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The petitioners, junior engineers in the Telegraph Engineering Service Group B, sought promotion to Assistant Engineer based on the year they passed the qualifying departmental examination under paragraph 206 of the P&T Manual, rather than on seniority. They also claimed retroactive promotion with …
The Christian Children Fund Inc., a charitable organization, applied for exemption from property tax on its Delhi branch office premises under Section 115(4) of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957. The municipal corporation rejected the exemption, holding that the premises were used for office …
The Kerala Government, invoking the Kerala Cashew Factories (Acquisition) Act, 1974, issued a common notice to 36 cashew factories stating they were closed and would cause large‑scale unemployment, and subsequently declared the factories transferred to the State. The owners, who were also occupiers, …
The petitioners, contract labourers employed through various contractors at SAIL's Rourkela plant for 10‑20 years, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking parity in pay and absorption as regular employees, alleging that the contractor arrangement was a camouflage to deny them rights. The …
The widow of Ram Kishore Pandey filed a claim before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal for compensation of Rs. 1,17,747.70 after her husband was killed in a car accident. The Tribunal awarded only Rs. 40,600, assuming a life expectancy of 58 years and deducting 33% for a lump‑sum payment, and …
The Gujarat Public Service Commission conducted examinations for Executive Engineers in 1980 and 1982, fixing a 50% viva voce qualifying mark which was later struck down, leading to revision of merit lists and appointments of some candidates. Subsequent petitions sought to use the waiting lists from …
The Bihar State University Service Commission had initially recommended temporary promotions of several lecturers to Readers under a Time‑Bound Promotion Scheme, but later withdrew its recommendations alleging that the screening committees were not constituted as required by the statute. The …
Jay Laxmi Salt Works (P) Ltd. sued the State of Gujarat for damages after flood water from a government‑built reclamation bundh entered its factory in July 1956. An official committee assessed the loss at Rs 1,58,735, which the State refused to pay. The trial court dismissed the suit as an act of …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Union Public Service Commission's practice of fixing 1 August as the cut‑off date for determining age eligibility in the Civil Services Examination was arbitrary, especially after the introduction of a preliminary exam held before that date. The Court held that …
Om Prakash booked a tractor on 12‑12‑1990, paying an advance and was first on the dealer's booking list. The dealer delayed delivery, supplied tractors to lower‑ranked customers, and when the tractor was finally delivered on 21‑9‑1991 the price had risen, causing a loss of Rs 40,690 to the consumer. …
The State of Kerala filed a suit to recover possession of 4,200 acres of land, claiming that the lands had escheated to the State under the Kerala Escheats and Forfeitures Act, 1964. The Collector had issued an order on 24‑12‑1968 declaring the lands escheated, and the appellants did not file an …
The case concerned the validity of the Employees' Family Pension Scheme introduced under Section 6‑A of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, which automatically enrolled employees who joined the EPF after 1 March 1971 but gave earlier members an option to opt‑out. …
The appellants filed an eviction suit against the first respondent, claiming they were landlords and the respondent was a tenant in arrears of rent, and valued the suit on the basis of twelve months' rent. The respondent denied any landlord‑tenant relationship and argued that the suit required …
The Board of Arbitration under the Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) Scheme awarded a higher pay scale to Senior Scientific Assistants effective 22 September 1982. The Government of India, without invoking the procedure in Clause 21 of the JCM Scheme, decided to implement the award from 1 January …
This landmark judgment concerns the scope of Article 356 of the Constitution of India, which empowers the President to impose President's Rule in states upon failure of constitutional machinery. The case consolidated challenges to proclamations dissolving legislative assemblies in Karnataka, …
In 1993 a series of bomb blasts in Bombay led to the arrest of Abdul Hamid Haji Mohammed, during which six Chinese AK‑56 rifles and twelve magazines were recovered. The Designated Court under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) refused his bail, holding that the …
The male testator executed a 1941 will granting each of his two wives a life interest in half of his property, with his daughter as ultimate beneficiary. After the testator's death in 1958, one widow executed a 1966 will transferring her interest to a stranger. The daughter (respondent) sued, …
The appellants, who were Lower Division Clerks, were promoted to Upper Division Clerks (UDC) by the Director of Municipal Administration under the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Act. Their promotions were later reversed when the Director downgraded the posts, but they were re‑promoted by a government …
The Andhra Pradesh State Financial Corporation (the appellant) had advanced loans to Gar Re‑rolling Mills (the respondent) which defaulted, leading the corporation to first obtain an order under Section 31 of the State Financial Corporations Act and later to invoke Section 29 to sell the mortgaged …
The Uttar Pradesh Government decided to privatise the loss‑making Uttar Pradesh State Cement Corporation Ltd. and entered into a memorandum with Dalmia Industries Ltd. for the latter to acquire 51% of the shares. While the transfer was pending, the High Court stayed the privatisation and issued …
K. Ashok Reddy filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that High Court judges could not be transferred under Article 222 of the Constitution, alleging that transfers were arbitrary, biased and eroded judicial independence, and that the Supreme Court's Judges' Case‑II had wrongly excluded …
The workmen of Kettlewell Bullen & Co. claimed a customary bonus for the years 1974‑1977, arguing that the company had been paying a bonus since 1959, at a uniform rate of 10.5% of salary from 1965‑1973, before the Puja festival and irrespective of profits. The Industrial Tribunal held that this …
