to Rabindra Nath Bose, who eventually purchased it after a foreclosure suit. A preliminary decree dated 17 December 1931 in a partition suit against Bose severed the …
The Supreme Court examined whether a member of a joint family who, by partition, undertook to discharge a government loan taken by another family member, qualifies as a "defaulter" under Section 5 of the Andhra Pradesh Revenue Recovery Act, 1894. The joint family property had been hypothecated to …
Sovrin Knit Works and other establishments, covered under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, failed to pay the statutory contribution for the year 1980-81. The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) issued a notice on 31 December 1982 demanding damages and interest for the delayed …
Nawab Sir Mohammad Yusuf executed a wakfnama on 5 April 1956, dedicating his properties as a waqf and appointing himself as Mutawalli, with his nephew Syed Shah Hashmi as successor. After his death, his widow Smt. Zubeda Begum sued for cancellation of the wakfnama and possession of the properties, …
Marshall Sons and Co. (India) Ltd. (the holding company) and Marshall Sons and Manufacturing Ltd. (the subsidiary) entered into a scheme of amalgamation that specified a transfer date of 1 January 1982, but the scheme was only sanctioned by the Madras and Calcutta High Courts in late 1983 and early …
Phoolan Devi surrendered in Madhya Pradesh in 1983 and was released on parole after serving eleven years of custody. She filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking her release and the quashing of about 55 criminal prosecutions pending in Uttar Pradesh, alleging violation of her Article 21 right …
The State of Jammu & Kashmir sued Romesh Chander and others for allegedly extracting timber from a demarcated forest in violation of the Jammu & Kashmir State Nationalisation of Forest Working Act, 1985 and the subsequent Ordinance/Act of 1986‑87. A charge‑sheet was filed against the lessees and …
Charan Singh, a Scheduled Caste member, was granted a ten‑year lease of uncultivable waste land under the Nazool Land Rules, 1956, which he reclaimed, cultivated and equipped with a tube‑well. After the lease expired in 1972 he remained in possession, but the Government initiated eviction …
The petitioners, non‑provincialised employees of municipal committees, challenged a government pension scheme that was introduced on 1 April 1990 for All India Gazetted and Punjab Civil Services officers and later extended to non‑provincialised staff on 28 July 1994. They argued that the cut‑off …
The elder brother of the petitioner filed a declaratory suit seeking to declare a 1990 decree null and void, which had been upheld by the Subordinate Judge, Hoshiarpur. The petitioner appealed the decree to the Additional District Judge, but his counsel, on 15 September 1995, announced that the …
Goodyear India Ltd, an employer covered by the Employees' State Insurance Act, was served a demand on 1 December 1982 to pay contributions for the periods 28 January 1968 to 31 October 1979 (Bangalore) and 28 January 1968 to 31 August 1979 (Indore). The company contended that the establishments were …
Mohan Meakin Ltd. appealed against the Himachal Pradesh Excise and Taxation Commissioner challenging the High Court’s view that excise duty on beer became payable at the wort (fermentation) stage under Rule 10(3.4) of the Punjab Breweries Rules. The Supreme Court examined the definitions of …
The appellant, Walter Louis Franklin, purchased plot No. 15/45 from a church in 1937 and had been in possession, using it for poultry farming and occasional sleeping. He filed a suit for perpetual injunction under Section 38 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, to restrain the respondent, George Singh, …
The petitioner, great‑grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, learned that an urn allegedly containing Gandhi's ashes was kept in a safe‑deposit locker of the State Bank of India, Cuttack, deposited in 1950 by the then Secretary to the Chief Minister of Orissa. After repeated requests to the Orissa government …
The Sikkim State Civil Service Rules, 1977 required recruitment either by competitive examination or selection of existing gazetted officers, with the Public Service Commission (PSC) as the appointing authority. Because the PSC was not constituted until 1982, the State Government, invoking Rule …
The Collector of Central Excise issued a demand that Banswara Syntex Ltd. pay excise duty on single‑ply yarn used for doubling or multifolding, alleging short payment. The company argued that duty should be payable only after the yarn was doubled, contending that the process did not create a new …
Bhagwan V. Lahane was appointed Sub‑Inspector in 1976 with his date of birth recorded as 12 Nov 1948 based on the school‑leaving certificate he submitted at entry. In 1982 he claimed his correct birth date was 6 June 1951 and applied for correction under Rule 36 of the Maharashtra Civil Services …
