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Atlas Export Industries entered into a contract for the supply of groundnut extractions that incorporated by reference the GAFTA standard contract, which contained an arbitration clause mandating disputes be resolved in London under GAFTA rules. A dispute arose, arbitration was conducted in London …
The appellant filed an election petition on July 1, 1996, the first day after the Punjab and Haryana High Court resumed from its summer vacation, although the 45‑day limitation period had expired during the vacation. The High Court, relying on a November 27, 1995 notification that the court was not …
The appellant, T.K. Lathika, became the owner of a building by gift deed in 1980 and entered into a fresh lease with the long‑term tenant. She filed an eviction petition under Section 11(3) of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 on 1 July 1981, before the one‑year moratorium …
The Supreme Court entertained an application by the Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) seeking directions for the supply of natural gas to industries in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) of Agra and for the laying of a pipeline through the old Yamuna Bridge. The Court noted that, under its earlier order …
The appellants, ICICI Ltd., filed a suit for recovery of a large sum and sought under Order 40 Rule 1 of the CPC the appointment of a receiver with authority to sell the respondents' immovable properties before any decree. The Bombay High Court dismissed the application, relying on a Full Bench …
The landlords filed an eviction petition under the Tamil Nadu Building (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960, claiming they wished to live separately from their father and had no house of their own. The petition did not specifically plead a bonafide need for the premises, merely stating a desire to …
Ram Kishore was initially appointed as a trainee tube‑well operator and was terminated for unauthorized absence. He was subsequently given a fresh three‑month temporary appointment, which was again extended, but his performance remained unsatisfactory and he again absented himself without leave, …
The Maharashtra Girni Kamgar Union (appellant) sought cancellation of the registration of respondent No.4 union as a representative union under Section 15(b)(ii) of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946, alleging that its membership fell below the 25% statutory minimum for a continuous …
The appellant, a tenant, occupied the first floor and barsati of a house in Defence Colony, New Delhi. The landlord, a doctor, sought eviction under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, claiming a bona‑fide need for the premises for himself and his family. The Additional Rent …
In 1997 a raid at the residence of Ram Samujh recovered five kilograms of opium. The Sessions Judge denied his bail application, but the Allahabad High Court later granted bail without addressing the mandatory conditions of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The …
Shiv Kumar filed a criminal case against Hukum Chand for the death of his sister. During the Sessions trial, Kumar sought to have his private counsel, R.C. Gugnani, conduct the prosecution under the direction of the Public Prosecutor, who gave consent. The Sessions Court permitted this, but the High …
The respondents, M/s Aruna Straw Boards Ltd., manufactured single‑ply straw boards, a portion of which was cleared on payment of excise duty and the remainder was used in‑factory to produce multiple‑ply straw boards that were also cleared on duty. The Revenue issued a show‑cause notice alleging that …
The State of Jammu & Kashmir terminated a measurable‑item rate contract with contractor Dev Dutt Pandit after less than 50% of the work was completed and the contractor filed a petition under Section 20 of the Arbitration Act. An arbitrator awarded Rs. 20,08,000 based on a final bill prepared from …
Graphite India Ltd. obtained electricity from Durgapur Projects Ltd. (DPL), a sanction‑holder under Section 28 of the Electricity Act, 1910. DPL revised its tariff in 1991, 1993 and 1995, giving only a two‑day short notice and seeking State Government approval after the fact; Graphite challenged the …
The deceased K.R. Patel and B.G. Amin were appointed executors and trustees under a 1962 will that directed payment of debts, conveyance of specific legacies, conversion of remaining assets into cash and donation to charitable purposes. The will created a public trust, which was registered in …
The Supreme Court examined the claim of Company Paid Staff employed in the offices of the Official Liquidator and Court Liquidator across several High Courts, who had served for 10‑25 years on low pay without permanent status or retirement benefits. They filed writ petitions seeking to be …
The appellants, untrained assistant teachers in Bihar, were terminated and later appointed on 4 October 1994 under directions of the Supreme Court and the High Court that vacancies existing before 1 January 1992 be filled and that such appointees be paid arrears from 1 July 1992. The appellants …
The Indore Development Authority conducted a public auction of a government land parcel; the appellant, Malik Brothers, was the highest bidder but failed to pay the balance, leading to forfeiture of the premium. The appellant challenged the forfeiture and the Authority referred the dispute to an …
The appellant, a partner in a firm, filed a criminal complaint alleging offences under Sections 405, 406 and 408 IPC against two former partners. A civil suit for dissolution of the partnership and accounts was simultaneously pending. The respondents moved the Punjab & Haryana High Court under …
The State of Rajasthan transferred research staff of its Directorate of Agriculture to the University of Udaipur (now Rajasthan Agricultural University) by an order dated 27‑12‑1975, protecting their existing pay and scale. Subsequent revisions of pay scales merged dearness allowance into basic pay …
The appellants, promoters of an apartment complex, sold a flat to the respondent’s minor daughter for Rs. 2,10,000 and delivered possession in September 1985 but failed to execute a sale deed. The respondent filed a complaint under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 on 19 June 1992 seeking specific …
The case concerned promotion of clerks to Assistant/Senior Assistant in Punjab. The 1984 Rules required passing an examination for promotion, but a 1991 notification exempted clerks with 18 years of service from the exam under Rule 12. This created two groups – exemptees and qualifiers – leading to …
The appellant, S. Thangappan, was a tenant of premises used for an automobile workshop. The respondent, P. Padmavathy, filed an eviction petition under the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960, alleging non‑payment of rent from October 1982 to May 1983, the need for demolition and …
The appellant challenged the Government's Office Memorandum dated 22 August 1990 which changed the period for restoration of a commuted pension from "date of retirement" to "date of commutation". The appellant argued that the Supreme Court in Common Cause v. Union of India had fixed the 15‑year …
Resham Singh, the landlord, let a shop to Raghbir Singh who later became involved in criminal proceedings and absconded. Raghbir allowed his brother Kuldeep Singh to look after the premises, leading the landlord to file an eviction petition under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act alleging …