R.R. Bhanot entered the service of the erstwhile State of Punjab in 1937. After the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, he was provisionally allocated to Himachal Pradesh from 1 November 1966, but he contested this allocation. Himachal Pradesh prematurely retired him in 1968; the Himachal Bench of the …
The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association filed a public‑interest writ petition seeking a judicial enquiry into the abduction and alleged murder of Advocate Kulwant Singh, his wife and child, which had triggered a prolonged strike by lawyers. The High Court admitted the petition but a …
The husband, a Supreme Court advocate, filed a divorce petition on the ground of adultery, which the wife denied and countered by alleging his mental instability. He later amended the petition to include mental cruelty, relying on the wife's written statements that labeled him a lunatic and on …
Ms. Renu Mullick joined the Central Excise and Customs as a Lower Division Clerk in 1974, was promoted to Upper Division Clerk, and on her own request transferred to the Allahabad Collectorate in 1987 where she was placed at the bottom of the seniority list as per the 1980 executive instructions. In …
Rameshwar Manjhi, a coal cutter, was injured at work and was denied light‑duty work, leading to his termination and compensation. He filed an individual industrial dispute under Section 2A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, which was referred to the Central Government Industrial Tribunal. While …
The Government of Orissa issued a resolution on 15 December 1986 revising the eligibility criteria for promotion to Deputy Director of Homeopathy, eliminating the requirement of a recognised qualification under the Homeopathy Central Council Act and excluding college lecturers from consideration, …
The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) developed a housing scheme and allotted a flat to M.K. Gupta, who paid the full price but was not given possession because construction was incomplete. Gupta filed a complaint before the District Forum under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, alleging …
Utkal University advertised for a Professor of Philosophy and a Selection Committee, constituted under Section 21(2) of the Orissa Universities Act, 1989, unanimously recommended Dr. Prafulla Kumar Mohapatra for the post. After the recommendation, three expert members of the Committee sent letters …
The Steel Authority of India issued a price circular on 17 March 1989 offering an additional discount to any customer whose monthly off‑take of thinner gauge steel exceeded 400 metric tonnes. Six traders, after receiving a clarification letter dated 2 December 1989, formed a group and sought to …
The case concerned promotion of Junior Engineers in the Electrical and Mechanical wings of the Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department to the post of Assistant Engineer. The State Government had issued an office memorandum on 7 January 1980 reducing the service‑experience requirement from ten to seven …
The Bihar Government requisitioned the State Public Service Commission to fill vacant Unani Medical Officer posts and, in the absence of specific rules, directed that selection be made solely on interview. The Commission, following its long‑standing practice, allocated 50% of the total marks to …
The respondent, S. Dharmalingam, served as an Investigator from 1956 to 1960 and was later appointed Labour Officer by direct recruitment in 1960, retiring in 1985. He claimed an addition to his qualifying service under Rule 30(1) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, which the …
The Andhra Pradesh Entertainment Tax Officer appealed against a High Court order that struck down the retrospective operation of the Andhra Pradesh Entertainment Tax (Amendment) Act, 1985, which re‑imposed tax on the basis of gross collection capacity for the period 7 September 1984 to 24 October …
The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) issued a notification under Section 1(5) of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 extending the Act to "shops" and claimed that advertising agencies and a steamship company fell within this category. The agencies contested, arguing that their …
The appellants challenged the liability to pay stamp duty on a consent decree that transferred title to immovable property. The issue was whether such a decree qualifies as a "conveyance" under section 2(g) or an "instrument" under section 2(1) of the Bombay Stamps Act, 1958. The High Court’s single …
The petitioners challenged the validity of the Central Government's notification dated 24 February 1983 declaring seeds of food‑crops, fruits and vegetables as essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and the consequent Seeds (Control) Order, 1983 which required licences for …
Jagannath, acting as a clerk for Chunilal Sowcar, purchased property at a court auction on behalf of his master and later executed a registered release deed relinquishing all his rights to the property. Despite this, he filed a partition suit claiming ownership and obtained a preliminary decree, …
Ms. Vineeta Mahajan appeared for a CBSE Class XII examination and was found by the invigilator in possession of three small pieces of paper in her pencil box. She claimed the papers were not used and that she had arrived late and forgotten to remove them. The CBSE Result Committee, invoking Rule …
Mala Singh, a long‑time tenant, occupied land owned by Kishan Dutt, a big land‑owner under the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953. The land was declared surplus and later reserved as the tenant's permissible area, after which Kishan Dutt died and his heirs claimed to be small land‑owners. …
The Bihar Government advertised for 32 Additional District and Sessions Judge vacancies and selected 32 candidates from a merit list of 129. The Patna High Court, relying on a resolution, held that the remaining candidates should be considered for future vacancies and directed the State to fill …
Brace Transport Corporation of Monrovia sold a vessel to Orient Middle East Lines Ltd. and its nominee under a contract that provided for arbitration in England. An arbitral award granted the appellant a monetary sum, part of which remained unpaid. The vessel was subsequently sold to a third …
George Kutty Kuncheria, an Indian citizen, was arrested in Kerala following a U.S. request for his extradition on charges of embezzlement and related offences. The United States supplied authenticated documents, and the Indian Government ordered a magisterial inquiry under the Extradition Act, 1962. …