The appeal concerned the acquisition of land under the Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad Adhiniyam, 1965. The central question was whether the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 68 of 1984, and its Section 11‑A, applied to such acquisitions. Earlier Supreme Court decisions were split, but later …
The respondents, appointed as Junior Basic Teachers, later obtained B.T./E.Ed. qualifications and claimed entitlement to higher pay scales based on a 1957 Punjab circular. The High Court allowed their claim, but the State appealed, citing the Government of Haryana's policy instruction dated 9 March …
The Supreme Court heard an appeal by special leave against the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s order remanding a compensation dispute for 71 acres of agricultural land acquired for the National Thermal Power Corporation. The Land Acquisition Officer had initially awarded Rs 4,000 and Rs 4,500 per acre …
The Supreme Court heard an appeal by Tehri Hydro Development Corporation against a decree of the Allahabad High Court that reduced compensation for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and awarded separate compensation for buildings, factories and machinery. The issue was whether the …
The Commissioner invited tenders for supply of country‑made liquor in Uttar Pradesh for 1996‑97 and on 27 Feb 1996 allotted the districts of Saharanpur and Haridwar to Co‑operative Distillery Co. Ltd. (the third respondent). On 27 Mar 1996 the Commissioner revoked that allotment and re‑allotted …
The owners of the vessel M.T. Larnaca entered Cochin Port and damaged an RCC platform, leading the Port Trust to assess damages of Rs. 33.82 lakh and demand an unconditional cash deposit before allowing the ship to depart. The owners challenged the demand, arguing that clause 6 of the 1980 …
The Asansol Electricity Supply Co. Ltd., a licensee under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, had its licence revoked and was compelled to sell its undertaking to the West Bengal State Electricity Board (the Board). The Board paid a purchase price and continued the employees, but offered them fresh, …
A writ petition (Cr) No. 296 of 1993 was filed by Smt. Birmati alleging that her two minor daughters had been kidnapped. The petition was supported by Mahila Dakshita Samiti. The Secretary of the Samiti claimed that she was threatened by Anand Singh Dangi and the village Sarpanch, Balwan Singh, to …
The dispute concerned the Nalban Fishery, which was part of a partition suit among members of the Sarkar family. While the suit was pending, the State of West Bengal requisitioned the fishery under Section 3(1) of the West Bengal Land Requisition and Acquisition Act, 1948, and took possession in …
The Bihar State Subordinate Service Selection Board conducted an examination and, after being abolished, issued a revised list of candidates including the respondent. The respondent filed a writ petition alleging that junior candidates had been appointed while he remained unappointed, and the Patna …
The respondent, a former Indian Railways employee who was deputed and later absorbed by the Heavy Engineering Corporation, sought to exercise his option to join the liberalised pension scheme introduced in 1973, but was not informed of the scheme and his request was rejected by the Railway Board. …
Balarpur Industries Ltd. sought to quash a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 that acquired land needed for a public purpose, contending that the acquisition would block ingress and egress to its factory. The respondents, including the acquiring authority and a fourth …
The appellants owned land that was acquired by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1962 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for a synthetic resin plant of Reichold Chemicals. The acquisition became final, compensation was paid, and the land vested in the State. Subsequently, the land was transferred to …
The State of Tamil Nadu appealed a Special Tribunal order that granted a ryotwari patta to a religious institution over land cultivated by numerous tenants. The Court first held that, under Article 136, it could entertain the appeal even though the State had not previously appealed the Tribunal's …
The case concerned land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 where the acquisition officer initially fixed compensation at Rs 40,000 per bigha. The District Judge enhanced the amount to Rs 1,00,000 per bigha, but the High Court, on appeal, deducted 40 % of the enhanced compensation as …
Four accused were convicted under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, the Indian Penal Code and the Explosive Substances Act on the basis of confessional statements recorded by a Superintendent of Police under Section 15 of TADA. The police officer failed to furnish the …
The petitioners challenged the constitutional validity of Rule 18(2) of the Customs and Central Excise Service Group ‘A’ Rules, 1987, which governed promotion from three Group B feeder cadres to Group A posts. They argued that the rule’s method of determining seniority and the promotion quota would …
