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The appellant transferred one acre and 65 cents of land with a building to his father for his lifetime enjoyment, stipulating that after the father's death the property would be used as a Muslim Jamat mosque. While the father was still alive, the appellant executed a second deed cancelling the …
The petitioner, a lessee of sand stone in Rajasthan, failed to file the required returns under the Rajasthan Mineral Concession Rules, 1986, prompting the Assessing Authority to make a best‑judgment assessment under Rule 38(3) based on a government circular of 17 October 1987. A random weighment of …
The first respondent entered into an agreement on 11 March 1983 to purchase 3 acres 28 gunthas of land for Rs.12,000, paying Rs.2,000 as earnest money. The petitioner‑second defendant subsequently bought the same land on 8 July 1983 for Rs.6,000 and registered the sale deed. The first respondent …
The petitioners, appointed as ad‑hoc field workers in Kerala's Filaria Department between 1981 and 1985, sought regularisation of their services after more than fourteen years. The Kerala High Court dismissed their writ petitions and directed the government to fill thirty vacancies through the …
Shyam Bahadur Tripathi, a conductor with the U.P. Road Transport Corporation, was charged with misconduct for failing to issue tickets to 34 of 53 passengers on a bus. An enquiry was ordered, a charge‑sheet was served, and after a show‑cause notice and his explanation, he was removed from service on …
The respondent, Jaswant Singh, filed a suit seeking declaration of title and possession of a parcel of land. The petitioner, Shromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, initially denied any title of the alleged owner, Isher Singh, in its first written statement. After trial, the petitioner sought to …
Dr. S.K. Kacker, a Professor and Head of the ENT Department at AIIMS, was appointed Director of the Institute for a five‑year tenure (Oct 1990‑Oct 1995). After his tenure ended, he filed a writ petition seeking to revert to his earlier post until his superannuation in July 1998. The Delhi High Court …
The Municipal Board of Hapur had set up a bus stand and, by resolution, increased the daily fee for its use from Rs 0.50 to Rs 0.75. Transport operators (the respondents) challenged the fee, arguing that the municipality lacked authority to levy it and that the increase was ultra vires. The …
The Supreme Court examined the compensation payable for the acquisition of 33 acres 84 cents of agricultural land in West Godavari district for FCI godowns. The Land Acquisition Officer had fixed Rs 32,500 per acre, which was enhanced by a Subordinate Judge to Rs 90,000 per acre, a decision later …
The appellant's 60 bighas of land, requisitioned in 1959 under the Assam Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1948 for settlement of Bangladesh refugees, was compensated at Rs. 300 per bigha under Section 7(1A). The appellant argued that the land, originally granted in 1872 for "special …
The Amritsar Improvement Trust framed a scheme under the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922 to create a passage to Guru Nanak Stadium and, after statutory publication and government approval, began acquiring land for the scheme. The appellants, who purchased a vacant site after the scheme’s approval …
Mohan Singh Rathore, a Rajasthan State Police Service officer, was placed on the select list for promotion to the Indian Police Service (IPS) and his name was approved by the UPSC. The State Government failed to issue the mandatory "no deterioration certificate" before his retirement on 31 May 1988, …
The sole appellant died while his appeal was pending before the High Court. The death was notified late, and the appellant's counsel could not locate the legal heirs to file a substitution application within the prescribed time, leading the High Court to declare the appeal abated and dismiss it. An …
The teachers (respondents) misused Leave Travel Concession benefits in 1981‑82, leading to recovery actions in 1984‑86. They filed applications before the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal challenging the government's right to recover the amounts. In August 1989 the Tribunal, in similar cases, held …
D. Radhakrishnan, appointed to the Tamil Nadu State Police Service in 1979, was transferred to a cadre post in July 1980 and continuously officiated there. He was first placed on the UPSC‑approved select list in 1979 (continued for 1980), omitted in 1981 due to lack of vacancies, and re‑included in …
The Allahabad Development Authority had acquired 23 bighas 19 biswas of land for a Transport Nagar Scheme by issuing a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and taking possession on 2 November 1977 under Section 17(4). The acquisition was later declared to have lapsed …
The Supreme Court heard a civil appeal challenging a Bombay High Court order that dealt with a consent decree between the parties concerning payment of amounts and the handover of registration certificates (R.C.) for certain vehicles. The appellants sought modification of the payment schedule under …
The Union of India and another party, as tenants of a plot in Worli Estate, challenged a compensation award made by the Special Land Acquisition Officer under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. They argued that the award of Rs. 8300 per square foot was excessive and that, as tenants, they were entitled …
The case concerned a piece of land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for a public purpose. After the acquisition, a dispute arose over who was entitled to receive the compensation. The single judge had declared the title in favour of the petitioner and the division bench directed a civil …
The petitioners challenged the acquisition of land by the State of Maharashtra under the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act and the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, arguing that surplus land should be returned to them based on a government resolution. The land had been taken in 1974, an award was …
The Punjab Public Service Commission advertised 21 Dental Officer posts requiring a B.D.S. degree and stating a preference for higher dental qualifications. Dr. Anita Puri, holding an M.D.S., filed a writ petition claiming that the preference clause entitled her to be selected, and the Punjab & …
The case concerned the interpretation of Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service Rules and special rules under G.O.Ms. No. 3134 regarding promotion of Assistants to Superintendents in the Urban Land Tax Department. The respondents argued that all city‑based units (Board of Revenue, Assistant Commissioner’s …
Mohammad Rahmat Ali, appointed as a copyist in the Hyderabad Government in 1951, was later allotted to Andhra Pradesh services. After a suspension, conviction and subsequent acquittal, he was dismissed in 1981 and filed petitions for reinstatement and promotion. The Andhra Pradesh Administrative …
Three police officers, including the petitioners, led a peaceful procession after duty hours to present a grievance about inadequate accommodation to the Superintendent of Police, in violation of a prohibitory order. They were dismissed from service under Rule 16(2) of the Punjab Police Rules for …
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) had taken several Sub‑Inspectors of the West Bengal Government on deputation and assigned them to the duties of Assistant Grade‑II for more than eighteen years. When the deputationists were to be absorbed into FCI's regular service, the corporation’s circular …