Anil Kumar Sawhney and Gulshan Rai, shareholders of a private company, settled a dispute by a deed of compromise wherein Sawhney would transfer his shares to Rai for Rs.10 lakh payable by eight post‑dated cheques. Several of those cheques, dated in 1991, were later returned unpaid with the …
United Bank of India sued the Official Liquidator of Naskarpara Jute Mills Ltd., which was in liquidation, to recover a debt and to prevent the sale of the mortgaged land. The High Court, acting under Section 535 of the Companies Act, ordered the liquidator to disclaimer the lease of the land on the …
Wazira Singh died leaving three sons and two minor daughters. The daughters were given possession of 53 kanals 12 marlas of land until their marriage or death, and they remained in possession for over thirty years after marrying, while the sons never asserted any claim. The sons filed a suit in 1963 …
Jattu Ram exchanged his land with Hakam Singh, who later lost the exchanged land due to a defect in title and a court decree in favor of the minors of Kartar Kaur. To compensate, Hakam Singh gave Ram 47 kanals 1 marla of land and promised further compensation. Ram sued for a declaration that he held …
Prof. Sumer Chand was acquitted of several IPC offences after being prosecuted by police officers. He subsequently filed a civil suit for Rs. 3,00,000 damages alleging malicious prosecution against the police officers who had registered the false report and filed the challan. The respondents …
Brahmadeo Singh, a coparcener in a Mitakshara joint family, filed a suit for partition of his share. The suit was dismissed and while the appeal was pending he died. His alleged daughter, Pavitri Devi, filed an application for substitution, claiming she was his heir and that a registered gift deed …
The case concerned a usufructuary mortgage created in 1947 and a second mortgage in 1966, where the mortgagee filed a redemption suit and obtained a preliminary decree requiring payment by May 6, 1970. The mortgagee later withdrew an earlier interlocutory application and, after the mortgagor …
The petitioners, ship‑breakers, were directed by the Central Excise authorities to pay duty on ship scrap, which they contested as not being ‘manufacture’ under the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944. The Gujarat High Court, in an interim order, allowed them to clear the scrap on payment of 25% of …
The Supreme Court examined two disputes concerning properties bought by the former ruler of Nabha, R.S., benami in the names of others. The first involved the Simla property (Sterling Castle) and the second the Delhi property (34 Alipur Road). The Court held that the rule of primogeniture, which …
The Supreme Court examined appeals by the State of Tamil Nadu against a Madras High Court order that had quashed preventive detention orders issued under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Boot‑leggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum …
The appellant, Mis Chahal Engineering, entered a turn‑key lump‑sum contract with the Punjab Irrigation Department to construct an aqueduct. Design changes increased quantities, and the contractor claimed extra payment, leading to arbitration. The first arbitrator treated the contract as having …
The State Bank of India sued Yumnam Gouramani Singh for recovery of a loan amount and the trial court decreed a partial sum of Rs.9,962.91 with interest. The High Court reversed this decision, holding that the bank's books of account were not corroborated by any other evidence and thus could not …
The respondent, M/s Fusebase EltoTo Ltd., manufactured projection television sets consisting of a projection unit and a large screen, sold to institutions for large audiences. It claimed exemption from central excise duty under Notification No.68/86, which exempts broadcast television receiver sets. …
I.T.C. Ltd, a cigarette manufacturer, paid excise duty based on the price to secondary wholesale dealers, a mistake of law later corrected by the Supreme Court's Valtas decision. It filed five refund applications; three were allowed, two were rejected as time‑barred, but the Delhi High Court set …
The appellant owned a shop with a verandah that formed a continuous passage used by the public in Connaught Circus, New Delhi. The New Delhi Municipal Committee, invoking Section 171(4) of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, declared the verandah and similar ones as "public streets" for public safety …
Several lawyers were appointed as Assistant District Government Counsel (Criminal) under Section 24 of the Criminal Procedure Code and the Legal Remembrancer Manual. As their terms were about to expire, the District Judge prepared a List ‘A’ recommending their extension, but the District Magistrate …
The Supreme Court considered appeals and special leave petitions filed by several teachers' training institutes in Tamil Nadu claiming minority status under Article 30(1) of the Constitution. The State had refused to recognise them because they did not satisfy the conditions laid down in the Tamil …
The dispute concerned agricultural lands in Karnataka that were originally hereditary Watans. Basappa Bheemappa, the former Watandar, re‑granted the lands under the Bombay Watans (Abolition) Act and subsequently sold them to the tenants, Huchappa Yellappa Radder and his father, on 31 March 1969. The …
Sangita, a young married woman, was found burnt to death in the house of her in‑laws on the night of 14‑15 September 1984. She had previously complained of dowry‑related harassment and physical abuse by her husband, father‑in‑law, mother‑in‑law and sister‑in‑law. The trial court acquitted all four …
The petitioners, who were already serving as Superintendents Grade II, challenged the promotion of former Secretarial Assistants (respondents 2‑13) to Superintendent Grade I. They argued that the note in Schedule VII, Column II of the 1981 Recruitment Rules, which allowed the Assistants’ service …
Saru Smelting (P) Ltd. appealed against the Commissioner of Sales Tax, Lucknow, contending that its phosphorous bronze, made of copper, tin and a small amount of phosphorous, fell within entry 2(a) of Notification No. ST‑II‑333/X‑1012‑1971 and was therefore liable to a reduced sales‑tax rate of 1%. …
The case concerned the determination of ceiling area for Raghubir Singh under the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955, where the Sub‑Divisional Officer (SDO) treated the father and his minor son Surendrapal Singh as separate units and allotted each 62 bighas 8 biswas. Raghubir Singh appealed the SDO's …