The Tamil Nadu Entertainment Tax Act, 1939 was amended to levy a 40% tax on collections from cable television exhibitions. Cable TV operators challenged the amendment, alleging violations of Articles 14 and 19(1)(a) and (g) of the Constitution, claiming the tax was prohibitive, discriminatory …
The Union of India appealed against a Delhi High Court order that reduced the consideration payable by Jain Sabha for an additional 0.787 acres of land allotted for a school. The government had originally allotted 1.363 acres in 1967 at Rs 5,000 per acre, and later, in 1990, offered 2.15 acres with …
The appellant appeared for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) in 1989 and 1990, receiving a supplementary list for a Group A/B service in 1991 but remaining silent, and later being allocated to the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) based on his 1990 rank. He was subsequently directed to join the …
The Calcutta High Court entertained a writ petition filed by a partnership firm and one of its partners seeking a mandamus directing the electricity supplier, CESC Ltd., not to disconnect supply and to refer disputed bills to an arbitrator. The petitioners had not availed the statutory remedy under …
The appellant, a tenant inducted in 1973, challenged an eviction suit filed by the landlord in 1990, arguing that the suit was barred under Section 20 of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 because the ten‑year exemption period for newly constructed …
The appellant, a member of the Friends Central Government Employees House Building Society Ltd., had fully paid for a plot and was not in arrears. Under a compromise order of the Delhi High Court, the Society was directed to send notices to members in arrears demanding affidavits and payment, …
The appellant, Ahmad Umar Saeed Sheikh, was charged under IPC sections 307, 332, 427, the Foreigners Act, and TADA sections 3 and 4. He contended that the FIR, lodged on a Sub‑Inspector's complaint, was invalid because it was recorded without the prior approval of the District Superintendent of …
The Committee of Management of Vasanta College for Women appointed T.N. Tripathi as a lecturer on an ad‑hoc basis despite his lack of a Ph.D., relying on a selection committee that lacked two external experts. His ad‑hoc appointment was extended once but not thereafter, and he failed to obtain the …
The appellant, an advocate, represented State Bank of India in a suit to recover a sum of Rs. 2.42 crore. He issued a public notice that was contrary to the bank's interests, causing the bank to lose confidence in him and request a No Objection Certificate to engage new counsel. The advocate …
The Supreme Court examined a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for the reclamation of tank fisheries covering about 1,495.93 acres. The petitioners argued that "land" under Section 3(a) does not include tank fisheries and that the acquisition was not for a public …
The appellants, owners of three‑axle transport vehicles, challenged a Central Government notification dated 18 October 1996 that prescribed maximum gross vehicle weight and maximum safe axle weight under Section 58(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. They argued that the phrase "whichever is less" …
Ram Das, a minor when his father died, sought partition of his undivided half share in ancestral property. The defendant uncle claimed that Ram Das had been adopted by his stepfather before his mother's remarriage, that a partition had already occurred during his father's lifetime, and that the …
The Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) financed the purchase of a vessel, taking a mortgage over it and requiring the borrower to obtain a comprehensive risk insurance policy assignable to the Director of Ports. The borrower sold the vessel to Haji Daud, who later claimed the insurance proceeds after the …
The Committee for the Protection of Democratic Rights filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking a declaration that the Commission of Inquiry appointed under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 was not a court of law and directing the Maharashtra government to prosecute those …
The case concerned a violent assault on 23 May 1985 in which six accused, armed with a double‑barrel gun, gandhalis, kirpans and gandasas, attacked two men (Harbhajan Singh and Baldev Singh) and injured a third witness (Suba Singh). The trial court convicted four of the accused and acquitted two; …
Metagraphs Pvt Ltd manufactured printed aluminium labels to be affixed to appliances and claimed exemption from excise duty under Notification No. 55175‑CE, which exempts ‘all products of the printing industry’. The Assistant Collector granted the exemption, but the Collector later revoked it and …