The Supreme Court examined two civil appeals arising from a dispute over a 1956 agreement to sell land and rent it, where the plaintiff sought specific performance. The High Court had set aside the trial and district court judgments, dismissed the plaintiff's suit for ejectment and decreed specific …
The Delhi Administration issued a Section 4(1) notification in 1980 for 50,000 bighas of land and a Section 6 declaration in 1985. Several writ petitions challenged the declaration; a Full Bench upheld it, but a Division Bench later quashed the Section 6 declaration on 18‑Nov‑1988. A subsequent writ …
The petitioner, Ador Samia Private Ltd., filed a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 of the Constitution challenging an order of the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court that appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The central issue was …
The landlord (Davis) owned a building where he ran a hotel‑bar and sought eviction of his tenant (Sebastian), who operated a provision shop, under Section 11(8) of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965, claiming a bona‑fide need for additional accommodation for a jewellery and …
The appellant insurer issued a policy that covered only goods permissible under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The respondent was transporting 15 barrels of ether solvent, which the Court held to be synonymous with ethyl ether, a hazardous substance listed in Table III of Rule 137, Central Motor …
The Andhra Pradesh Wakf Board filed a suit in 1973 to recover possession of a 48½‑cent parcel of land that had been granted as a service Imam plot to the Paish Imam of a mosque and subsequently alienated through several sales. The trial court allowed the suit, but the High Court dismissed it on the …
The appellant, a senior general‑category employee, was passed over for promotion to the single post of Head of Section (Ceramics) in a government polytechnic, where a junior Scheduled Caste employee was appointed on the basis of a reservation roster. The Karnataka Administrative Tribunal upheld the …
The Supreme Court examined a suit filed in 1968 for redemption of a mortgage executed in 1934 over agricultural land in Mandsaur. The Court held that the suit was time‑barred under Section 275 of the Qanoon Ryotwari Gwalior State Act, which provides a three‑year limitation for redemption suits. It …
The Supreme Court examined two appeals arising from an order of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Commission that restrained Colgate Palmolive India Ltd. from using the phrase "Suraksha Chakra" in its Colgate Dental Cream advertisements. The Commission had granted a temporary …
The appellants, shop‑keepers leasing commercial premises in Chandigarh, challenged a steep increase in rent from Rs.2,671 to Rs.14,000 per month, arguing that the Union Territory lacked jurisdiction because the Central Government had not framed rules under the Capital of Punjab (Development and …
Bharat Carbon and Ribbon Manufacturing Co. manufactured carbon paper, which was later classified as coated paper under Item 17(2) of the Central Excise Tariff, leading to a demand for excise duty for the years 1976-77, 1978-79 and 1979-80. The company challenged the levy by filing a writ petition …
The appellant, P.A. Ahmed Ibrahim, contracted with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for loading, unloading and transport of foodgrains from 1973 to 1975, the agreement containing an arbitration clause. In 1978 the appellant sued FCI for recovery of pending dues, while FCI filed a petition under …
The Transmission Corporation of A.P. Ltd. (the assessee) paid large sums to non‑resident companies for purchase, erection and commissioning of plant equipment between 1966‑67 and 1972‑73 without deducting tax at source under Section 195 of the Income‑Tax Act, 1961. The Income‑Tax Officer levied tax …
The deceased Smt. Sulochana was allegedly burnt and later died; she gave an oral dying declaration on 6 November naming the appellant and his family, and a later statement before a magistrate on 11 November that did not name any accused. The police investigation found no sustainable evidence, …
The appellant Dandu Lakshmi Reddy and his mother were convicted of murder under Sections 302 and 34 IPC based solely on two dying declarations of the deceased, which contained a material discrepancy regarding the circumstances of the fire. The Supreme Court examined the reliability of dying …
The tenant J. Jermons stopped paying rent to his landlord after a Tax Recovery Officer issued a prohibitory order under the Income Tax Act, directing him to pay the rent to the tax authority instead. He later complied with a notice under Section 226(3) of the Income Tax Act and paid the rent for the …
The appellant, a headmaster appointed to a government high school, was transferred to a middle school after the school's takeover and later absorbed back as headmaster of the high school with retrospective effect and consequential benefits by a government order dated 16‑Feb‑1994. The appellant filed …
The appellant, sister of Bham Faisal Gulam Mohammed, filed a habeas corpus petition challenging his preventive detention under Section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. The detenu was arrested for attempting to smuggle diamonds and was …
The appellant, Rais Ahmad, filed a writ petition under Article 226 before the Allahabad High Court. His counsel had obtained leave of absence from the Chief Justice on the ground of illness up to 23 April 1996 and sent an illness slip for the hearing scheduled on 24 April 1996, but the slip was not …
The State of Orissa appealed the acquittal of Manmohan Das (Manu Bangali) and Arjun Das Agrawal for the murder of Bhagirathi Panda. The trial court had convicted several accused under Sections 302/149 IPC, but the High Court acquitted Manmohan Das and Arjun Das, holding that the prosecution evidence …
The Nagpur Improvement Trust appointed and promoted several employees to the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil) despite the State Government not having framed any rules under Section 21 of the Nagpur Improvement Trust Act, 1936 prescribing conditions for such appointments. The Bombay High Court …
The legal representatives of the deceased landlady, Smt. Ramkubai, filed a suit for possession of premises against the tenants, alleging default in rent, sub‑letting and a bona fide requirement to set up a Kirana shop for her son Bhikchand. The trial court granted eviction, but the appellate and …
The insured, having procured multiple fire insurance policies, received claim payments after a fire loss and voluntarily executed discharge vouchers stating full and final settlement. He later filed a complaint before the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission seeking interest on the …
Ladu Ram, the landlord, filed an eviction suit against tenant Ganesh Lal under Section 13(1)(a) of the Rajasthan Premises (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1950, alleging default in rent payment but did not seek a separate decree for recovery of arrears. The trial court provisionally determined …
The Parambikulam Aliyar Project was originally set up to irrigate a defined ayacut, and in 1983 the Madras High Court recorded that the petitioners would not object to an extension of 115,000 acres provided the original ayacuts received water at least once every 18 months. In 1993 the Tamil Nadu …