Air Vice Marshal S.L. Chhabra, who had cleared all prior promotion grades, was considered by the Selection Board for promotion to Air Vice Marshal in 1987 but was not recommended because only one appraisal report was available and his performance was to be watched for a year. Adverse remarks in his …
D.K. Yadav, a workman of J.M.A. Industries Ltd., was deemed to have abandoned his post after being absent for more than eight days and was terminated under clause 13(2)(iv) of the company's certified standing orders. The employer did not conduct a domestic enquiry nor gave Yadav an opportunity to be …
The State of West Bengal challenged the High Court’s view that auction sales of raiyati interests, made in execution of rent decrees under the Bengal Tenancy Act, could be treated as sales under the Code of Civil Procedure and thus be valid. The Assistant Settlement Officer had revised the record of …
S.M. Sharma, a Sub‑Divisional Officer of the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board, was entrusted with the current duty charge of the post of Executive Engineer on 13 June 1991. On 6 January 1992 the Chief Administrator withdrew this charge and transferred Sharma, who then filed a writ petition …
The appellant, a wife, complained that her husband subjected her to cruelty and later contracted a second marriage, invoking Sections 498A and 494 of the Indian Penal Code. The Andhra Pradesh High Court, applying Section 468 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), quashed the criminal proceedings on …
The appellant was selected by the Union Public Service Commission for the post of Senior Public Prosecutor, CBI, and was medically declared fit, but no appointment order was issued while other candidates were appointed. After unsuccessful representations to the Director, CBI and the Government of …
The State of Karnataka appealed against Sunagar Bros., who had challenged a best judgment assessment for the year 1972-73. The first and second appellate authorities dismissed the appeal on the ground that the assessee had not paid the tax "not disputed in appeal". The Karnataka High Court reversed …
The respondent engaged the appellant as counsel in a suit that was later compromised, directing the appellant to withdraw Rs 50,379 from the court receiver and remit the amount to the respondent. The appellant withdrew the money but paid only Rs 18,000, retaining the balance. A complaint was filed …
The State of West Bengal issued a notification under the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953 covering the tea garden of Singell Tea and Agricultural Industries Ltd., and the Revenue Officer assessed rent. The company contended it was not an intermediary and the land was free‑hold, challenging …
The appellant, T.M. Balakrishna Mudaliar, purchased agricultural lands from Abdul Salam and Razia Begum and was assigned their right of repurchase under agreements dated 15‑April‑1963. The respondents, Satyanarayana Rao and his mother Pushpavathi Ammal, refused to execute reconveyance deeds, …
The case concerned the promotion and seniority of Class III personnel in the Indian Ordnance Factories. A 1962 circular had granted accelerated promotion to diploma‑holding supervisors, but a 1966 circular withdrew that benefit. After decades of litigation, the Supreme Court in Virendra Kumar (Civil …
The Gandhi Grab Nirman Sahkari Samiti Ltd., together with Bhawani Singh, purchased 3,49,000 sq. yards of land in Jaipur and submitted a development plan to the Urban Improvement Trust, which was objected to and referred to the State Government. The State Government, after hearing objections, issued …
The petitioners, who were directly recruited as District and Sessions Judges (Second Grade) in 1981, claimed seniority over respondents 4‑16, who had been appointed temporarily in 1978/79 and made substantive in 1983 after promotion from the Subordinate judiciary. The dispute centered on the …
The National Federation of Blind filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking a mandamus directing the Union of India and UPSC to allow blind and partially blind candidates to compete for the Indian Administrative Service and allied services and to write the civil services examination in Braille …
The petitioners, P.M. Bayas and the State of Maharashtra, challenged the Central Administrative Tribunal’s order quashing their selection to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) under the special selection provisions of the IAS (Recruitment) Rules, 1954. The core issue was the interpretation of …
The State Bank of India complained that D.S. Dalal and his partners, as advocates of Singh & Co., failed to file a recovery suit and misappropriated Rs. 11,475 paid for court fees and fees. The Bar Council of India, after hearing evidence that the suit filed on 15‑12‑1975 was returned by the Delhi …
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) entered into a storage agency agreement with Jagannath Dutta in 1967, which contained a clause allowing either party to terminate the contract with two months' notice without assigning a reason. In 1985, FCI decided, through a series of meetings and letters, to …
The father of a minor leased his son's land to G. Annamalai Pillai for five years, a term that extended beyond the minor's attainment of majority, violating Section 8(2)(b) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956. The minor, upon reaching majority, avoided the lease under Section 8(3), …
The case involved G.T.N. Textiles and other spinning mills that only packed cotton yarn in cone form because they lacked reeling machines. The Textile Commissioner, exercising powers under clause 16 of the Textile (Control) Order, 1986, issued a notification requiring every yarn producer to pack at …
The Supreme Court examined several writ petitions filed by employees of the New Delhi Municipal Committee (NDMC) seeking the benefit of the Shiv Shankar Committee (SSC) pay‑scales on the ground of equal pay for equal work under Article 39(d) of the Constitution. The petitions concerned various …
The election of Mullapudi Venkata Krishna Rao to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly was challenged on the ground that he had used a poster depicting N.T. Rama Rao as Lord Krishna, together with a sloka from the Bhagavad Gita and a derogatory reference to the Congress party, thereby violating …
The respondent, Braithwaite & Co. Ltd., obtained a Rs 50 lakh term loan repayable in five instalments over a period of seven years and claimed the loan amount as part of its capital base to obtain the 10 % statutory deduction under Rule 1(v) of the Second Schedule to the Companies (Profits) Surtax …
