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MULTIMETALS LTD.versusASSISTANT COLLECTOR, CEN1RAL EXCISE, KOTA AND ORS.

Multimetals Ltd. manufactured copper pipes and tubes and claimed exemption from excise duty on the total quantity of copper and copper alloys used, including the material lost during manufacturing. The Central Excise Department argued that the exemption should be calculated only on the weight of the …

ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD AND ORS.versusM. A. HAI AZAMI AND ORS.

M.A. Hai Azami, an Upper Division Clerk, was deputed from a government department to the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board and was placed in charge of an Accountant post but received only clerk pay. He sued the Board for damages, claiming entitlement to the Accountant's salary. The Andhra …

ADMINISTRATOR, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, BILASPURversusDATTATRAYA DAHANKAR, ADVOCATE AND ANR.

The Municipal Corporation of Bilaspur appealed against a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that each tenement must be assessed separately for property tax and that aggregation of annual letting values could be used only for exemption, not for taxation. The dispute centered on Section 127A of the …

INDORE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONversusGUJARAT CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. & ANR.

The Indore Municipal Corporation issued bills and notices demanding payment of lighting rate and drainage tax based on the annual letting value calculated under the Madhya Pradesh Sthawar Sampatti Kar Adhiniyam, 1964, rather than the method prescribed in Section 138 of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal …

SHREE BHARAT LAXMI WOOL STORE, PANIPAT AND ORS.versusPUNJAB NATIONAL BANK AND ANR.

Punjab National Bank sued Shree Bharat Laxmi Wool Store for Rs.81,137.39. The Sub‑Judge decreed interest at the contractual rate of 10½% from the date of suit to realization. On appeal, the district court reduced the future interest to 6% per annum, but the High Court restored the 10½% rate. The …

M. RAJA MOHAMMED AND ANR.versusFOOD INSPECTOR, PALGHAT MUNICIPALITY

The Supreme Court examined whether the addition of saccharin, an artificial sweetener, to supari (pan masala) violated the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955. The appellants were convicted under sections 7(i) and 16(1)(a)(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act for selling adulterated …

DENA NATH AND ORS.versusNATIONAL FERTILIZERS LTD. AND ORS.

The Supreme Court considered appeals filed by Dena Nath and others against National Fertilizers Ltd. The issue was whether failure by a principal employer to obtain registration under Section 7 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, or by a contractor to obtain a licence under …

K.M. MATHEWversusSTATE OF KERALA AND ANR.

The Chief Editor of a daily newspaper was charged in a complaint alleging defamation under Sections 500 and 34 of the IPC, but the complaint contained no specific allegation that he edited or approved the offending news item. The magistrate issued summons, the editor pleaded not guilty and requested …

MRS. NEERA MATHURversusLIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA AND ANR.

Mrs. Neera Mathur applied for and was appointed as an Assistant in the Life Insurance Corporation of India, undergoing a medical examination and a six‑month probation. She took maternity leave during her probation and gave birth in January 1990. The Corporation discharged her on 13 February 1990 …

COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA AND ORS.versusMOHAN LAL MEHROTRA AND ORS.

The petitioners, Section Officers in the Indian Audit & Accounts Department, challenged a circular dated 25 January 1973 issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India that introduced reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotions by seniority. They argued that the 1963 …

STATE OF PUNJABversusBALWANT SINGH & ORS.

Mahan Kaur, a Hindu woman, inherited agricultural land from her husband. After her intestate death, the revenue authorities mutated the land in favour of the State, claiming no qualified heir existed. Balwant Singh, the grandson of Mahan Kaur's brother, sued for possession and for a declaration that …

CHANDER MOHAN KHANNAversusNATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING AND ORS.

The appellant, an employee of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), challenged his termination by filing a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution. The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition, holding that NCERT was not an "instrumentality or authority" …

UNION OF INDIA AND ANR.versusDEOKI NANDAN AGGARWAL

The respondent, a retired High Court judge, had served only 5 years 10 months and 17 days and was receiving a pension of Rs.8,400 per annum under Part I of the First Schedule of the High Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act, 1954. He sought a higher pension by claiming that an additional 1 month …

STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS.versusGURDEV SINGH, ASHOK KUMAR

The Supreme Court considered two civil appeals filed by former government employees who, after being dismissed, sued for a declaration that their termination was illegal, void, and that they remained in service. The Punjab High Court had held that no limitation period applied to such suits when the …

STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANR. ETC.versusE. PARIPOORNAM AND ORS.