The appellant, D.S. Vichare, was allotted a one‑room flat by the Bombay Housing and Area Development Board under the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act and indicated on Form C that his brother and sister‑in‑law would occupy the premises. Subsequent board inspections alleged that the …
The respondents entered into a 1987 agreement with Lata Construction for the purchase of a flat, paid substantial sums, but the flat was never delivered and was later occupied by another. In 1991 the parties executed a fresh agreement providing for compensation of Rs.9,51,000 in lieu of the flat, …
Sovintorg (India) Ltd. deposited a cheque for Rs 1 lakh with State Bank of India in June 1983; although the cheque was cleared, the proceeds were not credited to its account for seven years. The company claimed compensation, damages and 24% interest under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The State …
The appellant was charged under Section 21 of the NDPS Act for possessing 1.75 grams of brown sugar after police searched him at a bridge based on prior information. The defence argued that the police failed to comply with the mandatory safeguards of Section 50(1), which require informing the …
Syed Dastagir entered into a sale agreement with T.R. Gopalakrishna Setty for Rs.9,500, paying most of the consideration but the defendant refused to accept the remaining Rs.120 and execute the sale deed. The plaintiff deposited the balance in court and sued for specific performance. The trial court …
The manufacturers purchased raw material and used it to make an intermediate product, which was then used to produce a final excisable product. The issue was whether the excise duty paid on the raw material, which could be claimed as credit under the MODVAT scheme, should be deducted from the raw …
The landlady, a widow of a retired government servant, sought eviction of four tenants under Section 13A of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, as extended to Chandigarh. The Rent Controller initially ordered eviction of two tenants, but the High Court held that only one tenant could …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Bihar Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1960 (the Market Act) could be applied to transactions involving sugarcane, sugar, molasses, wheat products, vegetable oils, rice, milk products and tea. It held that the special statutes governing sugarcane, sugar and …
The Supreme Court examined whether State governments could prescribe lower minimum qualifying marks for reserved‑category candidates in the Post‑Graduate Medical Entrance Examination (PGMEE). The Court held that the Uttar Pradesh Act 1997 and Madhya Pradesh Government Order fixing 20% for reserved …
The appellant, a railway signal engineer, was suspended on 21‑January‑1982 and later compulsorily retired on 25‑November‑1992. During the suspension he received only a subsistence allowance equal to 75 % of his revised basic pay, which the President ordered to count as qualifying service for pension …
The case arose from prosecutions of former Tamil Nadu ministers under Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for possessing assets disproportionate to their known lawful income. Their relatives were also charged as co‑accused under Section 109 of the IPC, alleging they had …
The police intercepted a truck carrying a large consignment of Mandrax tablets that had been dispatched from an Indian port to a fictitious foreign company. The appellant, the chairman of the clearing agency that took possession of the consignment during off‑loading, was identified by a police …
Zunjarrao Bhikaji Nagarkar, then Collector of Central Excise, ordered confiscation of excisable goods and confirmed duty against Mis. Hari Vishnu Packaging Ltd. but did not impose a penalty under Rule 173Q of the Central Excise Rules. The Central Board of Excise directed him to appeal to the …
The appellant executed a sale deed in favour of the respondent but refused to cooperate for its registration. The respondent filed a suit for specific performance seeking registration of the deed, along with injunction or possession of the immovable property. The trial court held that the suit was …
The appellants imported polyvinyl alcohol and argued that, under Section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, they should pay the same duty rate as an Indian manufacturer, i.e., the concessional 10% ad valorem rate provided by Excise Notification No. 185 of 1983, provided the raw material (vinyl …
The Bhakra Management Board constructed a series of separate bungalows for its employees in Nangal township. The Notified Area Committee began treating each row of adjoining bungalows as a single "building" for house‑tax purposes, applying a 15% tax rate based on the combined annual rental value. …
The landlord (appellant) sought eviction of a tenant from two shops under Section 12(1)(f) of the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961, claiming a bonafide requirement to start a business for his unemployed son and asserting that he had no other suitable non‑residential accommodation. The …
Airfreight Ltd., a cargo forwarding and travel services company, was directed by the Karnataka Labour Officer to pay its employees Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) under a 1987 State Notification issued under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 for "shops and commercial establishments". The company …
Four persons, not parties to a criminal case, filed a writ petition seeking that their statements be recorded under Sections 161 and 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The Orissa High Court initially directed a magistrate to record their statements under Section 164, later reversed the order and …
The workmen employed in the statutory canteen of Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. filed a writ petition seeking declaration that they were regular employees of the corporation and were entitled to regularisation, pay scales and arrears. The Bombay High Court held that, relying on Parimal …
The landlord applied to the Prescribed Authority for eviction of the tenant on the ground of bonafide need, claiming that explanation (i) to the fourth proviso of Section 21(1) of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent & Eviction) Act, 1972 barred the tenant from contesting and …
The landlord filed an eviction petition under the A.P. Building (Lease, Rent & Eviction) Control Act, 1960, claiming bonafide need for the premises. The tenant, employed in a department notified as an essential service, was transferred from Tenali to Marcherla, about 110 miles away. The Rent …
The Supreme Court reviewed a petition challenging its earlier orders that directed the Minister of State for Petroleum, Capt. Satish Sharma, to pay Rs.50 lakh as exemplary damages to the Government and to undergo CBI investigation for alleged criminal breach of trust. The Court held that the earlier …
The respondent filed a consumer complaint alleging that India Photographic Co. Ltd., a distributor of Kodak film rolls, sold the rolls without printing the sale price on each package, contrary to Rule 6(1)(t) of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977. The District …
The Board of Trustees of the Port of Bombay detained a consignment of acrylic fibre belonging to Mis Sriyanesh Knitters, demanding payment of wharfage and demurrage arising from earlier imports of woollen rags. The respondents challenged the Board’s circular, alleging it was ultra‑violet of the …