The landlords (appellants) filed an eviction petition under Section 21(1)(a) of the U.P. Urban Building (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972, claiming a bonafide need for a shop premises. The prescribed authority dismissed the petition, but the appellate authority reversed the …
U.P. Financial Corporation (U.P.F.C.) granted a loan of Rs. 29.70 lakhs to Gem Cap (India) Pvt. Ltd., which soon became a sick unit and defaulted on repayments. U.P.F.C. issued a notice under Section 29 of the State Financial Corporations Act, 1951 to take over the unit for recovery of Rs. 38.57 …
The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (M.R.T.P.) Commission issued a notice alleging that Raymond Woollen Mills Ltd. engaged in resale price maintenance because its price lists did not state that dealers could charge lower prices. The Commission held that the price lists merely indicated …
The Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board (APSEB) granted a 25% rebate on demand and energy charges to high‑tension industries, initially for three years from the date of regular production and later extended for two additional years by a government order dated 23 August 1985. The Board …
Kamlesh Baboo and V.K. Bhardwaj, originally Section Officers in the Chandigarh Engineering Department, were promoted to Sub‑Divisional Engineer and later to Executive Engineer (Class I) with effect from 21 January 1986 after being selected by the committee prescribed under Rule 8 of the Punjab …
The appellant, B. Gajanan Kajrekar, retired after 23 years of service as Chief of Police in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, but was denied pension on the ground that he had never been substantively appointed to any post. He challenged the denial before the Central Administrative Tribunal, which held that he …
Sardar Singh, his wife Saraswati and his brother's wife Savitri were charged with murder and with concealing evidence under Sections 302/34 and 201/34 of the IPC. The prosecution relied solely on circumstantial evidence: the deceased's illicit relationship with Saraswati and Savitri, the discovery …
The appellant, a Central Government employee, was absorbed into the public sector undertaking Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd in 1964 after completing 15 years of pensionable service. The Government issued a 1967 Memorandum revising pension benefits for employees absorbed after 16 June 1967, denying …
The Sarva Shramik Sangh, a labour union, sought dearness allowance for daily‑rated workers at the same rate as monthly‑rated workers, retrospectively from 15 November 1965. After failed conciliation in 1965‑67, the union reiterated the demand in a 26 April 1968 memorandum, leading to a government …
The petitioners, Major Genl. B.M. Bhatiacharjee (Retd.) and another, alleged that Russel Estate Corporation and its managing partner had allotted two flats on the 8th floor to third parties in violation of a Supreme Court order dated 1 August 1991 which prohibited any further allotment of flats. The …
R.S.D.V. Finance Co. deposited Rs.10,00,000 with Vallabh Glass Works for 90 days at 19% interest. When the deposit matured, the defendant failed to pay and issued five post‑dated cheques that later bounced, prompting a summary suit. The defendant argued that the deposit receipt’s endorsement …
The appellant, Pulin Behari Pal, was a tenant of a shop premises that was purchased by the respondents in 1973. He had sub-let the premises in 1970 without the landlord's prior written consent and continued to pay rent until January 1975. The respondents served a notice to quit on the grounds of …
The Official Trustee of Tamil Nadu, acting as trustee of a marriage hall trust, demolished the existing building and planned a new construction after an architect’s report recommended demolition, but without obtaining a fresh High Court order beyond the earlier sanction for roof conversion costing …
Padmakar More died in a bus accident in 1978, and his father, widow, and minor daughter filed a claim for compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act. The Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal awarded Rs 26,000, fixing the family’s monthly dependency at Rs 150 based on an unsubstantiated claim that the …
The State of Haryana acquired land in Gurgaon for the National Security Guard at the request of the Union of India. Landowners filed reference petitions under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 seeking higher compensation. The Union of India applied to be impleaded as a respondent, arguing …
The Rajasthan Government issued a notification under the Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act, 1953 to acquire about 2,517 bighas of land for the Rajasthan Housing Board and, under Section 17(4), dispensed with the inquiry required by Section 5(A). The acquisition was challenged on the grounds that the …
A suit filed by 56 members of the public sought a declaration of a customary right to bury the dead on two parcels of land (R.S. Nos. 975/1 and 975/2) and a permanent injunction against 15 defendants, who were the brother‑owners and subsequent purchasers of the land. The trial court decreed in …
The first respondent, a defeated candidate, filed an election petition challenging the election of the appellant. The appellant filed a recrimination notice under Section 97 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, but did so beyond the 14‑day period prescribed, and sought condonation of the …
The case concerned the constitution of the Selection Committee for the post of Additional Chief Engineer (Level‑II) in U.P. Jal Nigam. The petitioner, G. Gupta, claimed that the 1989 Committee was invalid because the Chairman of the Jal Nigam was nominated as the "expert" instead of a technical …
The case concerned two employees of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board, Shri D.R. Mehta and Shri Uppal, who were promoted to the post of Superintendent after passing the Subordinate Accounts Service (SAS) examination. Mehta passed the exam in October 1972 and was appointed in April 1973, …
St. Joseph Textiles booked a consignment of hand‑loom cloth for carriage by the Indian Railways and sent the parcel way‑bill and a bank demand draft to the bank for clearance. The bank returned the documents, and the appellant wrote to the destination station master requesting re‑booking of the …
The appellant, a user of steel products, applied to the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for imported G.P. sheets/coils. After registering a demand and opening letters of credit, SAIL offered supplies at a price that was later increased by Rs. 800 per metric ton following a decision of the …