The Supreme Court considered an appeal by Sri Saunu against the Collector’s award of compensation for 221 bighas of land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for the Beas‑Sutlej Link Project. The Land Acquisition Officer had fixed compensation between Rs 2,000 and Rs 5,000 per bigha, which …
The Supreme Court examined an appeal by Santosh Kumar and others against the Punjab & Haryana High Court’s enhancement of compensation for land acquired under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for housing development in Panipat. The Land Acquisition Officer had fixed compensation per …
Sharanappa Basappa Dindawar owned 15 acres 6 gunthas in Survey No. 102 and 28 acres 10 gunthas in Survey No. 28/2. By a registered exchange deed dated 18 August 1971 he swapped the 28 acres 10 gunthas for 30 acres 24 gunthas of land in Survey No. 175, increasing his total holding to 45 acres 30 …
Mohammed Khan sold a two‑acre parcel of land in Shimoga to P.G. Eshwarappa after the tenant, Channabasappa (father of the respondents), refused to purchase it. Channabasappa sued for declaration of title and possession, obtaining a decree in 1959 that forfeited his tenancy. The appellant took …
The Supreme Court considered an appeal by Poshetty and others against the State of Andhra Pradesh concerning the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The issue was whether serving a notice of award under Section 11, together with its enclosure, is a pre‑condition under Section 12(2) for the limitation period …
The appellants challenged the validity of a notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, which sought to acquire 80 acres of land for a house‑building cooperative society. They argued that the notification was mala fide because some of their lands had previously been …
The Uttar Pradesh Public Services Tribunal set aside the removal of Rameshwar Dass Gupta and ordered his confirmation, promotion and payment of salary, gratuity and pension. Gupta filed an execution petition under Order 21 Rule 1 of the CPC to recover the awarded amounts. The executing court, …
Rameshwarlal, a former employee of the Municipal Council, Tonk, claimed arrears of salary for the period September 10, 1987 to August 18, 1988. He filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution in the Rajasthan High Court in February 1990, which was dismissed on the ground that the …
The Supreme Court considered a series of appeals and writ petitions filed by Mahavir Sugar Mills Ltd. and related parties against the State of Uttar Pradesh concerning the U.P. Sugar Undertakings (Acquisition) Act, 1971. The Court noted that the validity of the Act had already been upheld in Ishwari …
The petitioners, selected for promotion under a 25% internal quota, joined their posts in October 1990, while direct recruits under the same quota joined earlier in August 1990. The petitioners claimed that, because their selection process began earlier, they were entitled to seniority over the …
The Union of India acquired land in Delhi under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and awarded compensation, which was subsequently enhanced by the Land Acquisition Officer and the Additional District Judge. The High Court, relying on the 1984 Amendment Act, further enhanced the compensation by granting …
The State of Karnataka issued a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on 26 August 1982 and later conducted an enquiry under Section 5‑A, after which a declaration under Section 6 was published on 24 June 1985. Two writ petitions challenged both the notification and the …
The appellants, mortgagors, executed a usufructuary mortgage bond and were obliged to pay rent. After defaulting, the landlord obtained a decree for arrears, which was executed by selling the property; the mortgagee paid the decretal amount. The mortgagee contended that this payment extinguished the …
The plaintiff, Smt. Sawarni, and her sister Roori claimed to be the daughters of the deceased landowner Gurbax Singh and sought a declaration of title and possession of the disputed land. A will executed by the widow Gurdip Kaur in favour of the two daughters and a succession certificate issued …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer acquired 5 acres 21 gunthas of land for a canal under a Section 4(1) notification of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The officer initially awarded Rs 4,800 per acre, which was enhanced by a civil judge to Rs 20,000 per acre and upheld by the High Court. On …
Joyachan M. Sebastian was initially appointed as Clerk Grade‑II at the Doordarshan Television Station, Kohima on 21 September 1983. The post was abolished on 8 June 1983 and he was transferred, at his option, to the Doordarshan Kendra, Salem on 6 August 1984, and later, at his request, to Trivandrum …
The respondent held a mining lease granted in 1979 for extracting minerals in a forest area, which expired in 1984. The Forest Conservation Act, 1980, which came into force in 1980, requires prior central government approval for any mining in forest areas. In 1989 the respondent applied for renewal …
The Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation acquired 861,515 sq m of waste land on the outskirts of Surat for industrial development under a notification of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded compensation of Rs 5 per sq m, which was later enhanced to Rs …
The State of Kerala sought recovery of arrears owed by an abkari contractor, Vasudevan, who defaulted on dues as of 1 April 1969. A demand notice was issued on 17 June 1969, after which the contractor transferred three acres of agricultural land to his wife on 30 June 1969. The Tehsildar issued a …
The appellant, Papaiah, purchased five acres of agricultural land that had been assigned to Scheduled Caste persons under Mysore Land Revenue Code Rule 43(8) in 1940. The sale deed was executed in 1958, but the Karnataka Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) …
The State (Excis e Superintendent, Malkapatnam) sought to fill 723 posts by selecting candidates whose names were sponsored through the employment exchange, while the respondents, who applied independently, were excluded. The respondents approached the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, which …
The Supreme Court examined an appeal by Ramesh Dutt, whose 180 acres of land in Bhatinda had been acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Dutt claimed compensation for the land and for loss of his poultry business. The trial court awarded market value compensation for the land and the High …
The United India Insurance Company appealed against an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directing it to pay Rs.5,04,453.23 to M.K.J. Corporation for leather spoiled during an employees' strike, together with interest. The insurer contended that a clause (b) of Section 2 …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation for agricultural land and a separate sum for a well. On reference, the civil judge increased the compensation, and the Karnataka High Court affirmed it. The appellant challenged the use of a 15‑year multiplier in calculating compensation …
Ram Lal was appointed on an ad‑hoc basis as a casual railway worker in 1962 and was illegally terminated in 1964. A civil court set aside the termination and reinstated him in 1971, granting regular status effective from September 1971 after he passed a medical examination. He claimed that he should …