The Supreme Court examined the interpretation of Rule 7(2)(b) of the Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service Rules, 1990, which mandates that 50% of Junior Time Scale (JTS) posts (serial no. 5) be filled by "promotion". Two rival views existed: the Karnataka and Emakulam benches held that such …
The appellant, a tenant, entered into a purchase agreement for the premises and paid a part‑payment, but the agreement was later repudiated and he filed a suit for specific performance. While the suit was pending, the new owner (respondent) filed an ejectment suit on the ground of arrears of rent. …
Vinay Bubna sued the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) alleging that the Exchange's Rules 16 and 43, which dictate how the proceeds from the sale of a defaulting member's membership are allocated, were arbitrary, violated constitutional guarantees and were inconsistent with insolvency law. The appellant …
The respondent, a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) that was a partner in a firm, effected a partial partition on 13‑April‑1979 and the Income Tax Officer (ITO) recognised it under Section 171(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. For AY 1980‑81 the HUF filed a return excluding income from the partitioned …
The State of Kerala challenged the exemption claimed by Pullangode Rubber & Produce Co. Ltd. under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971. The company argued that land used for fire‑wood to its smoke‑houses and for workers, as well as wooded enclaves within its rubber …
The Union Government allotted a petrol pump site at San Martin Marg to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), which was later re‑allotted to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) without notice, following a Supreme Court order in a public‑interest litigation. The Supreme Court subsequently …
The respondent, Om Prakash, was a partner in two partnership firms in his capacity as Karta of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF). The Income Tax Officer included the share of income earned by his minor children in his total income under Section 64(1)(i) and (ii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The …
The petitioners, who use the services of goods transport operators and clearing‑and‑forwarding agents, challenged the validity of Service Tax Rules 2(d)(xii) and 2(d)(xvii) (as amended 1997) which made the customers or clients the “person responsible for collecting service tax”. They contended that …
The plaintiff paid Rs.1 lakh each to the property owner (defendant 1) and his agent (defendant 2) based on a written authorisation allowing the agent to sell the ground floor. The sale fell through; the agent returned Rs.50,000 but the owner refused to refund his share, denying any contractual …
The Lucknow Nagar Mahapalika entered into a one‑sided agreement with M.I. Builders to construct an underground shopping complex on Jhandewala Park, a historic public park, without inviting tenders or obtaining required statutory approvals. The High Court held the agreement illegal, arbitrary and …
The accused were convicted of murder and related offences by a Sessions Court, which then scheduled a hearing on sentence. The accused failed to appear, leading the trial court to issue non‑bailable warrants. Instead of filing a statutory appeal, the accused filed a petition under Section 482 of the …
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) sought permission to install hot‑mix plants within the vicinity of Indira Gandhi International Airport to resurface its runways, arguing that the work is of national importance and that distant plants would compromise the quality of the mix and airport security. …
The appellant wife filed a petition under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking maintenance, alleging that her husband, who had sufficient means, had neglected and refused to maintain her and was living with another woman. The husband contended that the wife could not prove a second …
The respondents imported goods that were exempt from basic customs duty under a notification issued under Section 25(1) of the Customs Act when the goods entered Indian territorial waters and were stored in a bonded warehouse. When the goods were later removed from the warehouse, the exemption was …
The petitioners, Jain Brothers, who import automobile spare parts, challenged Section 3(2) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, on the ground that including customs duty in the valuation of imported goods for the purpose of levying an additional duty equal to excise duty was unconstitutional and ultra …
The Supreme Court examined a batch of appeals concerning searches under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. It held that an empowered officer must inform a suspect of his right to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate, and that this duty is imperative, not merely …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Central Government could, under Section 99(2) of the Multi State Co-operative Societies Act, 1984, grant an exemption to an individual – the President of the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) – from the personal disqualifications imposed by Sections 36 …
Lokmat Newspapers introduced photo‑type composing machines, rendering hand‑composing workers surplus. It issued a notice under Section 9‑A of the Industrial Disputes Act on 25 March 1982, after the machines were already in operation, and initiated conciliation proceedings which were closed at 4:35 …
The respondent was appointed as Assistant Manager on a one‑year probation and, after being granted leave, failed to report for duty despite notices. The employer issued a one‑sentence order dated 30 November 1994 terminating her services, using the term 'Barkhast' (dismissed). The respondent …
Pon Adithan was convicted for possession of heroin under Sections 8(c) and 21 of the NDPS Act. The prosecution relied on the oral testimony of an Intelligence Officer who conducted the search, a confessional statement made by the accused while in the officer's custody, and forensic analysis of …
The case concerned members elected to the Orissa Zilla Parishad who had not taken the oath of allegiance required under Section 36 of the Orissa Zilla Parishad Act, 1991. The statute mandates that the oath be taken within three months of election or at any one of the first three meetings of the …
The appellant, a self‑styled godman, claimed to possess divine healing powers and charged a complainant Rs. 15,000 to cure his congenitally mute daughter. When the promised cure did not occur, the complainant filed a cheating complaint. The police initially reported the matter a "mistake of fact" …
The Union of India and the States of West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh challenged provisions in the Cinematograph Act, 1952 and related state regulations that require cinema exhibitors to show short scientific, educational, documentary or news films and to pay a 1% rental fee to the Films Division. The …
The respondent, a former Executive Engineer of the Kerala Public Works Department, was charged with defrauding the government by misappropriating steel rods, involving offences under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and IPC Sections 406, 409, 201, 109 and 120‑B. After his …