Rattanlal filed a declaration under Section 12 of the Maharashtra Agricultural Land (Ceiling and Holdings) Act, 1961. The Surplus Land Determination Tribunal declared 9 acres 8 guntas of his land surplus, an order affirmed by the Revenue Tribunal after a modification. Later the Additional …
The petitioners imported ball bearings that arrived at Madras port on 20 February 1989 but could not be unloaded due to a strike. They presented a bill of entry on 27 February, which was received on 28 February, and entry inward was granted on 2 March 1989. The rate of excise duty was increased on 1 …
The State of Karnataka appealed against a Karnataka High Court judgment that acquitted Appa Balu Ingale and others of offences under Sections 4 and 7 of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955. The accused were alleged to have used a gun threat to prevent Harijan (Dalit) villagers from drawing …
The appellants, Jeet Singh (who had two wives) and his first wife Mayawati, challenged the inclusion of two plots transferred to Mayawati in Jeet Singh's land holding under the U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960, arguing that Mayawati was a "judicially separated" wife and …
The workmen of several Bombay textile mills went on strike in January 1982, after which the Textile Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act, 1983 was enacted and the management of the mills was taken over by the National Textile Corporation Limited (NTC) on 10 February 1984. The central issue …
The State Bank of India issued Staff Circular No. 42, which laid down a three‑option procedure for promotion of clerks to Head Clerk, with permanent debarment if the final offer is refused. The respondents, clerks in the Madras Regional Office, declined the first two offers and were then given a …
The case involved a complaint that food inspectors demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000 for a food‑safety inspection. The complainant, after paying part of the amount, approached the Anti‑Corruption Bureau, which recorded the transaction in the presence of two Panch witnesses and used anthracene powder to …
Indian Bank sued K. Nataraja Pillai, his wife and son to recover Rs.1,21,006.98 secured by a promissory note, hypothecation deeds and an equitable mortgage. The defendants denied execution of the note and guarantee agreement, alleging fraud, undue influence and, in the son’s case, minority. The …
Vinod Bhalla and his mother-in-law Sarojini were charged with the homicide of Rajini, the wife of Vinod, under sections 302 and 34 of the IPC, alleged to be a dowry death. The trial court convicted them, but the High Court acquitted both of the murder charge, convicting only Sarojini under section …
The case concerned Sub‑Engineers in the Madhya Pradesh Public Health Engineering Department, some of whom were diploma‑holders who later obtained a degree in engineering. Under the Service Rules, diploma‑holders required 12 years of service for promotion to Assistant Engineer, whereas those who …
In execution of a pre-emption decree, the respondent was given actual possession of 135 kanals and symbolic possession of an additional 62 kanals 13 marlas, which was beyond the decree's terms. The appellants' father filed a declaratory suit in 1965, which was decided in his favour and affirmed in …
The case concerned the murder of the village Sarpanch, Nethala Veeraswamy, for which twelve persons were charged. The trial court convicted all under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC, but the Andhra Pradesh High Court set aside the convictions of seven accused and upheld the convictions …
Syed Naseem Zahir, a Superintending Engineer, was considered for promotion to Chief Engineer by the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) in October 1987. Because disciplinary proceedings were contemplated, the DPC placed its recommendation in a sealed cover, although the charge sheet was only …
Two Rakshaks of the Railway Protection Force, appointed and later dismissed by the Assistant Security Officer, challenged their dismissals on the ground that only the Chief Security Officer could appoint and dismiss under the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957. The High Court had set aside the …
Pashora Singh and his brother Lahora Singh were tried for offences under Sections 307, 447, 326, 324 and 323 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for inflicting injuries on Amar Singh and Pal Singh in 1981. The trial court convicted them of the latter four offences and, as they were not …
Crescent Iron and Steel Corporation Ltd., a private foundry, locked out its operations in July 1985 and referred the matter to the BIFR under Section 15(1) of the Sick Industrial Company (Special Provisions) Act, 1985. While the reference was pending, it sought closure permission under Section 25 of …
The Karnataka Government framed special recruitment rules in 1985 to appoint Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates to certain Group A and B posts, prescribing a Board‑conducted oral test and a specific procedure for publishing merit lists. Unsuccessful candidates challenged the Board’s …
The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against an order of the Madhya Pradesh Administrative Tribunal that had directed equalisation of pay scales between lecturers in Government Higher Secondary Schools and non‑technical lecturers in Technical Schools. The respondents, lecturers in Higher Secondary …
Ram Parkash Makkar was appointed as a Steno‑Typist in the Haryana Civil Secretariat in 1973 and was placed at the disposal of the Directorate of Local Bodies as an Assistant on 8 January 1986 on a transfer basis, with a one‑year probation and a clause that the appointment was temporary and he could …
The landlord of a building let to the Uttar Pradesh Sales Tax Department applied for a rent enhancement under the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulations of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972. The Rent Control Officer enhanced the rent by assessing the market value of the building, adding the value of …
Sewaram was elected to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Morena, but his opponent Sobaran Singh challenged the election alleging that Sewaram held contracts with the state government at the time of filing his nomination, which would disqualify him under Section 9‑A of the Representation …
