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Har Sharan Verma filed a writ petition under Article 32 challenging the appointment of K.P. Tewari as a Minister of Uttar Pradesh, contending that the Constitution, as amended by the Sixteenth Amendment (Article 173(a)), required a minister to be a member of the State Legislature. The petitioner …
The plaintiff, Prithwi Chand Lall Choudhary, claimed Rs. 2,00,000 in damages alleging that the State of Bihar, through its manager J.P. Mukherjee, wrongfully took over his estate under the Bihar State Management of Estates and Tenures Act, 1949, and acted with negligence and bad faith. The trial …
Hirji Mills Ltd., a textile factory, was wound up and its assets were sold to Sayaji Mills Ltd. The factory remained idle from December 1954 until November 12, 1955, when Sayaji Mills restarted operations, invested fresh capital, renovated machinery and re‑employed about 70% of the former workers. …
Harsharan Verma filed a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court challenging the continuance of Charan Singh as Prime Minister and S.N. Kacker as minister, alleging that Charan Singh failed to obtain a Lok Sabha mandate within three weeks as directed by the President, resigned on 20 August 1979, …
M/S. MSCO Pvt. Ltd. imported stainless‑steel plates under a 1977 customs notification that granted a concessional duty provided the goods were used to manufacture specified articles and the finished articles were sold only to "industrial units". The company supplied certificates that the plates were …
The Supreme Court considered a writ petition under Article 32 filed by C. Elumalai, an adolescent offender convicted of a capital offence and sentenced to life imprisonment, who was detained in a Borstal School under section 10-A of the Tamil Nadu Borstal Schools Act, 1925. The issue was whether the …
Shri Narakesari Prakashan Ltd and Nav Samaj Ltd, printers and newspaper publishers, were served a notice to pay Employees' State Insurance (ESI) contributions for their administrative and editorial staff from 28 January 1968. They challenged liability for the period up to 19 November 1976, arguing …
Naubat Singh was the tenant of a shop in Bulandshahr when the Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 came into force. After his death in 1974, landlord Ratan Lal sought eviction under the Act. Jaspal Singh, the nephew of the deceased, claimed he was an …
The Supreme Court examined a writ petition under Article 32 challenging the detention of Ajay Dixit under Section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980. The District Magistrate had listed six past criminal incidents as grounds, alleging that Dixit was likely to act prejudicially to public order. …
Vallabhapuram Ravi was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. While serving the sentence he was transferred by the Andhra Pradesh Government to a Borstal School under section 10‑A of the Andhra Borstal Schools Act, 1925, to remain there until he turned 23. When he was not released …
Raghbir Singh was convicted in a Sessions case on 1 February 1980 for offences under Sections 307 and 459 of the IPC and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment. While serving this sentence, he remained in judicial custody from 11 January 1980 for a separate case that later resulted in a conviction on 16 …
The appellants, members of a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, filed a revision application in the Patna High Court which was to be heard by Justice S.K. Jha. They later engaged Shri Sailendra Kumar Jha, the son of Justice Jha, to appear for them, prompting concerns about a son …
Dalhousie Properties Ltd, assessed for the year 1966-67, claimed a deduction of Rs.1,78,784 for municipal taxes under the proviso to section 23(1) of the Income‑Tax Act, 1961, arguing that the deduction should be allowed on the basis of the tax liability even though the amount was not fully paid and …
The appellant, a headmaster of a private school, was reverted to assistant teacher by the school management after a disciplinary enquiry. He appealed to the Deputy Director of Education, who set aside the management’s order on grounds of violation of natural justice and remanded the case for a fresh …
The respondents, including Jaspal Singh Gill, were charged under sections 3, 5 and 9 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 read with section 120‑B of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly passing classified military information to a foreign agency. While the trial was pending, Gill applied for bail before …
The petitioners, members of the Sikh community, challenged their detention under the National Security Act, 1980, by filing writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution. Justice Venkataramiah observed that these matters were not ordinary criminal cases but involved serious questions of …
The Delhi Veterinary Association filed a writ petition under Article 32 alleging that Veterinary Assistant Surgeons employed by the Delhi Administration were paid lower salaries than their counterparts in Chandigarh, the Indo‑Tibetan Border Police and the Border Security Force, thereby violating the …
Vallabh Glass Works Ltd. and others, manufacturers of various types of glass, challenged the levy of excise duty by the Central Excise Department under Item 23A(1) of the Central Excise & Salt Act, 1944, contending that their products were not "sheet glass" and should be taxed under the residual …
The case arose from the Bihar Public Works Department's appointment of twelve mechanical sub‑overseers on a temporary basis during a World Bank project in 1964. The appointments were made retrospectively, with effect from the date of publication of their diploma examination results, and were later …
Anoop Jaiswal, a probationary officer of the Indian Police Service, was discharged by the Government of India after being deemed a ring‑leader responsible for a 22‑minute delay during a training exercise on 22 June 1981. The Director of the National Police Academy recommended discharge without …
The case concerned the promotion of eight Class II Assistant Engineers, all diploma holders, to the Class I cadre of Executive Engineers in the Haryana Public Works Department. The petitioners challenged the promotions, arguing that Rule 6(a) of the Punjab Service of Engineers (Class I) Rules …
Ramendra Singh filed a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court challenging a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that dismissed his claim that a minor son could claim a separate ceiling area under the Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960. The petition argued that Section …