The Tamil Nadu Government appointed temporary junior professors under Rule 10(a)(i)(l) of the State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1955 between 1971 and 1982. In 1979 the State Public Service Commission (PSC) invited applications for regular appointments, selected 25 candidates (including 21 …

ATTAR SINGH GURMUKH SINGHversusINCOME TAX OFFICER, LUDHIANA ETC.

The assessees, Attar Singh and Gurmukh Singh, made cash payments exceeding Rs.10,000 for purchases of stock-in-trade, which the assessing authority disallowed as deductions under Section 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 read with Rule 6DD of the Income Tax Rules, 1962. The assessees challenged the …

GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY INC.versusPUNJ SONS (P) LTD. AND ANOTHER

General Electric Technical Services Co. (GETSCO) subcontracted work to Mis Punj Sons (P) Ltd. (respondent-1) for an aircraft testing centre, requiring a performance bond and a bank guarantee for a mobilisation advance. Punj Sons failed to complete the project, leading GETSCO to terminate the …

UNION OF INDIA AND ANR.versusMAJ. GEN. DAYANAND KHURANA

The case concerned the promotion of Major General Dayanand Khurana, who was approved for the ‘Staff Only’ stream under the Army’s two‑stream concept. The respondent argued that, despite being in the Staff Only stream, he should be senior to officers promoted in the ‘Command and Staff’ stream and …

VIJAYA LAXMI SUGAR MILLS LTD.versusCOMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, KANPUR

The appellant, a company in liquidation, sold its assets and invested the proceeds in fixed deposits, earning interest income. The liquidator incurred various expenses (salaries, legal fees, etc.) which the company sought to deduct from the interest under section 57(iii) of the Income Tax Act. The …

MAHENDER SINGHversusUNION OF INDIA AND ANR

The appellant, a cash clerk, was suspended pending a criminal investigation and later terminated under Rule 5(1) of the Central Civil Services (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965. After being acquitted, he challenged the termination before the Central Administrative Tribunal, which set aside the …

REGIONAL DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE'S STATE INSURANCE CORPORATIONversusHIGH LAND COFFEE WORKS OF P.F.X. SALDANHA AND SONS AND ANR

The Regional Director of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation sought contributions from the factories of High Land Coffee Works and Sons under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948. Section 1(4) of the Act excludes "seasonal factories," defined in Section 2(12). The factories were …

BADAL RAM LAXMI NARAINversusC.I.T. LUCKNOW

The partners of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) formed a partnership firm after a partial partition of the family business, which was run on borrowed capital. The firm took over the HUF's assets and a debit balance of Rs.1,75,310, which was transferred to the partners' personal accounts. The firm …

DIRECTOR GENERAL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIAversusGEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

The case concerned the merger of the Exploration Wing of the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) with the Geological Survey of India (GSI). Employees of IBM claimed that the merger took effect on 1 January 1966, seeking promotion and seniority benefits, while the Government argued that the actual merger …

COMMISSIONER OF GIFT TAX, ERNAKULAMversusABDUL KARIM MOHD. (DEAD) BY LRS.

The Commissioner of Gift Tax appealed against a Kerala High Court order that allowed an exemption from gift tax on a transfer of movable assets made by a Muslim businessman who was seriously ill and died six weeks after executing a settlement deed. The issue was whether the transfer qualified as a …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ETCversusTEJRAM PARASHRAMJJ BOMBHATE AND ORS. ETC

The Central Government sanctioned a primary school for children of ordnance factory employees, while the employees themselves established a secondary school staffed by teachers paid honorarium from fees. The teachers sought regularisation and equal pay before the Central Administrative Tribunal, …

NAGARAJ SHIV ARAO KARJAGIversusSYNDICATE BANK HEAD OFFICE MANIPAL AND ANR.