The appellants, teachers employed by the Hinganghat Municipal Council before November 1956, claimed that their statutory retirement age was 60 years under the Madhya Pradesh Secondary Education Act, 1951 and the subsequent Maharashtra Secondary Schools Code, which provided an exception for Vidarbha …
The respondents were involved in the manufacture and sale of illicit liquor that caused several deaths, and were detained under Sections 3(1) and 3(2) of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and …
The plaintiff, a Wakf trustee, sued the tenant for possession of a plot in Thanjavur, alleging the tenant held over after a two‑year lease dated 17‑Nov‑1955 and had erected unauthorised structures. The tenant contended that he had been in occupation since 1942, that the 1955 deed was merely a …
Birendra Kumar Rai was arrested under the Arms Act and Motor Vehicles Act and was in jail when a complaint under the NDPS Act was filed. While he remained in custody, a detention order under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 …
The plaintiff, the late Thakore Jagdevsinhji, claimed ownership of land in Kothiakhad village (survey No.247) as private property under a 1948 merger agreement when his princely state merged with India. The State of Gujarat contended that the land vested in the State under Section 6 of the Bombay …
The respondent, an Assistant Director in Madhya Pradesh, was superseded for promotion in 1981 by the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) on the basis of adverse confidential reports, some of which were later expunged. He was eventually promoted in 1986 and thereafter filed an application before …
Sat Pal alias Sadhu, convicted under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1978, filed a writ petition claiming his continued detention was illegal because he had served more than 14 years (including remission) and thus his sentence should be deemed commuted under Section 55 of the …
Tej Singh Rao, a descendant of a Maratha general, held 294.61 acres in the former Nagpur State and claimed that the land was covered by a sovereign grant made by the ruler Raghoji II in 1793, which he argued was a legislative act protected by Article 372 of the Constitution and therefore exempt from …
The case concerned the interpretation of a circular dated 19 June 1982 issued by the Fertilizer Industry Coordination Committee (FICC) regarding the payment of a differential subsidy for Single Super Phosphate (SSP). Surya Phosphate Ltd. argued that the circular promised a subsidy based on the …
Two junior clerks in the Gujarat civil courts, R.M. Gurjar and D.N. Jadhav, were found to have falsely identified three persons before a magistrate and admitted the charge. The District Judge, as disciplinary authority under Gujarat Civil Services (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1971, imposed a …
The State of Rajasthan issued a notification on 30 May 1978 under Section 2(i)(a) of the Rajasthan Colonisation Act, 1954, appointing all Colonisation Tehsildars to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Collector under Section 22 of the same Act. The Tehsildars used this authority to …
The petitioners, owners of cinema halls in Lucknow, challenged the theatre tax imposed by the Lucknow Nagar Mahapalika under Sections 172 and 2(77) of the U.P. Nagar Mahapalika Adhiniyam, 1959, arguing that the statute unlawfully delegated legislative power to the Mahapalika and that the …
Miss Mohini Jain, an Indian student from outside Karnataka, was denied admission to a private medical college after she could not pay a Rs.60,000 annual fee, which she alleged to be a capitation fee. She filed a writ petition under Article 32 challenging the Karnataka Government's 1989 notification …
The Supreme Court examined whether the income of Ganga Bai Charities, a trust that owned a building let out as a marriage hall and operated a printing press, qualified for exemption under Section 11(l)(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The trust argued that its income was wholly applied to religious, …
J.N. Kaul, elected president of the Zilla Parishad, Lucknow, was removed after a no‑confidence motion was passed. Kaul challenged the validity of the motion, arguing that two nominated members were disqualified as they held offices of profit and that the phrase "for the time being" in Section 28(11) …
Dr. L.P. Agarwal was appointed Director of AIIMS for a five‑year term or until he turned 62, whichever came first, and was confirmed in the post in February 1980. In November 1980 the Institute‑Body retired him immediately in the public interest, paying three months' salary in lieu of notice. He …
Lakshmanaiah was charged with murdering his wife Nagarathnamma and with theft of his mother‑in‑law's property. The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence showing a motive of money, prior maltreatment of the wife, and that the accused sent the mother‑in‑law, her daughter and a relative out of …
The Supreme Court entertained writ petitions filed by environmental activist M.C. Mehta under Article 32, seeking relief from severe air pollution caused by mechanical stone crushers operating in Delhi and adjoining areas of Haryana. The petitioners alleged that the stone‑dust and smoke emitted by …
The petitioners, Assistant Engineers in the Central Public Works Department, challenged the 1979 (amended 1982) Rules that made seniority for engineers appointed after 22 December 1959 depend on the date of confirmation, arguing that this classification unfairly disadvantaged promotees and violated …
M.R. Pratap, the Managing Director of Rayala Corporation Private Ltd., signed and verified the company's income‑tax return for AY 1965‑66, which was later found to be false. He was prosecuted under section 277 of the Income‑Tax Act for wilfully making a false verification. The appellant contended …
The Supreme Court examined appeals filed by promotees of the Indian Statistical Service challenging a seniority list that excluded periods of service in "ex-cadre" posts. The issue arose from the earlier judgment in Narender Chadha v. Union of India (1986), where the Court had directed that …
Surinder Kumar's second wife, Sheema, died from severe burn injuries. Kumar and his son were convicted of murder under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC and of cruelty under Section 498‑A, based primarily on a dying declaration recorded before a Judicial Magistrate, with a doctor's certificate that she …
The Supreme Court examined amendments to the Tamil Nadu Chit Fund Rules, 1964 that raised the registration fee for chit‑fund bye‑laws (Article 1) and introduced a fee for filing audited balance‑sheets (Article 8‑A). The respondents argued that the fees were disproportionately high, lacked a …