The State of Gujarat obtained a land acquisition award on 26 June 1981 under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and a notice under Section 12(2) was issued on 18 September 1981. An application for reference to a civil court under Section 18 was filed only on 30 July 1985, more than three …
The Union of India appealed against an award of solatium and interest granted by an arbitrator under Section 8 of the Jammu & Kashmir Requisition and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1968, where the respondents' lands had been acquired for defence purposes. The Supreme Court examined whether …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 empowers a development authority to levy a development fee on applicants for plan sanction. The High Court had held that no such power existed, but the Supreme Court read Sections 14, 33, 41, 56 and related …
The State of Andhra Pradesh prosecuted N. Venkatramana, a video shop owner, for possessing 90 video cassettes that lacked the statutory particulars required under Section 52-A of the Copyright Act, 1957. The trial court convicted him under Section 63, imposing six months' imprisonment and a fine of …
M/s. Fair Air Engineers Pvt. Ltd. entered into a contract with N.K. Modi to install a centrally air‑conditioned plant in his house. After alleged breach, the respondent filed a complaint before the State Consumer Commission, which stayed the proceedings and ordered the parties to arbitrate under …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer acquired six acres of agricultural land near Chikodi municipality for industrial development under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded compensation on an acreage basis, but the reference court and the Karnataka High …
The respondent, originally appointed as a Junior Engineer in the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) in 1977, was later selected as an Assistant Engineer by the U.P.S.C. in 1982 and appointed in 1987. The dispute concerned whether, after 18 years of service in CPWD, he should be absorbed in that …
The petitioner and respondent entered into a sale agreement for land on June 14, 1986, with a total price of Rs.85,000 per killa, Rs.6,000 paid as earnest money and the balance of Rs.64,000 to be paid in cash at registration by July 15, 1987. At registration, the respondent presented a bank draft …
The petitioner, Hirabai, challenged the sale of her 8 acres of agricultural land that had been attached and sold under execution of a money decree. She argued that the proclamation of sale under Order 21 Rule 66 of the CPC was invalid because it did not contain a valuation of the property and …
The State of Punjab filed a Special Leave Petition challenging the Punjab & Haryana High Court's order that quashed the FIR against Maninder Singh for alleged misappropriation of Rs. 1.61 crore of public funds. The Supreme Court directed the State to produce the charge‑sheet and statements of …
The appellant, a Tehsildar, challenged an adverse remark in his 1988‑89 Annual Confidential Report that he "does not act dispassionately when faced with dilemma." The Supreme Court held that adverse remarks must be based on specific instances and the officer must be given an opportunity to respond. …
The respondent, an Income‑Tax Officer, was dismissed from service and filed a suit challenging his dismissal. The suit was decreed, resulting in his reinstatement, but the arrears of salary were not paid, prompting a writ petition in the High Court which ordered payment of all arrears. After the …
Ram Nihore filed a suit on April 25, 1988, impleading Mansari as co‑plaintiff for a perpetual injunction restraining the appellant from possession and enjoyment of the schedule property. The suit was dismissed for default on May 27, 1988. The appellant objected that Ram Nihore had died on September …
Sh. Mohinder Singh Jagdev was appointed as a Section Officer in the Central Public Works Department in 1956 but was found to have obtained the appointment using false certificates. He was suspended and later terminated on 10 September 1957 under Rule 5 of the Central Government (Temporary) Service …
The State of Karnataka initiated disciplinary proceedings against G.M. Hayath under Rule 6(1) of the Karnataka State Police Disciplinary Proceedings Rules, 1965, alleging that he had submitted a false income certificate at recruitment, claiming his father's income exceeded the Rs 1,000 per annum …
The petitioner had agreed to purchase a house from the first respondent, Dwarka Prasad Mathur, and paid the consideration. Before taking possession, the second respondent obtained a decree of specific performance in a separate suit, which the petitioner challenged in suit 121‑A of 1984 on the ground …
The petitioner, a government employee, was convicted under Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code and fined Rs.200, a conviction that was final and involved moral turpitude. He sought a reference to the Industrial Tribunal under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to contest his dismissal. …
The State of Haryana issued a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to acquire land in Rewari district. The respondents argued that a government policy excluded lands on which buildings had been constructed and that their shops were built before the notification, seeking …
The petitioner, a railway employee who retired in July 1972, was given several opportunities to switch from the Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) scheme to the Railway Pension Scheme but consistently chose to remain in the CPF and received the lump‑sum settlement on retirement. After a lapse of 24 …
The case concerned the murder of Urmila Devi, aged 19, who was strangulated and her body subsequently burnt. The trial court convicted her husband, Ramesh Prasad Misra, under IPC sections 302, 201 and 498‑A and sentenced him to death, while his mother was convicted under sections 201 and 498‑A; the …
The case concerns the award of compensation for land acquired under a notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Land Acquisition Officer initially fixed compensation at Rs. 2,000 per bigha, which was later enhanced by the Additional District Judge to Rs. …
Smt. Gayatri Devi Pandey, originally appointed as a School Psychologist and later regularised as an L.T. Grade teacher, was subsequently appointed on an ad‑hoc basis as Assistant Psychologist and promoted to Vocational Guidance Counsellor. She sought regularisation in these posts, but her …
The petitioners challenged the constitutional validity of Explanation II to Section 2(22) and Section 76 of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institution and Endowments Act, 1987, arguing that these provisions unlawfully divested vested rights created by the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra …
The Amalapuram Municipal Council sought to fill the post of Chairman by calling names from the employment exchange. Initially, under Government Memorandum No. 372 (Feb 18, 1992) the Chairman could select candidates without any counter‑verification. However, Government Order No. 413 (Mar 10, 1992) …
Sh. Bau Nath Gupta was appointed on a temporary basis as Assistant Master in the Government of Uttar Pradesh in December 1955 and served for about four years before being recruited by the Bihar Public Service Commission and joining the Bihar Government in January 1959, where he retired in December …