Bhaskar Textile Mills Ltd., a company situated in the village of Ektali, challenged the Jharsuguda Municipality’s inclusion of the village within its limits and the subsequent levy of octroi duty on cotton. The municipality had extended its jurisdiction through notifications dated 31 July 1973 and …
The landlord, Smt. Ram Chambeli, obtained permission under Section 21 of the Delhi Rent Control Act to lease her premises for three years by making false statements about her need for the property and the condition of her family. After the lease term, she sought possession, but the tenants …
A.K. Choudhary, a Deputy Superintendent of Police in Bihar, sought promotion to the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadre. The Selection Committee excluded him in 1976, relying on adverse entries in his confidential roll for 1973-74 and 1974-75, which were communicated to him only after the decision and …
The plaintiff, a retired Indian Army officer, acquired a portion of a property by gift after his retirement and sought to evict a tenant under section 13A(1) of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, producing a certificate from the Army. The trial court granted the …
The Supreme Court examined whether a nominee under Section 39 of the Insurance Act, 1938 acquires a beneficial interest in the proceeds of a life‑insurance policy when the assured dies intestate. The deceased, governed by the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, had nominated his wife as the sole nominee. …
The appellant, a political figure, was appointed Secretary of the first Board of Directors of the Vaishalli District Central Cooperative Bank under Bye‑law 29, which allowed the Registrar to nominate the Board for up to one year at a time. The Board's term was repeatedly extended by directions from …
The deceased wife was alleged to have been repeatedly harassed by her husband Virbhan Singh and his parents for being childless, leading them to murder her. The prosecution proved that she was assaulted, suffered multiple ante‑mortem injuries, and was subsequently hung to simulate suicide. Medical …
The incident involved Pussu (alias Ram Kishore) and his associate Sheo Rakhan firing on Bankey Lal and his companions, resulting in Bankey Lal's death and injuries to witnesses. The trial court convicted Pussu under Section 302 IPC (murder) and related offences, sentencing him to death, later …
Sheikh Zakir was convicted under Section 376 of the IPC for raping Barki Devi, a married tribal woman. The prosecution's case rested on the victim's testimony, corroborated by her husband and two eyewitnesses who saw the appellant on the victim's body and fleeing the scene. The defence argued that …
The Municipal Board of Pilibhit charged the managing director and officials of L.H. Sugar Factory with failing to pay octroi on 804 maunds of sugarcane brought by rail into the factory on 30 November 1967, alleging a violation of the 1960 octroi bye‑laws. The appellants contended that a 1936 …
The appellants Ramji Surjya Padvi and Bhikji Surjya Padvi were charged under sections 302 and 34 of the IPC for the murder of Prabhat Singh. The trial court acquitted them, finding the sole eye‑witness, the victim's wife (PW‑2), unreliable due to contradictions, lack of corroboration, a 24‑hour …
The General Secretary of an employees' association filed a complaint against a security officer and the institute's Director, alleging offences under the IPC. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, after a Section 202 inquiry, found no prima facie case against the Director and declined to issue process, …
The State of Punjab filed criminal proceedings under Section 7(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 against a vendor, a dealer and a manufacturer of vanaspati after a food inspector took a 1.5 kg sample by opening one sealed tin of 16.5 kg and found the product adulterated. The Punjab …
The appellant challenged the appointment of A.P. Joseph as principal of a minority college, arguing that an amendment to the U.P. Intermediate Education Act (U.P. Act 26 of 1975) had removed the Director of Education’s power to appoint principals of minority institutions, and that the earlier …
The Supreme Court examined an appeal by Babu Ram and others against the Allahabad High Court, which had set aside a Sessions Court acquittal and convicted the accused of murder under sections 302 and 34 IPC. The Sessions Court had found the prosecution's evidence weak, the witnesses unreliable, and …
The respondent, V.P. Sayed Mohammed, was seized with 28 gold bars at Trichur railway station and charged under s.135(b) of the Customs Act, 1962 read with s.85(ii) of the Gold (Control) Act, 1968. Evidence included the inspector’s seizure report, a ticket collector’s testimony, a goldsmith’s …
The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) invited tenders for supply of goods, allowing exemption from earnest money upon furnishing a Rs 50,000 bank guarantee. Cochin Malleables (in liquidation) gave such a guarantee through Canara Bank. When the Board demanded payment of Rs 50,000, the …
Bhikoba Shankar Dhumal, a tenant, filed a return under the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961, disclosing land holdings that exceeded the statutory ceiling. The Special Deputy Collector declared a portion of his land as surplus, but Bhikoba died before a Section 21 …
The decree‑holder obtained a decree for eviction of the judgment‑debtor’s shop in 1960. During execution proceedings a compromise was entered in 1968 whereby the debtor, having already vacated half the shop, was given time until 31‑Dec‑1972 to vacate the remaining half and to pay Rs 110 per month as …
B.R. Ramabhadriah, a Forest Department officer, challenged a provisional integrated gradation list of Forest Officers issued under the States Reorganisation Act, 1947, alleging that his seniority over the 6th respondent and over five officers from the Telangana region was incorrectly fixed. The …
The appellant, a female partner in two firms, omitted from her 1964-65 return the shares of profit attributable to her husband and minor daughter, which under s.64(1)(i) and (iii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 must be included in her total income. The Revenue assessed the omitted amount and imposed a …
L.B. Sugar Factory & Oil Mills Ltd., a sugar manufacturer, contributed Rs 22,332 to the construction of a dam and road at the request of the Collector and Rs 50,000 towards roads under a Sugarcane Development Scheme. Both amounts were claimed as deductions under section 10(2)(xv) of the Indian …