Waldies Ltd. was assessed to income tax for AY 1964‑65 and subsequently to surtax under the Companies (Profits) Surtax Act. The income‑tax assessment was later reopened under Section 147, increasing the tax liability, and the surtax assessment was rectified under Section 13 of the Surtax Act to …
Madan Lal Agrawal sued Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. for eviction of land and buildings he claimed to own adjacent to Victory Colliery. The properties were used as offices and staff quarters for the mine, which had been taken over by the Central Government under the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973. …
The appellants sought redetermination of compensation for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, filing applications under Section 28‑A after the High Court had altered the reference court's award. The Deputy Collector rejected the applications as time‑barred, contending that the …
The State of Uttar Pradesh challenged the High Court's declaration that Section 37-A of the U.P. Excise Act, 1910 was void for violating Article 14 because it allowed an exemption for foreign liquor under Section 20(2). While the appeal was pending, the legislature omitted Section 20(2) and …
The Supreme Court examined a petition for pre-emption filed under Section 8 of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1959, concerning two sale deeds where the land purchased was described as a 'tank' (Matsyasheho Pushkarini) or 'doba'. The respondents claimed co‑sharer status to invoke pre‑emptive …
Six accused were convicted under IPC sections 147, 148, 307 and 302 for a homicide. The Madras High Court set aside the convictions, acquitting them on the ground that the appellant's statement recorded under Section 164 of the CrPC (initially a dying declaration) materially contradicted the FIR …
The appellant, Mis. National Insurance Co. Ltd., sought to deny liability for an accident that occurred on 25 October 1983 at 11:14 a.m. The motor insurance policy had a renewal premium due on 14 October 1983, which was paid late on 25 October 1983 at 4:00 p.m. The policy expressly stated that …
The appellant, a contractor, entered into a contract with the State of Rajasthan for bridge widening works. A dispute arose and, by mutual agreement, the matter was referred to an arbitrator. While arbitration was pending, the respondent attempted to adjust amounts due to the appellant against …
Gajanan and his co-accused were tried for murder under IPC sections 302 and 34 for the death of Suryabhan on 10 September 1984. The trial court acquitted them, finding that the alleged eye‑witnesses had not actually seen the assault, their testimony conflicted with the medical report, and the …
The petitioner, a government servant, was found to have misappropriated Rs. 1,440 deducted from employees and only deposited it after being compelled in 1985. An enquiry officer held him guilty of misconduct, leading the disciplinary authority to remove him from service. The petitioner challenged …
The Depot Manager of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation initiated disciplinary proceedings against driver Mohd Yousuf Miya under Regulation 28(ix) of the Employees Conduct Rules, 1963 after a fatal accident caused by his alleged failure to anticipate the incident. Simultaneously, the …
Savaliram Gotiram Teli was a tenant of agricultural land on the appointed day of 15 June 1955. He was dispossessed by the landlords before 1 April 1957 without a Section 29 order and died in 1959. The Mamlatdar initiated suo motu proceedings under Section 32(1‑B) of the Bombay Tenancy and …
Essar Gujarat Ltd. purchased a Direct Reduction Iron Plant from Teviot Investments Ltd. and, as a pre‑condition, obtained a process licence and technical know‑how from Midrex and Yoest Alpine (V.A.). The Collector of Customs added the licence fee (DM 2,000,000) and a portion of the engineering and …
The respondent, a cinema owner, applied to the District Magistrate for a reduction in seating capacity from 540 to 450 seats and to opt for the composite (compounded) payment of entertainment tax for FY 1995‑96. Both applications were rejected, leading to a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court, …
The State of Maharashtra issued a notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to acquire two plots (CTS No. 211 and CTS No. 218) for a bus stand. The Land Acquisition Officer passed an award only for CTS No. 211, excluding CTS No. 218 on the basis of a private settlement between …
Mittal Engineering Works (P) Ltd. manufactured mono vertical crystallisers used in sugar factories, which were shipped in knocked‑down condition and assembled on site. The Central Excise Collector held that the crystallisers were "goods" and liable to excise duty, a view affirmed by the Customs, …
Sheshank Sea Foods Pvt. Ltd. imported raw materials under an advance licence that incorporated Exemption Notification No. 116 (30‑April‑1988) issued under Section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, with a condition that the materials not be sold, loaned, transferred or otherwise disposed. The Customs …