The dispute concerned land originally owned by Punjaba. Upon his death, his widow Parwatabai obtained a limited estate in 1941 and executed a registered gift deed transferring enjoyment of the land to her husband, who thereafter possessed it. After Parwatabai’s death in 1966, her daughters claimed …
The appellant, a Police Inspector, was transferred and ordered to vacate his residential quarter after a senior police officer filed a false report alleging misconduct during a raid on a hotel that was operating beyond permitted hours. The senior officer’s report led to departmental proceedings, a …
The appellant, a senior stenographer who was appointed as an Assistant on 29 April 1977, claimed seniority over two respondents who had been appointed as Assistants in September 1975 and had continuously served in that post. The dispute centered on the interpretation of Rule 3(1) and Rule 3(2) of …
Petitioners filed a suit for specific performance of a 1976 sale agreement for two doors, claiming they had paid part consideration and were ready to perform, while respondents 1 and 2 delayed execution. The trial court found breach by respondents but denied specific performance, holding that …
The State of Andhra Pradesh and others challenged the writ filed by Ind. Natali Granite Ltd., which questioned the State Government's competence to levy a cess on mining leases. The High Court initially held the amendment to the District Boards Act, 1955, which sought to levy the cess, ultra vires, …
The appellants, Devchand Kalyan Tandel and Jayantilal, were charged under Section 135(1)(a) of the Customs Act, 1962 for transporting ten silver ingots without a transport voucher in a notified area under Section 11‑K. The prosecution recovered the ingots from a secret compartment of an ambassador …
The State of Bihar acquired 20.40 acres of land for the Getalsud Dam project under a 1972 notification. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation of Rs 1,59,505 at Rs 2,266 per acre, while the reference court increased the rate to Rs 10,000 per acre and granted a separate sum for a tank and …
In a partition suit, a cinema theatre was allotted to a woman and her minor son subject to payment of Rs.1,55,000 each. Unable to pay, the theatre was auctioned. The appellant advanced Rs.2,10,391 to the woman to set aside the sale, on the condition that she would sell the theatre to him for …
The State of Gujarat appealed against a compensation agreement entered into under Section 11(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, which fixed compensation at Rs. 140 per guntha, an additional 20% for land development, a 15% solatium and interest at 4.5% as of the agreement date. The issue was …
The dispute arose from an agreement for the sale of green tea leaves in which Avijit Tea Co. advanced Rs. 20 lakh, later deposited with a court receiver. Avijit Tea filed a suit for specific performance, which was dismissed by a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court, and the Bench ordered a …
The State of Bihar acquired 3.17 acres of agricultural land for the Suvarnarekha Project under a 1981 notification, and the Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded compensation of Rs. 14,445 per acre, later enhanced to Rs. 15,055 per acre by a Subordinate Judge. Both the State and the claimants …
The Aircraft Employees' Housing Co‑operative Society sought acquisition of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. A notification under s.4(1) was published on 24‑Nov‑1981 and objections under s.5‑A were filed, but the respondents failed to appear for the hearing on 30‑Nov‑1981. The Government …
The State of Madhya Pradesh acquired 33 bighas 15 biswas of agricultural land in 1964 for industrial purposes. The Collector initially awarded Rs 3,150 per bigha, which was later enhanced by the Additional District Judge to Rs 1 per square foot with statutory benefits. The High Court judges varied …
The appellant claimed a patta (title deed) for land in Muzaffarpur that he said was granted by the Zamindar on 11 August 1950. The Collector, exercising powers under Section 4(h) of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950, investigated and concluded that the patta was a fraudulent transfer intended to …
The Ganapathi National Middle School, an aided institution established in 1929 and occupying rented premises, faced eviction by its landlord. The school sought acquisition of the land by the State, leading to a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, which was later …
The Supreme Court examined an appeal by Baldev Singh and others challenging the Punjab & Haryana High Court’s reduction of compensation for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Collector had fixed Rs 16,000 per acre, the Additional District Judge raised it to Rs 30,000 per acre, …
The State of Kerala challenged a notification issued under the Kerala Preservation of Trees Act, 1986 that prohibited felling of all trees on a 60‑acre parcel which the Supreme Court had earlier declared not to be a private forest under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971. …
The appellants challenged the award of compensation for land acquired by the State of Maharashtra for a spinning mill near Nagpur. The Land Acquisition Officer had fixed compensation at Rs 5,000, Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,000 per acre for three categories of land. The reference court enhanced the …
Durga Das purchased a share of land from Kewal Krishan, a member of a family that owned 14 cannals 18 marlas of land. The government acquired part of this land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and the appellant claimed compensation as a tenant in occupation, relying on a mutation entry that …
The State acquired 11 cents of land for a post office. The Land Acquisition Officer fixed compensation at Rs. 2,50,000 per acre, which the Civil Judge enhanced to Rs. 4,50,000 per acre. The High Court further raised it to Rs. 6,00,000 per acre, relying on a sale deed (Exhibit P‑9) that showed a …
The appellant's land, acquired under a notification issued pursuant to Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, was awarded compensation of Rs.10 per square yard by the Reference Court, relying on a Delhi High Court decision in A.N. Bialdari v. Union of India. The High Court had based its …
The appellant’s land, measuring one bigha and 14 biswas, was acquired under a 1957 notification of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The reference court awarded compensation at Rs 10 per square yard, relying on the decision in A.N. Bhandari v. Union of India, which the High Court affirmed. The …
The case concerned a collision between a jeep driven by Shantaram Patki and a passenger bus, resulting in the death of R.J. Kulkarni. The trial court dismissed the claim for damages, deeming the accident inevitable, but the Bombay High Court reversed this, finding the bus driver negligent and …
The Naihati Municipality resolved to rehabilitate hawkers by acquiring land, but lacked funds, so the hawkers' union contributed Rs 3,90,000 which was deposited with the municipal commissioner and became part of the municipality’s funds. The Government issued a notification under Section 4(1) of the …
The petitioners challenged the acquisition of 3,470 acres in Naraina village for the "planned development of Delhi" on the grounds that the land was not required for a public purpose and that the substance of the notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 had not been properly …