The case concerned the classification of pay scales and inter‑se seniority of Senior Scientific Assistants, Assistant Foremen and Chief Draughtsmen in the DRDO after the 1995 Technical Cadre Recruitment Rules created two pay grades for Senior Scientific Assistants based on an arbitration award. The …
Haryana Telecom Ltd filed a winding‑up petition against Sterlite Industries before the Punjab & Haryana High Court. The petitioner then moved an application under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking to have the dispute referred to arbitration on the basis of an existing …
The appellant, Rajendra Prasad, was tried under the NDPS Act. After both sides had closed their evidence, the prosecution sought to re‑examine two witnesses under Section 311 of the Criminal Procedure Code to prove certain documents. The trial court allowed the resummoning, and the appellant …
Degla Suryanarayana, a middle‑management officer of Bank of India, was found fit for promotion in 1981 but the promotion was withheld due to pending criminal cases. After being acquitted, he sought promotion and was granted ad‑hoc promotion by the High Court, which also ordered a departmental …
The appellant, Amanulla Khan, a member of a notorious gang, was detained under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 as a "dangerous person" after allegedly extorting money by threatening death and assaulting victims on three separate occasions. He challenged the detention, …
The appellant, K. Narendra, entered into a 1972 agreement to sell a 4,000 sq m plot to Riviera Apartments (P) Ltd for Rs 8,97,740, contingent on the buyer obtaining various governmental sanctions for a multi‑storey project. The buyer failed to secure the required approvals, part of the land was …
The Rajasthan Judicial Service Officers Association filed a writ petition seeking a higher dress allowance and a kit‑maintenance allowance for judicial officers, challenging the State’s notification of a Rs 1,500 allowance every three years. The Rajasthan High Court directed the State to pay a …
The former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha and several ministers challenged a Tamil Nadu Government notification that created three additional Sessions Courts in Chennai and appointed their judges as special judges to try corruption cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PCA). …
The widowed wife and children of the deceased Murlidhar Hemdev claimed a right to specific plots in a Thane development, alleging that a registered rectification deed admitted their title and that a release deed dated 27‑03‑1979 was forged. The builder, having obtained sale agreements from various …
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Sreekanth Transport entered into a government contract containing an arbitration clause and an excepted‑matter clause (clause 12) that vested final authority in the Senior Regional Manager. Sreekanth Transport filed a suit under Section 20 of the Arbitration …
The case concerned the promotion and appointment of the fourth respondent as Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG & IGP) by a Karnataka Government notification dated 6 March 1997. The first respondent, an IPS officer, challenged the appointment alleging that the selection process was …
The Supreme Court examined whether a magistrate could discharge accused persons after taking cognizance of offences under Sections 406 and 498‑A IPC when the complaint was filed beyond the statutory limitation period. The magistrate correctly discharged the accused on the Section 406 charge because …
The appellant, M.N. Das, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the brutal murder of Hara Kanta Das, in which he struck the victim with a sword, amputated his hand and severed his head, and then carried the head to a police outpost. The Sessions Court sentenced him to death, a decision affirmed by …
P. Paulsamy was detained under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 to prevent alleged drug trafficking. He filed a representation against his detention on 26‑10‑1998, but the Government considered it only after a delay, finally …
The case concerned promotion of Junior Engineers/Overseers holding diplomas in engineering to the post of Assistant Engineer under the Punjab Service of Engineers, Class II (Irrigation Branch) Rules, 1941. A 1992 notification fixed promotion quotas, but the petitioners argued that Rule 5 required a …
Umapati Chaudhary, a lecturer of Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, was deputed to the Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board as Controller of Examinations with the consent of the University, the Board and the Government. The Board later sought his permanent absorption, which the University …
ICICI filed an application under Section 19 of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 seeking recovery of about Rs 36.5 crore from Grapco Industries Ltd. and others. The Debts Recovery Tribunal, on the same day, issued an ex‑parte injunction restraining the …
N.S. Giri, an Assistant Health Officer of Mangalore City Municipality, was governed by Rule 48 of the Karnataka Municipalities (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1972 which fixed the superannuation age at 55 years. An industrial dispute concerning whether the retirement age should be raised to 58 years …
In the 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections, both the appellant Baburao and the first respondent Manikrao filed nominations from Nilanga constituency. The respondent's name appeared in the electoral rolls of both Nilanga and Latur constituencies. Baburao objected, claiming that this dual …
Harendra Mehta and his family (appellants) and Mukesh Mehta and his family (respondents) were brothers who owned businesses and properties in India and the United States. They executed an arbitration agreement appointing their elder brother as arbitrator to divide the assets, and the arbitrator …
The Supreme Court examined an appeal by accused A3‑A6 challenging a Madras High Court order that imposed Rs 10,000 costs on each of them for filing a frivolous revision under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). The High Court had imposed the costs to deter abuse of process after the …
The petitioners, selected by the Kerala Public Service Commission and placed on a select list in 1995, claimed that they should be appointed to Sales Tax Officer vacancies under the Special Rules, which required 20% of successive substantive vacancies to be filled by direct recruitment. The State …
The Supreme Court examined the Allahabad High Court’s extensive directions issued in the wake of the 1994 Uttarakhand agitation, which ordered massive compensation to victims, large fund allocations for regional development, and pre‑emptive rulings on the need for sanction under Section 197 of the …
UCO Bank had credited interest on loans whose repayment was doubtful to a suspense account and, following CBDT Circular No. F 201/21/84 TTA‑11 dated 9 Oct 1984, excluded that interest from its total income for AY 1981‑82. The Commissioner of Income Tax re‑included the amount, but the ITAT and the …
The UPSC issued a notification for the 1988 Central Services Examination stating an approximate 740 vacancies, subject to alteration. After the written examinations, the final number of vacancies was reduced to 470, and consequently 940 candidates (twice the vacancies) were called for interview. The …
Himmat Singh Chahar, a petty officer in the Indian Navy, was convicted by a Court Martial for outraging the modesty of a woman under Section 354 IPC and Section 77(2) of the Navy Act, receiving a nine‑month imprisonment and dismissal. He appealed to the Chief of Naval Staff and the Central …