The petitioner, a manager of Syndicate Bank, was found to have discounted a Rs 50,000 cheque for a colleague and retained the instrument for two months before the amount was recovered with interest. A departmental inquiry under the Syndicate Bank Officer Employees (Discipline & Appeal) Regulations, …

DISTRICT EXHIBITORS ASSOCIATION MUZAFFARNAGAR AND ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

The District Exhibitors Association and other cinema theatre owners challenged a 30 April 1986 Government Notification that retrospectively extended the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme to cinema theatres employing five or more workers from 1 October 1984. They argued that the Notification was …

NANDGANJ SIHORI SUGAR CO. LTD., RAE BARELIversusBADRI NATH DIXIT AND ORS.

Badri Nath Dixit sued Nandganj Sihori Sugar Co. Ltd. and its officers for a mandatory injunction to enforce an alleged contract appointing him as Instrumentation Foreman, relying on letters from the holding company's chairman that purportedly promised his appointment under a Government scheme. The …

U.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND ANRversusMOHD. ISMAIL AND ORS.

The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) required its drivers to undergo annual medical examinations under Regulation 17(2). Regulation 17(3) allowed the corporation to dispense with the service of drivers who failed the fitness test, with a discretionary power to offer them …

EX. CAPT. K. BALASUBRAMANIAN ETC.versusST ATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANR. ETC.

The petitioners, former Emergency Commissioned Officers, were appointed to the Tamil Nadu Commercial Tax Service after discharge from the Army. Rule 35 of the Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Service Rules required seniority to be fixed by date of appointment, but the State Government issued orders …

S. SURJIT SINGH KALRA ETC.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ANR. ETC.

The case concerned two tenants occupying premises let out by Army officers who, as classified landlords under Sections 14B‑14D of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, sought immediate possession for their own residence. The Rent Controller denied the tenants leave to contest the eviction applications, …

EMC STEEL LIMITED, CALCUTTAversusUNION OF INDIA AND ANR.

The case concerned an appeal by EMC Steel Ltd. against a judgment granting possession of premises to a widow-landlady under Section 14‑D of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. The appellant argued that the provision should apply only when the widow became such after the premises were let out by her or …

G. CLARIDGE AND COMPANY LIMITEDversusCOLLECTOR OF CENTRAL EXCISE, PUNE

G. Claridge & Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of molded pulp egg trays, sought exemption from central excise duty by classifying its products as "containers" under Item 17 of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 and Heading 48.18 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985. The tax authorities classified the …

SMT. SURESHTA DEVIversusOM PRAKASH

Sureshta Devi and Om Prakash filed a joint petition under Section 13‑B of the Hindu Marriage Act for divorce by mutual consent. The wife later applied to withdraw her consent, claiming it was obtained under pressure, and the District Court dismissed the petition. The High Court reversed that order, …

ANIRUDHA RAMAKRISHNA KARLEKARversusSMT. JANKIBAI R. BEDEKAR

The landlord sought eviction of a shop tenant under Section 13(1)(c) of the Bombay Rent, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, alleging that the tenant had been convicted of using the premises for illegal purposes. The tenant, who ran a sweet‑meats and farsan shop, had three convictions …

RAJU KAKARA SHETTYversusRAMESH PRATAPRAO SHIROLE AND ANR.

The Supreme Court examined a lease where the tenant paid a monthly rent of Rs.900 plus a monthly education cess of Rs.120. The tenant fell into arrears and did not pay the amount within one month of a statutory notice of termination. The principal issues were whether the amendment to Section 12(3) …

ABHAY SHRIDHAR AMBULKARversusS.V. BHAVE, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ORS.

The petitioner, Abhay Sridhar Ambulkar, was detained under the National Security Act, 1980 by the Commissioner of Police, Greater Bombay, based on a government order dated 6 January 1990 that conferred detention powers on the Commissioner for a three‑month period. The petitioner challenged the …

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER BOMBAYversusNEW STANDARD ENGINEERING CO. LTD.