The Indore Development Authority acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and awarded compensation of Rs. 44,000 per hectare. The claimants later obtained enhanced compensation from the civil court and the High Court, the latter relying on certified copies of sale deeds marked under …
The appellant, one of four defendants in a suit for specific performance, challenged a decree of the appellate court before the Allahabad High Court. While three appellants were represented by counsel who appeared, the appellant had changed his advocate, and the new counsel failed to appear on the …
The Indore Development Authority sought to acquire 4.85 acres of land under Town Improvement Scheme No. 54 framed under the Madhya Pradesh Town Improvement Trust Act, 1960. The Government sanctioned the scheme and a notification under Section 71(2) of the Act was published on 22 August 1973, which, …
The appellant, Sri Chowdegowda, claimed to be the legitimate son of the deceased, Machine Chowdegowda, and sought his share in a partition of ten acres of wet land, five point three acres of dry land and thirty gunthas of house site. The dispute centered on whether a customary Kuduvali marriage that …
The case arose from a fatal roof collapse in the South Govindpur Colliery on 30 June 1989, which killed five miners and injured two. The senior mining engineer, Babular, and the manager, Maheshwari Sharma, were alleged to have been absent and to have failed to take safety precautions, leading a …
Rameshwar Dubey and others filed a suit on 15 February 1973 under Section 31 of the Specific Relief Act seeking declaration that two sale deeds (dated 12 July 1966 and 14 December 1970) were void because fraud had been perpetrated on the plaintiff. The trial court and the Patna High Court held that …
Sarvinder Singh filed a suit for declaration of ownership of land based on a registered will of his mother dated 26 May 1952, also relying on an earlier decree granting him possession. He obtained an interim injunction against the defendants, which was later vacated. The defendants, heirs of …
Ms. Anjali Bepari was appointed as a Gram Sevika under the Central Social Welfare Board Scheme against a casual vacancy on 11 February 1992 and sought regularisation of her services. The Single Judge of the Calcutta High Court rejected her claim, holding the appointment was not in accordance with …
The appellants, R.K. Tandon and others, held lease‑hold rights over 22,528 sq. yd of land in Allahabad that was acquired by the State under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation of Rs 4,57,750.88; the reference court fixed Rs 500 per sq. yd for land, Rs …
Ansal Engineering Projects Ltd entered into a construction contract with Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd (THDC) and furnished a bank guarantee of Rs 57,57,970 issued by UCO Bank in favor of THDC. After THDC terminated the contract, it invoked the guarantee and demanded payment. Ansal sought …
The petitioners challenged a High Court order directing them to file an election petition within three weeks of the writ petition's disposal and to have the Election Tribunal decide the matter without considering the statutory limitation of 30 days prescribed under Rule 3 of the Andhra Pradesh …
The petitioners, sons of a deceased plaintiff, applied to be added as parties to a specific performance suit after their father's name was deleted following his death. They alleged that the relinquishment deed signed by their father was forged and that being excluded would prejudice their rights. …
Petitioner Pirthi@ Sansi entered into an agreement on 6 May 1988 to sell agricultural land to Respondent No.1 and received part payment. Respondent No.1 filed a suit for specific performance in 1993, which the trial court decreed in his favour. On appeal, the Additional District Judge set aside the …
The petitioner obtained an injunction from a civil court restraining the respondent from constructing a building that allegedly infringed his easement of air and light. The respondent filed a writ petition under Article 226 against the Municipal Corporation, claiming the construction was authorized, …
The appellant, Sm. Bhatori, executed a general power of attorney in favour of respondent‑2, granting him authority to manage her agricultural land, including alienation. Respondent‑2 used this authority to file a suit against the appellant and subsequently executed sale deeds transferring the same …
The Supreme Court dealt with the inter‑se seniority of ad‑hoc doctors in the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Medical and Health Service after the State Government attempted to regularise them under the U.P. Regulation of Ad‑hoc Appointees Rules, 1979. The Court examined whether doctors who were not …
The respondent, a Chief Engineer, had his date of birth in service records corrected from 30‑Nov‑1936 to 28‑Jun‑1938, prompting a complaint to the Lokayukta who, after a trial‑like inquiry, concluded the correct date was 30‑Nov‑1936 and recommended his retirement and recovery of salary. The State …
The appellants purchased a property from a company under liquidation and sought demarcation of their plot, which led the respondents—owners of an adjoining plot—to claim encroachment and obtain an injunction. The Single Judge ordered the appellants to remove obstructions and appointed a Special …
The respondents were teachers in privately managed aided schools in Haryana who, after acquiring higher qualifications, claimed pay scales and dearness allowances equal to those of teachers in government schools. The State Government refused, but the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted relief, …
Jog Ram, the appellant, possessed 30 bighas 13 biswas of land that had been evacuee property taken over by the State of Haryana for distribution. In 1967 the land was auctioned and Fateh Singh (respondent No.5) was the highest bidder; the sale was confirmed. In 1968 Jog Ram applied for confirmation …
The appellants, Malwa Oil Mills, purchased plots 4 and 5 from the erstwhile owners after taking possession of land that had been notified under Section 71 of the Madhya Pradesh Town Improvement Trust Act, 1960 for a housing scheme, and later sought to retain a sign‑board placed on the property. The …
The Supreme Court examined a dispute arising from land acquired by the Government of Punjab under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, where the award and compensation were paid to the original owners. After the bridge was completed, the respondent, Sadhu Ram, entered possession as a yearly lessee in …
The appellant, Ram Singh, had cut down trees that existed on his land as of 24 January 1971 and replanted new trees. The issue before the Supreme Court was whether the newly planted trees could be classified as "grove land" under Section 23(8) of the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land …
The appellants, former owners of surplus urban land in Pune, were deemed to possess excess land under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. After objections were rejected, a notification under Section 10(3) was published vesting the surplus land in the State, before the appellants' …
The Collector, under the PEPSU Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955, determined that Inder Singh held 18.82 standard acres of surplus land and ordered its surrender in July 1961, after which the land was taken over by the State and redistributed to landless persons. Subsequent consolidation …