The case involved a mercenary killing where the victim Ramu Somani survived and gave a statement to a magistrate, which the prosecution treated as a dying declaration. The Supreme Court held that because the declarant was alive, the statement could not be admitted under Section 32 of the Evidence …
The father, Bhagirath, and his two nephews were convicted by the Sessions Court for the murder of Bhagirath's blind son, Subhram, under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC. The High Court upheld the nephews' convictions but acquitted Bhagirath, invoking a "benefit of doubt" despite reliable …
The respondents applied for declaration as Raiyats under Section 4(1)(h) of the Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960, claiming possession of vested land that had been transferred to the Government by the Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951. The appellant, K.C. Singh Deo, objected on the ground that the land …
The appellants were convicted by a trial court under Section 392 read with Section 397 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and sentenced to ten years’ rigorous imprisonment. They appealed to the Gujarat High Court, seeking suspension of the sentence, which was denied, and later also sought an …
The case concerns the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi by a human bomb at Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991, orchestrated by the LTTE. The Supreme Court heard appeals from 26 accused convicted by a Designated Court under TADA and IPC, along with a death reference. The Court …
Jai Kumar was convicted for the brutal murder of his pregnant sister‑in‑law and his eight‑year‑old niece, whom he killed after attempting to rape the former and then dismembering and displaying the bodies. The Sessions Court sentenced him to death under IPC 302 (with a concurrent seven‑year term …
The case concerned two Hindu deities, Ram Jankijee and Thakur Raja (also called Raja Rani), each of which had been the beneficiary of a separate deed of dedication of 81.14 acres of land, registered and placed in possession through shebaits. Under the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and …
The appellant and Respondent No.4 were appointed as lecturers on the same day at Kamla Nehru Women's College, Bhubaneswar. Eligibility for grant‑in‑aid required first‑class marks; the appellant later qualified, while Respondent No.4’s deficiency was condoned by the University and the State …
The appellants challenged a circular dated 29 November 1991 issued by the Collector, which stipulated that land rates in Surajpur village would automatically increase by 20% after one year. They argued that the Collector, under Rule 340‑A of the U.P. Stamp Rules, could only fix a single circle rate …
Hyderabad Industries Ltd. and another imported asbestos fibre before 1986 and were demanded additional customs duty under Section 3(1) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. The appellants argued that the fibre, obtained by merely separating it from the parent rock, was not a manufactured article and …
Olympus Superstructures Pvt. Ltd. entered into three main sale agreements for flats and three separate interior design agreements, each containing arbitration clauses. Disputes arose over payment, construction progress and interior work, and a sole arbitrator was appointed under the main agreements. …
The petitioner, Sita Ram Singhania, challenged a stay order granted by the Allahabad High Court in a suit filed by banks before the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) under the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993. The suit was instituted in the State of Madhya Pradesh, but …
Arvind @ Pappu (appellant) killed his co‑villager Ajaib Singh (deceased) by luring him with a promised job, taking him to his tailoring factory, and leaving him alone on a cutter's table where he was later found dead with a neck wound, scissors and blood stains. The prosecution relied solely on …
The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998, particularly Section 5 which allows a State to prohibit the sale of lottery tickets organised by any other State. The Court held that State‑run lotteries remain gambling and cannot be classified as …
The appellants, twelve villagers, sought review of a 1966 settlement order passed by the Orissa Estates Abolition Collector in favour of a deity (respondent No.1) alleging that the public notice was not served as required. The Collector invoked Section 151 of the CPC to review the order, but the …
The deceased was killed when a dead neem tree branch, standing on municipal property, fell on his scooter. The claimants sued the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for negligence, seeking compensation. The High Court held MCD liable and awarded Rs. 90,000, which was later enhanced to Rs. 1,44,000 …
The petitioner Munir Alam filed a writ under Article 32 after his son Nadeem Alam was killed by police firing near the Vice‑Chancellor's lodge of Aligarh Muslim University on the night of 1‑2 October 1996. He alleged that the police investigation was biased and incomplete, and sought a fair inquiry …
Vallapally Plantations Pvt Ltd owned 130.47 acres and claimed that 125 acres were exempt from ceiling‑area calculations because they were rubber plantation as of 1 January 1970 under the Kerala Land Reforms Act. The Taluk Land Board rejected the claim, held a surplus of 115.17 acres and ordered …
In the 1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, Ranjit Singh (appellant) lost to Harmohinder Singh Pradhan (respondent). Singh filed an election petition alleging that Pradhan was disqualified under Section 9‑A of the Representation of People Act, 1951 because he held a subsisting contract for the …
The Union of India appealed a Punjab & Haryana High Court order that set aside a non‑speaking award given by an arbitrator under Section 7‑B of the Telegraph Act, 1885, on the ground that the award lacked reasons. The respondents had challenged the award by a writ petition under Article 226 of the …
Electronics Corporation of India Ltd., a company wholly owned by the Union of India, challenged a demand for non‑agricultural land assessment levied by the Andhra Pradesh Revenue Department on land it leased from the Central Government. The company argued that Article 285 of the Constitution barred …
The appellant M.R.F. Ltd. challenged a consumer complaint alleging a defect in a tyre and tube that had burst. The complainant had handed the tyre and tube to the dealer, who forwarded them to the appellant, and therefore the complainant no longer possessed the goods. The District Forum was required …
Surindra Nath Mohanty and another were convicted under Sections 307, 326, 325, 324 and 323 read with Section 34 of the IPC. The Orissa High Court set aside the conviction under Section 307 but upheld the others, rejecting the appellants' request to compound the offences on the ground that the …
The case concerned two parcels of land, Mela and Kizha Thattimal Padugai, which were originally granted as inams in 1862 and later merged into the village of Arayapuram Thattimal Padugai. The respondents sought a declaration that the lands formed a new inam estate covered by the Tamil Nadu Inam …
Punjab Communications Ltd (PCL) had been shortlisted for a digital wireless telecom tender in Eastern Uttar Pradesh that was to be funded by an Asian Development Bank (ADB) soft loan. PCL alleged that senior officials conspired to sabotage the loan and the tender so that a multinational could supply …