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay challenged the assessment of rateable value of a housing building constructed by New Standard Engineering Co. Ltd. under a Government subsidised scheme for industrial workers. The corporation had fixed the rateable value under Section 154(1) of the Bombay …

BHOOP ALLEGED SON OF SHEOversusMATADIN BHARDWAJ SON OF LAKMI CHAND

In a suit for pre-emption of agricultural land, the Sub‑Judge granted a decree in favour of Shanti Devi, requiring her to deposit four‑fifths of the purchase price by 18 Nov 1968. She deposited the amount on 19 Nov 1968 due to administrative delays. The Sub‑Judge held that the failure to deposit on …

JASWANT SINGHversusSTATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS.

Jaswant Singh, a police constable, was dismissed by the Assistant Inspector‑General of Police under Punjab Police Rules on the ground that he threatened to obstruct any departmental enquiry and to harm witnesses. The authority invoked clause (b) of the second proviso to Article 311(2) of the …

SYED HASAN RASUL NUMA AND ANRversusUNION OF INDIA AND ANR.

The Delhi Development Authority issued a public notice on 5 July 1975 proposing to change the land use of the Dargah Shaheed Khan area from residential to recreational. The notice was required to be published under Section 44 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957, which mandates that it be made known …

H.C. PUTTASWAMY AND ORS.versusHONBLE CHIEF JUSTICE OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT, BANGALORE AND ORS.

The Karnataka High Court advertised 40 vacancies for Second Division Clerks in 1978, but the Chief Justice appointed about 398 candidates, many of whom were later transferred to subordinate courts, bypassing the State Public Service Commission and the statutory recruitment rules. Seven of the …

MALAYAMMAL AND ORS.versusA MALAYALAM PILLAI AND ORS.

Karuppanna Pillai executed a will in 1942 disposing of his property in five schedules, dedicating the Schedule E properties to the construction of his own samadhi and a matam, and to the performance of poojas, feeding the poor and distribution of saffron‑coloured clothes. Two legatees sued the third …

KRISHNA KISHORE FIRMversusGOVT. OF. A.P. AND OTHERS

The appellant, K. Krishna Kishore Firm, had been operating a cinema under a lease that was due to expire in 1976. Before the lease ended, one co‑lessor of the landowner entered into an agreement of sale and a lease of his share with the appellant, who then sought renewal of its cinema licence under …

INDIRA BAIversusNAND KISHORE

The appellant, Indira Bai, bought property and built a godown with the assistance of the respondent, Nand Kishore, who did not initially assert any pre‑emptive right. After construction, the respondent served a notice claiming his statutory right of pre‑emption under the Rajasthan Pre‑emption Act, …

STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESHversusDR. N. RAMACHANDRA RAO AND ORS. M. PANDURANGA RAJU AND ORS.

The respondents, originally recruited as Civil Assistant Surgeons, claimed they were bypassed for promotion to the post of Additional Director of Medical and Health Services despite being ranked higher in the original select list. The dispute centered on whether the three‑year service requirement …

UCO BANKversusHEM CHANDRA SARKAR

The plaintiff, a textile dealer, maintained a current account with UCO Bank and alleged an oral agreement that the bank would receive, store and deliver his goods, acting as his trustee or agent. He paid for the goods but the bank failed to deliver them, leading to a suit for damages and delivery. …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.versusM/S WOOD PAPERS LTD. AND ANR

The respondent, a paper manufacturing company established in 1942, sought exemption from central excise duty on its packing and wrapping paper under Notification No. 163/1965. It asked whether the exemption applied to production based on its installed capacity as of 1967 as well as to the additional …

STATE OF MAHARASHTRAversusMAHADEO DEOMAN RAI ALIAS KALAL AND OTHERS

The respondent purchased land in Nasik and obtained permission to construct a building, but the land was later reserved under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act for a town‑planning scheme. The Municipal Council initially passed a resolution on 13‑Feb‑1967 granting permission, which was later …

A.P. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, HYDERABAD & ANR.versusB. SARAT CHANDRA & ORS.

The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission advertised a combined examination in 1983 for Grade‑I services, specifying that candidates for Deputy Superintendent of Police must be at least 21 years old on 1 July 1983. The respondent, B. Sarat Chandra, was 19 days short of this age and was therefore …

THAPAR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, PATIALA (DEEMED UNIVERSITY)versusABHINAV TANEJA AND ORS.

The Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, a deemed university, conducted admissions to its B.E. programme based on a Combined Entrance Test and a merit list, admitting students up to serial number 1127 and later admitting ten additional candidates to meet expected drop‑outs, leaving a …

GWALIOR RAYON SILK MFG. (WVG.) CO. LID.versusCUSTODIAN OF VESTED FORESTS PALGHAT AND ANR.

The appellant, Gwalior Rayon Silk Manufacturing Co., operated a large eucalyptus plantation in Kerala and contended that the plantation was not a "private forest" under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971, relying on the definition of "private forest" in the Kerala Land …

DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ANDHRA PRADESH, HYDERABAD AND ORS.versusK. RATNAGIRI

The Director General of Police suspended Circle Inspector K. Ratnagiri pending prosecution for the death of a detainee in police lock‑up. The Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal set aside the suspension, holding it invalid after six months and that the DGP lacked authority to suspend pending …

KISHAN LAL AND ORS.versusSTATE OF RAJASTHAN & ORS.

The petitioners challenged the Rajasthan Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961 on the ground that the State legislature lacked competence to levy market fees on items such as khandsari, shakkar, gur and especially sugar, arguing that sugar is a commodity of public importance under the Union List …

A.M. MATHURversusPRAMOD KUMAR GUPTA

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal by A.M. Mathur, former Advocate General of Madhya Pradesh, against a High Court order in which Justice B.M. Lal had dismissed a review petition and made disparaging remarks about Mathur's conduct. The Court held that such derogatory comments were unwarranted, …

KM. NEELIMA MISRAversusDR. HARINDER KAUR PAINTAL AND ORS.

The appellant, Neelima Misra, applied for the post of Reader in Psychology at Lucknow University. The Selection Committee, after evaluating qualifications, experience, interview performance and a high‑standard published work (an alternative to a Ph.D.), recommended her appointment. The Executive …

PUKHRAJ JAINversusMRS. PADMA KASHYAP AND ANR.

The tenant was granted a three‑year tenancy under Section 21 of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, with the Controller's permission. The landlord died before the tenancy expired, and his legal representatives later applied to the Controller for recovery of possession after the tenant failed to …

STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ORS.versusNALLAI COTTON MILLS LTD. AND ORS.

The Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (Conferment of Permanent Status to Workmen) Act, 1981 provided that workmen with 480 days of continuous service in 24 months become permanent. The Madras High Court struck down the part of Section 3(2) that allowed a period of non‑employment or discharge of …

GRAM PANCHAYAT AND ANR.versusSHREE VALLABH GLASS WORKS LIMITED AND ORS.

The Gram Panchayat sought to recover property tax from Shree Vallabh Glass Works Ltd., which had been declared a sick industrial company under the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985. The Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) had conducted an enquiry under …

SANWARMAL KEJRIWALversusVISHWA COOPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. & ORS.

The appellant, Sanwarml Kejriwal, occupied a flat in Vishwa Cooperative Housing Society under a leave‑and‑license agreement from 1957. After the member‑allottee transferred his interest, the society sought his eviction under Section 91(1) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, arguing that …

RAM PIARIversusBHAGWANT & ORS.

The appellant, a disinherited daughter, challenged a will executed by her ailing father one day before his death, which left all property to the sons of her sister. She alleged that the beneficiary's father had taken an active role in drafting the will and that suspicious circumstances surrounded …

VANNARAKKAL KALLALATTHIL SREEDHARANversusCHANDRAMAATH BALAKRISHNAN AND ANR.

The appellant entered into an agreement on 9 October 1978 to purchase 80 cents of land, but before the sale deed was executed the property was attached on 16 November 1978 by a third‑party creditor. The sale deed was executed on 23 November 1978, after the attachment. The Kerala High Court held that …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.versusBAKSHI RAM

Bakshi Ram, a constable of the Central Reserve Police Force, was convicted under Section 10(1) of the CRPF Act for forcibly entering a constable's room and assaulting his wife, and was sentenced to four months' rigorous imprisonment. While his appeal against the conviction was pending, the …

INDIAN OXYGEN LTD.versusSTATE OF BIHAR & ORS.