The appellant's land was acquired and a compensation award of Rs.1,000 per acre was made. He applied for a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, but the court’s notice was not properly served; the notice was allegedly served on a deceased father. The reference court dismissed …
The State of West Bengal acquired 985.95 acres of land in Durgapur for industrial purposes under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with an initial notification in 1956 that later lapsed and a second notification in 1964. The Land Acquisition Officer fixed compensation at Rs. 2,310 per acre, but the …
The appellants filed appeals under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act seeking compensation of Rs.75,000 per acre but paid court fees based on a lower valuation of Rs.60,000 per acre. After a separate case enhanced compensation to Rs.75,000, they applied to pay the deficit court fee to obtain the …
The appellant, Prem Ballabh Belwal, was a tenure‑holder of 182 acres of bhumiswami land under the U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. His wife, Basanti Devi, held 24 acres as an Asami (occupancy) right. The question before the Supreme Court was whether the wife's land, held only …
The case concerned Kashi Vidyapith, a deemed university under the U.P. State Universities Act, which sought acquisition of land for its campus, staff quarters, hostels and playground. The High Court had set aside the declaration under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, holding that the …
The appeal (Civil Appeal No. 6149 of 1983) arose from a dispute over several parcels of land in Survey Nos. 194, 115 and 82 claimed by the appellants Chikkatayamma and others and the respondents R. Balakrishnappa and others. The parties filed a compromise memo before the Supreme Court, detailing the …
The Special Tehsildar appealed against a Kerala High Court order that set aside a subordinate judge’s condonation of delay in filing a review of a land‑acquisition award. The award dated 31 March 1989 had enhanced compensation and the appellant filed a review application on 29 July 1991 after a …
The premises at 7 Chapel Road, Calcutta, were requisitioned in 1971 under the West Bengal Premises Requisition and Control (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1947 for defence purposes during the Bangladesh war, and the Indian Navy took possession. The respondents challenged the requisition, and the …
The Supreme Court examined appeals concerning compensation awarded under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for land acquired to establish an agricultural market yard. The High Court had enhanced the compensation from Rs.10 to Rs.15 per square yard and also increased solatium, interest, and an …
The respondents, who were assistant teachers, were deputed at the Government's expense in 1966 to obtain higher qualifications such as graduation and B.Ed. The Government issued a Finance Department memo on 22 October 1964 stating that only employees who attended training at their own cost would be …
The respondent, a work‑charged employee of the Punjab Public Works Department, went on leave on 10 April 1986 and failed to return without any sanction, remaining absent until August 1986. The department issued a termination notice on 3 September 1986, giving him ten days to report, and subsequently …
The State of Maharashtra appealed against a decision of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal which had directed that the service of Assistant and Associate Lecturers, appointed before 1979, be counted as service as Lecturers for the purpose of granting senior‑scale and selection‑grade pay. The …
The appellant, a retired government employee, challenged a compulsory retirement order. The Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal set aside the retirement order and directed the Government to conduct a fresh enquiry and fix his pension. The appellant contended that a fresh enquiry was unnecessary after …
Dr. D.C. Saxena filed a public‑interest writ petition seeking recovery of funds from the Prime Minister, which was dismissed by a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India. He then filed a second writ petition directly against the Chief Justice, alleging bias, procedural improprieties, misuse of …
The State of Punjab appealed the acquittal of Labh Singh and others under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, arguing that the trial court erred by not considering the violation of Section 50, which mandates that an accused be informed of his right to be searched in the …
The case concerned promotion eligibility in the Himachal Pradesh service where Head Clerks (appellants) and Accountants (respondents) had differing pay scales and seniority. Initially, Accountants drew a higher pay scale, but subsequent statutory rules under the proviso to Article 309 raised the …
The Panchayat Varga Sharmajivi Samudaik Sahakari Khedut Co‑op Society Ltd. (appellants) sought assignment of 300 acres of waste land vested in the Gram Panchayat for the economic empowerment of its labourer and Scheduled Caste members. The Gram Panchayat passed a unanimous resolution requesting the …
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) allotted an industrial plot to the respondent through a Provisional Letter of Allotment (PLA) dated 29 October 1991 at Rs. 60.50 per sq. yard. The respondent failed to complete the required formalities within the stipulated period and sought an …
Dr. Surinder Singh Jamwal and another doctor were appointed on an ad hoc basis in the Jammu & Kashmir health service and had served for more than thirteen years. They filed a petition seeking regularisation of their posts, arguing that their long service created a right to be appointed regularly. …
The petitioners alleged that test firing exercises at a range near Itarsi in Madhya Pradesh were endangering the lives of tribal people who entered the area to collect firewood, resulting in injuries and deaths, thereby violating their right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Supreme …
The petitioners, recruited as legal assistants in 1963 and 1964, retired after 25 years of service and claimed an additional five years of qualifying service for pension computation under Rule 2423-A of the Railway Establishment Manual II. The Central Administrative Tribunal allowed their claim, but …
The petition challenged a land acquisition made in 1953 for the establishment of an Indian Institute of Technology, where 60.8 acres were later transferred to the National Institute of Technology (NITIE) by a government resolution. The petitioner, a sub‑lessee, claimed that he was not given notice …
G.N. Rao challenged the compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer for 7 acres of land in Nizamabad acquired under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The High Court had fixed compensation at Rs 32,000 per acre, relying on sale deeds of adjacent lands and a claim of potential …
The Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) entered into a supply agreement with M/s Bijoy Mining Co. Ltd. which required the consumer to pay an annual minimum guarantee charge. The consumer objected to a bill on the ground that erratic supply prevented it from taking the contracted amount, invoking …
The appellant, Kashmir Chand, bought a plot in an open auction in July 1971 for Rs 46,000 but paid only Rs 11,500, leaving a balance of Rs 34,500. Over more than 21 years he failed to pay the balance, and the authorities demanded a larger sum of Rs 3,78,000, which he also defaulted on. He filed a …