The respondent, a former manager of the Bank of Cochin, was charged with sanctioning loans without adequate security or prior approval between 1977-81, leading to a departmental inquiry that found him guilty of gross negligence, a form of gross misconduct under the Bank of Cochin Service Code. The …
A High Court judge filed an income‑tax return asserting that his constitutional salary was not taxable under the Income Tax Act, 1961. The tax authorities rejected his claim and the matter reached the Supreme Court on a special leave petition. The Court considered whether the salaries payable under …
In a Sessions trial, the accused sought to summon the police case diary of a different investigation (Cr. No.81/91) to confront a witness (PW‑5) with his earlier statement recorded under Section 161, and also prayed to recall the witness. The Sessions Judge allowed the application, but the State of …
The respondent, a retired employee of Rajasthan Agricultural University, claimed that his gratuity should be calculated on his last drawn pay including dearness allowance (DA) and ad‑hoc DA, whereas the university argued that only basic pay should be considered, relying on resolutions adopting …
The appellant, originally appointed as Junior Assistant in Market Committee X, was transferred and appointed as Supervisor in Market Committee Y under Rule 203 of the 1962 Rules and later regularised with satisfactory completion of probation. In 1991 the Government issued an order treating each …
Sil Import USA issued post‑dated cheques that were returned for insufficient funds. Exim Aides Silk Exporters sent a notice of demand to the drawer by fax on 11‑June‑1996 and again by registered post on 25‑June‑1996. A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was filed on …
The State of Haryana appealed against the Punjab & Haryana High Court’s acquittal of five of eight accused in a murder case involving Tek Singh and Gurdev Singh. The Sessions Court had convicted all eight under Sections 148, 149, 302 and 449 IPC based on eye‑witness testimony, medical reports and …
The appellant NEPC Micon Ltd. and its directors issued five cheques to the respondent Magma Leasing Ltd. which were returned by the bank with the endorsement "account closed." The respondent instituted criminal proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The appellants …
Handloom House, a co‑operative society, paid its employees incentive bonuses and sales commissions in addition to regular wages. The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) claimed that these payments were "wages" under Section 2(22) of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 and demanded …
The plaintiff, represented by his legal heirs, sued for a declaration of title and a permanent injunction, claiming to be the son of the late Haritheertham and Mariyayee. The trial court dismissed the suit, finding the plaintiff had not proved his lineage or possession of the property. The first …
The landlord, who owned a shop room, sought eviction of his tenant to start an electrical goods business, claiming a diploma in Electrical Engineering but no prior experience. The trial court denied eviction, while the appellate court ordered eviction under Section 13(1)(g) of the Bombay Rents, …
Mis Nirulas Corner House Pvt. Ltd. imported a continuous ice‑cream freezer together with machines described as Can Filler, Fruit Feeder and Ripple Machine. The importer claimed the latter were merely accessories to the freezer and should be classified under heading 84.15(1) of the Customs Tariff …
The case involved V.V.S. Sugars challenging the levy of interest on tax arrears under Rule 45(4) after the amendment of Section 21(3D) of the Andhra Pradesh Sugarcane (Regulation of Supply and Purchase) Act, 1961. The Andhra Pradesh High Court had held that the amendment applied only to the 1975‑76 …
The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that held video games in video parlours were not liable to entertainment tax under the MP Entertainments Duty and Advertisement Tax Act, 1936. The High Court had relied on the decision in Harrish Wilson v. State of MP, …
In the 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, K. Venkatachalam was declared elected despite not being an elector in the Lalgudi constituency, having impersonated another person of the same name. The defeated candidate, A. Swamickan, filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a …
The appellant (Superintending Engineer) and respondent (B. Subba Reddy) entered into four contracts which were later arbitrated, resulting in awards that granted damages for delay and interest at 18% per annum on the total award, EM Deposit, Bank Guarantee and damages. The Principal Subordinate …
The Gujarat Agro Industries Co. Ltd. owned properties in Ahmedabad and were served with property tax demand notices. It appealed the assessments under Section 406(1) of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, which requires the appellant to deposit the disputed tax before the appeal …
The Indian Heritage Society filed a public‑interest writ in the Bombay High Court seeking to quash permissions granted to the Bombay Municipal Corporation for constructing a new public toilet block near the Gateway of India and to demolish an existing block. The High Court dismissed the petition, …
The appellants, District and Sessions Judges serving in the Union Territory of Goa, claimed that their pay should have been increased in line with the raise granted to their counterparts in the Union Territory of Delhi in 1982. The High Court dismissed their writ petition, holding that they had not …
The Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) appealed a decree based on an arbitral award that required M.C. Clelland Engineers to pay the principal amount plus interest at 12% and an additional interest on that interest. The appellant argued that the arbitrators had no power to award interest on …
The plaintiff, legal representatives of the deceased Brij Raj Singh, sued the defendants for possession of land on the basis of a registered gift deed dated 18‑Jan‑1961, executed by the donor Kanwar Chander Raj Saran Singh and presented for registration by a duly authorised attorney. The trial court …
The State of Rajasthan, under the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1954, issued an incentive scheme in 1987 exempting new industrial units, including oil extraction and manufacturing, from sales tax. In 1990 the State withdrew this exemption for oil industries by a notification issued under both the …
The appellants, sons of the last Zamindar of the impartible Punganur Estate, filed suits for partition alleging that alienations made by their father before the estate was taken over by the Government under the Madras Estate (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948 were not binding. The …
Allahabad Bank and other banks appealed against the Calcutta High Court's confirmation of a sale of Bengal Paper Mills' assets by the Official Liquidator. The sale, valued at Rs. 1.5 crore and later raised to Rs. 2 crore, was conducted with limited newspaper advertisements, without disclosing the …
The appellant, P.K. Gupta, purchased a shop‑godown from Narain Prasad and sued the tenant, R. Nagdeo, for eviction under the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Act for default in rent. The tenant contended that the sale deed was a benami transaction, alleging that the appellant was merely a name‑lender …