Indian Oxygen Ltd. had two establishments in Bihar where a 1971 settlement granted 14 paid holidays to factory staff and 18 to office staff. The company sought to treat International Labour Day (1 May), a compulsory holiday under the Bihar Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays …

SADHU SINGH GHUMANversusFOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA & ORS.

Food Corporation of India sued Sadhu Singh and others for recovery of Rs.2 lakh based on a contract that contained an arbitration clause. The defendants appeared, sought production of the original agreement to enable filing of a written statement, and then invoked Section 34 of the Arbitration Act, …

SMT. VIDHYA DHARI BHAGATversusALLAHABAD LAW JOURNAL CO. LTD.

The landlord (appellant) obtained two eviction orders against the tenant under the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958: one under section 14(1)(e) for personal bona fide requirement and another under section 14(1)(a) for non‑payment of rent, the latter being settled by compromise with the tenant delivering …

MANAGEMENT OF M/S M.S. NALLY BHARAT ENGG. CO. LTD.versusSTATE OF BIHAR & ORS.

The appellant, Management of M.S. Nally Bharat Engineering Co. Ltd., challenged a notification by the Bihar Government that transferred a pending dismissal reference of a workman (respondent No.4) from the Labour Court, Dhanbad to the Labour Court, Patna under Section 33‑B of the Industrial Disputes …

SMT. PUSHPA DEVI & ORS.versusMILKHI RAM

Milkhi Ram, the landlord, filed an eviction suit under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 alleging arrears of rent, unauthorised sub‑letting and alterations. The tenants, Pushpa Devi and her son, together with Saligram (who claimed to be a sub‑tenant), tendered the …

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, JABALPURversusKRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI AND ANR.

The Jabalpur Municipal Corporation levied property, sanitation, water, electricity and development taxes on buildings within a market (Mandi) administered by the Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, which claimed the corporation lacked jurisdiction. The corporation commenced recovery proceedings; the Samiti …

DUTTA CYCLE STORES & ORS.versusSMT. GITA DEVI SULTANIA & ORS.

The widowed plaintiff and her children sued Dutta Cycle Stores for eviction under Section 11(1)(d) of the Bihar Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1947, alleging arrears of rent for February 1974 and May‑August 1974. The trial court and the appellate courts found that rent for …

CHINNAMMAL & 4 ORS.versusP. ARUMUGHAM & ANR.

The appellant, a judgment debtor, obtained a money decree against him which was not stayed and his property was sold at a court auction. The properties were bought by a stranger auction purchaser who was a relative of the decree holder. The High Court later set aside the decree, and the appellant …

KAYASTHA PATHSHALA, ALLAHABAD AND ANR. ETC. ETC.versusRAJENDRA PRASAD AND ANR.

The respondent, Rajendra Prasad, was appointed as a chemistry lecturer in 1962 at Kulbhaskar Ashram Agriculture Intermediate College run by Kayastha Pathshala Society. After a series of suspensions and litigations spanning over 25 years, the Allahabad High Court ordered his reinstatement and payment …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORSversusFILIP TIAGO DE GAMA OF VEDEM VASCO DE GAMA

The Union of India sought to acquire land belonging to Filip Tiago de Gama for a naval air station. The Collector awarded compensation at 40 paise per square metre with a 15% solatium; the District Judge later increased compensation to Rs.3 per square metre and retained the 15% solatium. On appeal, …

FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIAversusPROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER AND ANR.

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) was directed by the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Commissioner to deposit contributions for workers employed by contractors at its depots in Rajasthan. FCI contended that it was denied a reasonable opportunity to produce evidence identifying those workers …

DR. SUBRAMANIAM SWAMYversusRAMAKRISHNA HEGDE

Ramakrishna Hegde filed a defamation suit in the Bombay High Court against Dr. Subramaniam Swamy, seeking Rs 1 crore in damages for alleged defamatory statements made at a Delhi press conference. Swamy petitioned the Supreme Court under Section 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure for transfer of the …

AMBATI NARASAYYAversusM. SUBBA RAO & ANR.