The Union of India appealed against a promotion order that deviated from the rule of granting 50% of the quota and an additional two‑year benefit to Upper Division Clerks under the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. Section 5‑D(7)(a) of the Act requires prior approval …
Vasant Gangaram Sa Chandan was appointed as Peon‑cum‑Watchman in the Hyderabad Agricultural Committee on 1 April 1957 and, after the reorganisation of states, transferred to the Krishi Utpadan Bazar Samiti, retiring on 1 April 1991 after about 35 years of service. The pension scheme of the Market …
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) invited applications for school sites in Panchkula and allotted 11 of 23 plots, denying eight applicants. The denied applicants challenged the allotment procedure, leading to a single judge finding procedural faults but upholding the allotments because …
The Ujjain Development Authority acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and the acquisition officer initially awarded Rs 27,500 per hectare. The District Judge enhanced the award to Rs 50,000 per hectare with solatium and interest, and the Madhya Pradesh High Court further increased …
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) disconnected electricity to Mis. Guru Nanak Cold Storage for non‑payment of dues. The respondent claimed damages for the disconnection and invoked arbitration under Section 52 of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 and Section 76(2) of the Electricity (Supply) …
Ali Ji Monoji & Co., a lessee, filed a suit for perpetual injunction against the Municipal Corporation of Bombay to stop demolition of alleged unauthorised structures under Section 351 of the Municipal Corporation Act. The municipal corporation issued a demolition notice, and the landlords of the …
Dr. Nanda Ballabh Pathak, a Hindi Pandit in a lower‑grade school, applied for promotion to the post of Hindu Pandit in an upgraded inter‑college. The post was prescribed to require an MA in Hindi, a BA in Sanskrit and a B.Ed. While the appellant held an MA and PhD in Hindi, he did not possess a BA …
The petitioners, appointed as LT Grade teachers in a government‑aided private college, challenged the legality of their ad‑hoc appointments, alleging that the college had not complied with the procedure prescribed in Section 18 of the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Services Commission and …
The petitioners, heirs of evacuee Ashfaq Hussain, claimed rights over property vested in the Custodian under the Administration of Evacuee Properties Act, 1950. An order of the Assistant Custodian dated June 22, 1961 was communicated to shareholders, but a revision application under Section 27 was …
Surjeet Singh, a heavy‑vehicle driver appointed in 1986, was medically declared unfit in 1993 due to a deficiency in sight and was compulsorily retired. He sought a compassionate appointment for his son as a clerk under Government of Haryana instructions dated 22 February 1991 and 28 August 1992. …
The Supreme Court entertained writ petitions filed by the National Federation of Railway Parcel Porters seeking regularisation of casual porters employed through cooperative societies. The Court recalled its earlier judgment (National Federation of Railway Porters, Vendors & Bearers v. Union of …
The case concerned two companies, M/s Naraini Udyog and M/s Modern Steels, which were separately registered under the Companies Act but shared a common head office, branch, telephone facilities, clerical staff and other operational resources, indicating functional unity. The Regional Provident Fund …
The Union of India acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with a compensation award made in 1978 and a decree confirming the award in 1981, which became final. After the 1984 amendment to the Act increased the solatium to 30% and interest rates, the respondents filed applications under …
The respondents filed a suit for specific performance of a land sale, which was decreed ex‑parte against the appellants after their advocate withdrew his vakalatnama without notifying them. The appellants filed an application to set aside the ex‑parte decree, seeking condonation of a 40‑day delay …
The State of Rajasthan acquired land under the Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act, 1953 and the Land Acquisition Court awarded compensation by an award and decree dated 28 July 1992. The respondents applied for certified copies of the judgment and decree; the judgment copy was supplied and an appeal …
The Supreme Court heard a writ petition under Article 32 challenging the appointment of teachers at J.A.S. Inter College, Khurja. The Court had earlier directed the State to appoint 18 teachers as required by the petition. The U.P. Secondary Education Service Commission selected eight teachers, one …
Natwarbhai Magajnbhai Patel filed a Special Leave Petition challenging a Gujarat High Court order that vested excess vacant land, surrendered under Section 10(5) of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, in the State. The petitioner argued that compensation should be paid before the …
The appellant, Cycle Corporation of India Ltd., sought rectification of the trade mark ‘Raleigh’ owned by the respondent, T.I. Raleigh Industries Pvt. Ltd., alleging that the proprietor had not used the mark bonafide for a continuous period of five years and that neither the respondent nor any …
The appellant, Narindra Kumar Jain, served as manager of Kisan Rice Mills and was responsible for large stocks of paddy. During his tenure, 1,500 quintals of paddy were found missing, leading to charges under Sections 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code. The trial court acquitted him, but the …
The State of Orissa filed a suit for Rs.1,46,820 against S. Baram Baral, which was decreed ex parte. The appellant sought relief under Order 9 Rule 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and the trial court set aside the ex parte decree subject to a payment of Rs.50. On revision, the Orissa High …
The appellant was initially appointed on an ad‑hoc basis and later placed on probation with a view to regularise his services. During the probation period his performance was deemed unsatisfactory and his services were terminated on 1 December 1989. He challenged the termination by filing a writ …
The appellant, Mis Attiabira Regulated Market Committee, appealed against Mis Ganesh Rice Mills challenging the High Court's decision that the villages of Saharatikira and Bheden were outside the notified market area under the Orissa Agricultural Produce Market Act, 1956. The central issue was …
Shiv Shakti Gold Finger applied for exemption from Rajasthan sales tax on its Gole Papad, a circular snack made of maida, salt, starch, papad soda, alum and food colour, invoking a 1970 notification that exempted "Papad and Badi (Mangori)". The Assistant Commissioner rejected the claim, holding that …
The Union of India (Railways) appealed a Guwahati High Court order that directed the Railways to allocate unutilised wagons to non‑priority articles after the exhaustion of all priority categories under its Preferential Traffic Scheme (PTS). The original PTS classified sponsored coal in Category C …
Daulat Ram filed a suit seeking declaration and possession of land, alleging that a private partition had allotted the property to him and that he had singly redeemed the mortgage, thereby becoming a mortgagee by subrogation. The trial court and the Punjab & Haryana High Court held that the mortgage …