The respondent, a medical officer, gave a three‑month notice of voluntary retirement on 16 August 1995 after completing twenty years of qualifying service under Rule 5.32(B) of the Punjab Civil Service Rules. The State of Haryana sought to compel him to resume duty, arguing that his absence during …
Kondiba Dagadu Kadam filed a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement which was dismissed by the trial court. The first appellate court reversed the dismissal, relying on two attesting witnesses who testified that the agreement was executed by thumb impression. The High Court, on a second …
Dalmia Cement Ltd., owner of two cement factories in Pakistan, entered into a sale agreement on 24 July 1962 and a supplemental agreement on 2 November 1962 that stipulated profits and losses from the factories after 30 September 1962 would be credited to the buyer, Mr. Maneckji. The actual transfer …
The Supreme Court considered an arbitration award arising from a construction contract for the Giri Hydel project, where the contractor claimed price revision after the total work exceeded a 20% deviation limit. The arbitrators were tasked with interpreting the contract clauses on rate revision and …
The appellant, T.M. Jacob, was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly and faced an election petition filed by C. Poulose alleging corrupt practices. The petition included an affidavit in Form 25, but the copy of the affidavit served on Jacob omitted the notary’s name, address, stamp and seal, …
Five trade apprentices of the North Eastern Railway, who completed their apprenticeship as fitters under the Apprentices Act, 1961, were initially appointed as temporary Fitters (Group C) on 28 May 1990. On 7 June 1990, the Railway cancelled these appointments and placed them in Group D posts …
The petitioner, a Havildar/Clerk in the Indian Army, challenged Army Order No. 11 of 1987 which limited the grant of study leave to regular commissioned officers, alleging discrimination under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. The Union of India contended that study leave is intended to …
The appellant, Sterling Foods, a firm engaged in processing and exporting seafood, earned import entitlements under a government export promotion scheme and sold them, including the sale proceeds in its total income. It claimed a deduction under Section 80HH of the Income Tax Act, 1961, arguing that …
Jasbir Singh was detained under Section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 on 25 March 1994 and the grounds of detention were served on 30 March 1994. He filed representations to the Advisory Board and separately to the Central Government, …
The Supreme Court considered whether the term "loss" in clause (b) of the proviso to Section 205(1) of the Companies Act, 1956, as incorporated into Section 115‑J of the Income‑Tax Act, 1961, includes depreciation. The assessees, including Mis. Surana Steels Pvt. Ltd. and V.V. Trans‑Investments (P) …
The Commissioner of Income Tax appealed against a judgment allowing Mis Cynamid India Ltd. to claim deductions under Sections 35B and 35C of the Income‑Tax Act for expenses incurred in distributing agricultural literature and for export promotion. The assessee uses rice husk, obtained by de‑husking …
A news magazine sought permission from the Additional Sessions Judge to interview an under‑trial prisoner, Babloo Srivastava, in Tihar Jail. The Sessions Judge granted a blanket permission, which the High Court modified by imposing conditions that the prisoner must consent and the interview must not …
The appellant was accused of throwing bombs that injured a shopkeeper and caused the deaths of two persons. His name did not appear in the FIR or in the initial police statements recorded under Section 161 of the CrPC, but was later added during trial. The prosecution’s case relied on three …
The petitioners, members of the West Bengal Higher Judicial Service, were compulsorily retired at age 58 by orders of the Governor, allegedly on the basis of a High Court pre‑retirement assessment and the State's power under Rule 75(aa). They contended that the retirement age had been raised to 60 …
The appellant, S.M. Jahubar Sa Thik, was detained under Section 3(1)(i) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 on 4 November 1997 and a declaration under Section 9(1) was made on 27 November 1997. He filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the …
Belapur Sugar & Allied Industries Ltd produced excess sugar between 1 May and 11 June 1982 and paid excise duty under Notification No.132, which excluded factories with nil production in the preceding three years. Notification No.193 of 11 June 1982 substituted paragraph 4 of the earlier …
Lal Woolen and Silk Mills (P) Ltd. paid excise duty on grey worsted woollen yarn and later on dyed yarn and sought a set‑off of the differential amount. The claim was based on Rule 56A of the Central Excise Rules, which allows a proforma credit if an application is made under sub‑rule (2). The …
The appellants filed a suit for ejectment against the respondents for arrears of rent and sub‑letting, and obtained a decree for possession of the premises. In the execution proceedings the second respondent claimed to have purchased the undivided interest of certain coparceners of the Hindu …
Cipla Ltd. terminated medical representative Ripu Daman Bhanot after a departmental enquiry found him guilty of submitting a false daily report, a misconduct under Rule 14 of the company's service rules. The Labour Court held the termination illegal, reasoning that Bhanot was denied assistance of an …
Delta International Ltd., the successor to Dewar's Garage, entered into a 1970 leave‑and‑license deed with ESSO allowing Shyam Sunder Ganeriwalla to operate a petrol station on premises it leased from Mallika Investment Co. The deed expressly stated it was a licence and not a lease, and any …
The State of Orissa and Orient Paper & Industries Ltd entered into an agreement granting exclusive rights to fell bamboos, which later gave rise to disputes over the measurement of bamboo quantities. The parties referred three specific questions to an arbitrator: the correctness of the Chief …
The petitioners challenged a High Court order on the interpretation of Section 5(4)(a) of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, contending that a Chairman who is a Judicial Member could also act as an Administrative Member on another bench. The Supreme Court examined the language of the provision, …
The Supreme Court heard Civil Appeals No. 710-711 of 1991 filed by the State of Orissa and others against S.K. Agarwala and others, concerning an arbitrator's award of interest for the pre‑reference period. The core issue was whether the arbitrator could award such interest. The Court noted that …
The appellant purchased a bus from the fourth respondent but neither party gave the insurer the notice required under Section 103A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. After the bus met with an accident, two third parties claimed compensation. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal held the insurer liable …
Six men were tried for assaulting and killing Raju amid a political rivalry. The prosecution alleged that the accused formed an unlawful assembly and, using various weapons, repeatedly struck the victim, leading to his death. Eye‑witness testimony of the victim's parents identified A1 as wielding a …