Ambati Narasayya's 10‑acre land was attached and sold in execution of a decree for a debt of about Rs 2,400. The entire parcel fetched Rs 17,000 and was sold to the respondent. The appellant challenged the sale, arguing that under Order XXI Rule 64 of the Code of Civil Procedure the court should …

SOUTHERN ROADWAYS LTD., MADURAI, BY ITS SECRETARY.versusS.M. KRISHNAN

Southern Roadways Ltd., a transport company, appointed S.M. Krishnan as its agent at Madras and allowed him to use a leased godown for the company's business. After discovering mismanagement and misappropriation of funds, the company terminated Krishnan's agency on 14 October 1988 and took …

AJIT SINGHversusCHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA & ORS.

Ajit Singh, a former Private Secretary to the Deputy Election Commissioner, challenged the appointment of M.L. Sarad as Private Secretary to the Chief Election Commissioner, alleging that the appointment violated the 1974 Recruitment Rules and that the 1979 amendment of those rules was mala fide and …

B.R. SINGH & ORS. ETC. ETC.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

The Trade Fair Authority of India Employees' Union demanded housing, regularisation of casual workers and wage revision, but management failed to act, leading the Union to call a one‑day strike on 21 January 1987 after a denied request for a general body meeting. Management responded by suspending …

RAKAPALLI RAJA RAMA GOPALA RAOversusNARAGANI GOVINDA SEHARARAO & ANR.

The respondents bought a premises that the appellant was occupying as a tenant. The appellant claimed an oral agreement with the previous owners to purchase the property, having paid Rs.5,000 as earnest money, and therefore refused to pay rent from December 1977 to May 1978. The respondents sued for …

KARNAL LEATHER KARAMCHARI SANGHATAN (REGD.)versusLIBERTY FOOTWEAR COMPANY (REGD.) & ORS.

The workers' union (Karnal Leather Karamchar Sanghatan) and Liberty Footwear Company entered into a voluntary arbitration agreement under Section 10‑A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The arbitrators awarded reinstatement of 159 workers, but the employer challenged the award, arguing procedural …

SHAM SUNDAR & ORS.versusSTATE OF HARYANA

The appellants, partners of a rice‑milling partnership, were convicted under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 for failing to supply the levy rice required by the Haryana Rice Procurement (Levy) Order, 1979. They appealed, contending that the prosecution had not proved that they were in charge of …

KASHIRAM YADAV & ANR.versusORIENTAL FIRE & GEN. INSURANCE CO. & ORS.

A constable was killed when a tractor owned by Kashiram Yadav was driven by Raghuraj, who had no driving licence. The victim's widow and children claimed compensation, and the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs.96,000, holding the owner liable. On appeal, the owner and the insurer argued that …

MIR MOHD OMAR & ORSversusSTATE OF WEST BENGAL

The accused were tried for murder under IPC sections 302/34. The prosecution examined 34 witnesses, including the investigating officer (PW‑34), and the accused were examined under Section 313 of the CrPC. The State sought re‑examination of the first accused under Section 313 and filed an unsigned …

RAMLAL KHURANA (DEAD) BY LRS.versusSTATE OF PUNJAB & ORS.

R.L. Khurana, originally a clerk in the Punjab Police, was appointed as an Excise Sub‑Inspector and later reverted to his parent department. He obtained a decree from a civil court confirming his right to continue in the substantive Excise post, overturning the reversion. Subsequently, the Excise …

STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ANR.versusSHANTILAL ETC.

The Rajasthan Medical and Health Subordinate Service Rules, 1965 created two distinct cadres – a Nursing cadre and a Compounder cadre. Two employees, Bansi Lal Sharma and Shanti Lal Jain, challenged the rules, alleging that the bifurcation arbitrarily denied Compounder Grade‑I employees a promotion …

HARBANS LAL & ORS.versusSTATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH & ORS.