The appellant, a State Police Service officer promoted to Superintendent in 1976, was placed on the select list in 1977 and given seniority from April 30, 1978. He claimed a year of allotment of 1972 under the seniority rules, which the Central Administrative Tribunal rejected. The Supreme Court …
The first petitioner purchased land from the respondent under a 1975 sale deed that included a reconveyance agreement. The respondent sued for specific performance, alleging the petitioner refused to execute the sale deed despite the respondent’s readiness and attendance at the Sub‑Registrar’s …
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) advertised residential plots requiring a 10% earnest‑money deposit with the application. Allottees accepted the allotment, paid the earnest money and further deposits amounting to 25% of the price, and were to pay the balance in lump sum or six …
Kamla Devi was appointed on an ad‑hoc basis under the U.P. Temporary Government Services Rules, 1975 and was repeatedly absent from duty. The State terminated her service on 23 September 1980 under Rule 14(a), which allows termination with one month’s notice or pay in lieu. She sought reinstatement …
The SCINDIA Employees Union challenged the acquisition of land on which its workshop stood, arguing that the acquisition for the expansion of a dockyard for defence purposes was not a public purpose and that the Union was a "person interested" under Section 3(d) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, …
The petitioners sought to have a six‑month contempt sentence imposed by this Court recalled on the ground that their counsel had not informed them of the order and that they had not received dasti notice of the contempt proceedings. The Court noted that it is normal practice for counsel appearing …
Bharathi Knitting Co. contracted DHL Worldwide Express to transport a cover containing export documents, which failed to reach the consignee in time, causing the buyer to pay a reduced amount and the appellant to claim a loss of Rs.4,29,392.60. The courier’s consignment note contained a limitation …
The Supreme Co‑operative Group Housing Society entered into a construction contract with H.S. Nag & Associates that contained an arbitration clause (clause 32). After additional towers were awarded, a dispute arose and the respondent filed an application under Section 20 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 …
The petitioners, exporters of readymade garments, challenged the Government’s amendment to the export policy effective 1 January 1996, which abolished the Manufacturer Export Entitlement (MEE) and Non‑quota Exporter (NQE) quotas and introduced a system based on Past Performance Entitlement (PPE) and …
The petitioners challenged interim orders issued by the Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta that suspended and transferred them without prior notice or hearing, alleging violation of natural justice and the unconstitutionality of Sections 3, 4, 7 and 12 of the AP Lokayukta & U.P. Lokayukta Act, 1983. The …
Ram Chandra Das, an Assistant Conservator of Forests, was compulsorily retired under Rule 71(a) of the Orissa Service Code. He challenged the retirement before the Orissa Administrative Tribunal, which set aside the retirement on three grounds: that he had crossed the efficiency bar, that his …
In OS No. 22/62, the appellant (defendant 1) entered into a compromise under Order 23 Rule 3 of the CPC, and a decree was passed based on that compromise, granting him continued occupation as manager, possession of shops, and refunds. The suit was later remanded to consider defendants 2‑4, and after …
The Supreme Court examined the validity of Rule 8(ii) of the Uttar Pradesh State Roadways Organisation (Abolition of Posts & Absorption of Employees) Rules, 1982, which dealt with pension and gratuity liabilities when government employees on deputation were deemed absorbed by the Uttar Pradesh State …
The case concerned the selection of six Chargemen ‘B’ Grade posts in the Mechanical and Electrical Division of Indian Railways under advertisement No. 6/92. The petitioners alleged massive irregularities, including alteration of answer‑book marks and interview scores, leading to wrongful …
The respondents, originally appointed as Junior Engineers on a work‑charged establishment, were later absorbed into the regular establishment but were omitted from the state‑wide seniority list. They contended that the Government of Maharashtra’s resolutions, which granted a "deemed date" of …
The plaintiffs filed a suit for perpetual injunction to prevent the respondents from interfering with their possession of a specific plot of land. The respondents, in their written statement, claimed to have purchased a different plot and sought a counter‑claim for a permanent injunction to restrain …
The plaintiff, Pushpagiri Math, claimed ownership of a parcel of land that had been granted as a Bhatavarthi inam to the great‑grandfather of the respondent, Kopparaju Veerabhadra Rao, for services rendered. The respondent asserted title by prescription after the Inam Abolition and Conversion into …
British Indian Corporation Ltd entrusted 147 bales of raw wool to Rashtaco Freight Carriers for transport. The carrier detained the goods and sued the owner for an injunction, claiming arrears of Rs 13,48,817.13 in transport charges. The owner filed a separate suit for recovery of the detained …
The Central Bank of India sought clarification on the meaning of the expression "the principal sum adjudged" in Section 34 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, particularly whether it includes interest that has merged with the principal. The Attorney General, appearing for the bank, relied on …
The Supreme Court examined the Railway Board's 15 May 1987 memorandum that altered recruitment and pay scales for Traffic/Commercial Apprentices. It held that the memorandum did not revise pay for all apprentices but only for higher‑grade Traffic/Commercial Inspectors, and that the Board acted …
The case concerned a decree of compensation awarded under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, which became final after the claimants failed to appeal. The claimants later sought to amend the decree under Order 47 Rule 1 and Section 151 of the CPC to obtain additional amounts mandated by the amended Act …
The State of West Bengal and others directed the appellant to grant registration and subsidy under the West Bengal Cinemas Development Scheme, a direction issued by a single High Court judge under Article 226. While the appeal against that direction was pending, contempt proceedings were initiated …
Sukhdeo, a Class III government employee with 30 years of service but under 55 years of age, was compulsorily retired on 23 March 1990 under Rule 65(1)(b) of the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982, based on adverse remarks in his confidential reports for 1987‑88 and 1988‑89. The …
The State of Karnataka, by the Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act 1989, inserted sub‑section (4) in Section 3 of the Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1957, imposing a special additional tax on each occasion a motor vehicle carries passengers in excess of its permitted capacity. …
Purna Chandra Nanda, a Veterinary Extension Officer, was posted as Dairy Overseer in 1969 and claimed promotion to Dairy Supervisor, subsequently serving as Farm Manager. He sought equal pay for equal work, arguing that the Farm Manager post, being interchangeable, entitled him to the pay scale of a …