The petitioners, daily‑rated carpenters employed by the Himachal Pradesh State Handicrafts Corporation, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking "equal pay for equal work" with regular government carpenters or, alternatively, the minimum wages fixed by the Deputy Commissioner. The respondents …

SMT. PUJARI BAIversusMADAN GOPAL

Smt. Pujari Bai, a displaced person, was allotted agricultural land and on 29 April 1963 received a permanent Sanad under Section 10 of the Displaced Persons (Compensation & Rehabilitation) Act, 1954, conferring absolute title. Later, during consolidation proceedings under the East Punjab Holdings …

RAJNIKANT JIVANLAL PATEL & ANOTHERversusINTELLIGENCE OFFICER NARCOTIC CONTROL BUREAU NEW DELHI.

The petitioners were arrested in March 1988 for alleged narcotics offences and were remanded to jail. Because the charge-sheet was filed after the statutory 90‑day period, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate released them on bail under proviso (a) to Section 167(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. …

MARATHWADA UNIVERSITYversusSESHRAO BALWANT RAO CHAVAN

The Deputy Registrar of Marathwada University was dismissed by the Vice‑Chancellor after a departmental enquiry, despite earlier clean‑chit reports. The University argued that the Vice‑Chancellor had authority to discipline and that the Executive Council’s later ratification cured any defect. The …

UNION OF INDIA ETC.versusPARMA NAND ETC.

Parma Nand, a time‑keeper, was found guilty of preparing a bogus pay‑bill and was dismissed by the competent authority under the Punjab Government Servants Conduct Rules, 1966. The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) reduced the dismissal to a stoppage of five future increments, holding the …

D.P. SHARMA & ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA & ANR.

The appellants, recruited as Lower Division Clerks between 1960 and 1964 and later transferred to the Armed Forces Headquarters, claimed that their inter‑se seniority should be based on length of service as prescribed by earlier Government memoranda. The Armed Forces Headquarters Clerical Service …

HARIDEV MISRAversusJAMUNADAS AGARWAL & ORS

The landlord filed a suit for eviction of the tenant alleging non-payment of rent of Rs 70 per month, which included a Rs 30 charge for furniture supplied by the landlord. The tenant contended that the house rent was only Rs 40 per month and that the Rs 30 was a separate furniture charge, which he …

PROF. C.D TASEversusUNIVERSITY OF BOMBAY & ORS.

The appellant, a lecturer appointed in 1971, was entitled under the Second Pay Commission to a senior scale of Rs.700-1100 effective June 15, 1975. The State Government later adopted the Third Pay Commission's running scale of Rs.700-1600, and clarified that earlier placements in higher pre‑1973 …

JANTA MACHINE TOOLSversusSTATE OF U.P. & ORS.

Janta Machine Tools applied for exemption from sales tax under the Uttar Pradesh Sales Tax Act, 1948 (Section 4A) based on a notification dated 30 September 1982, which granted exemption to units established between 1 October 1982 and 31 March 1985. The appellant claimed that actual production began …

LALJI & ORS.versusSTATE OF U.P.

The case arose from a violent incident on 24 June 1975 in which members of an unlawful assembly assaulted and killed Girdhari Lal and Siddhu, and Minister Lal was also killed. The appellants Lalji, Mansa, Milkhi and Bhagwati were convicted under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal …

MAKHAN SINGHversusSTATE OF PUNJAB

Makhan Singh was convicted under IPC sections 302 and 201 for the murder of his father Banta Singh and grandson Seva Singh, based on alleged motive over land, a claim that he was the last person seen with the victims, an extra‑judicial confession to Amrik Singh, a statement under Evidence Act s.27 …

JAGTAR SINGHversusSTATE OF PUNJAB & ORS.

The deceased Kamail Singh was attacked by his neighbour Paul Singh, who struck him repeatedly on the head with the handle of a tractor, causing his death. Two eyewitnesses, Jagtar Singh and Kuldip Singh, were present and identified the accused, and the tractor handle recovered from the scene was …

SUBHASH CHANDversusSTATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

Subhash Chand, an adolescent convicted of murder under IPC s.302 and sentenced to life imprisonment, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking detention under the Punjab Borstal Act, 1926, relying on Hava Singh v. State of Haryana. The State opposed, arguing that the Act does not apply to …