The dispute involved about 20 acres of agricultural land owned by Trimbak Bhikaji Patil (respondent) and cultivated by Pundlik Krishna, Keshao Krishna and Zipra Wanchhu (appellants) since 1951, who claimed protected‑lessee status under the Berar Regulation of Agricultural Leases Act, 1951 and the …
The Supreme Court examined whether arrears of wages payable to workmen as a result of an award under the Industrial Disputes Act, which revised pay‑scales retrospectively to 1 April 1980, fall within the definition of “basic wages” under Section 2(b) of the Employees’ Provident Funds and …
The case concerned the death of Shashi Bala, wife of Satish Kumar, who was alleged to have been strangled and her body burnt to destroy evidence. The trial court convicted Kumar under Sections 302 and 201 IPC based on the post‑mortem report, medical testimony and circumstantial evidence, while …
The State of Uttar Pradesh convicted Hanif under sections 7 and 16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 for selling adulterated milk, sentencing him to six months' rigorous imprisonment and a fine. The conviction was affirmed by the Sessions Court but set aside by the Allahabad High …
The State of Orissa prosecuted Dambru Naiko and another accused for kidnapping and gang rape of a village girl, Manguri Bhotruni, under IPC sections 366, 376 and 34. The victim identified the two respondents in an identification parade and medical examination showed injuries to her private parts, …
Basanagouda was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and was challenged by Dr. S. B. Amarkhed, the nearest unsuccessful candidate, who alleged booth‑capturing and rigging of votes. The High Court, relying on Order XI Rule 14 and Order XVI Rule 6 of the CPC, ordered the production of various …
The respondents, Tiwari and Passi, were prosecuted under Section 276‑B of the Income‑Tax Act for failing to deposit TDS. They applied to the Commissioner for compounding of the offences under Section 279(2). The Central Board of Direct Taxes had issued Instruction No. 1317 under Section 119(1) …
The State of Andhra Pradesh prosecuted Y. Basavadevudu and S. Subha Rao for embezzling Rs.1,22,500 by falsifying entries related to fake RBI demand drafts in a Sub‑Treasury. The trial court found the accused and an approver guilty under IPC sections 409, 467, 471 and 477‑A, but the High Court …
The widow of Major Dalip Singh and his two minor sons filed a claim before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal after a bus collided with their car, killing the Major and injuring the children. The Tribunal awarded compensation based on the assumption that the deceased spent half his salary on …
The petition challenged the appointment of K.N. Srivastava as a Judge of the Gauhati High Court on the ground that he did not satisfy the qualifications under Article 217(2) of the Constitution. The Court examined the meaning of "judicial office" and held that it must be an office within the …
The Supreme Court, hearing a public‑interest writ filed by Banwasi Seva Ashram on behalf of Adivasi land‑owners displaced by the Rihand Super‑Thermal Power Project of NTPC, reviewed the rehabilitation measures ordered in 1986 and issued a final order in 1992. The Court directed NTPC, in …
Sakharam, a 16‑year‑old boy, was living alone with his grandfather when his aunt, Awadhrani, stayed with him for about eight to ten days. On 29 October 1968 a gun‑shot was heard; neighbours found Awadhrani dead with a 12‑bore gun nearby and Sakharam standing nearby, crying. The trial court, relying …
The plaintiff sought recovery of a sum and, during trial, obtained court summons for the Income Tax Department to produce assessment records of the defendants for years 1964-65 to 1971-72. The Department produced the records in sealed covers, claiming privilege under the then‑applicable Section 137 …
Bhagwan Swaroop was charged with murder, attempt to murder, trespass and a violation of the Arms Act after he fired his father's licensed gun during a dispute over land. The father, Ramswaroop, was being beaten with a lathi by the complainant Shahjor Singh when Bhagwan, fearing for his father's …
The dispute arose over a proposed drain through the fields of the complainant, Baghel Singh, leading to a violent clash between his party and that of Swaran Singh and his brothers. During the altercation, Swaran Singh, armed with a rifle, fired two shots that killed Kandhara Singh and Darbara Singh, …
N.M. Parthasarathy, a former Inspector of Industries, and another Inspector were charged with criminal conspiracy to obtain a Small Scale Industries Registration Certificate, Essentiality Certificate and import licences by making false representations. The trial court acquitted them, but the Madras …
A highway robbery on 20 April 1975 resulted in the death of Naresh Chand after he was stabbed. Five persons were initially charged; the Delhi High Court acquitted one, leaving four accused. The High Court convicted the four under Sections 302/34 IPC (murder with common intention) and 394 IPC …
Assam Sillimanite Ltd., a public company that owned a refractory plant, challenged the Assam Sillimanite Ltd. (Acquisition & Transfer of Refractory Plant) Act, 1976 which vested the plant in the Central Government and fixed a payment of Rs 1,07,17,000. The company argued that the amount was …
Three miscreants broke into a Christian missionary school in Uttar Pradesh on the night of July 12/13, 1990, assaulting and raping two nuns and looting cash and jewellery. The police arrested four persons, recovered some watches, and filed a charge‑sheet, but the victims refused to identify the …
The respondent, K. Rajeshwar Rao, sold cumin that was found to be adulterated on 13 March 1976. He was charged under Section 16(1)(a)(i) read with Section 7(1) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. The trial court and the High Court acquitted him on the ground that his father owned the …
A civil dispute over a plot of land led to a violent incident on 16 December 1975 in which nine accused, armed with firearms and bladed weapons, attacked the complainants, resulting in several deaths and injuries. The trial court acquitted four of the accused and convicted the remaining five under …
T.P. Srivastava, employed as a Section Salesman by National Tobacco Co., was terminated in July 1973 for alleged unauthorized absence. The Government of Rajasthan referred the matter to the Labour Court to determine whether the termination was lawful and whether Srivastava qualified as a "workman" …
The petitioners, women belonging to the Ho and Oraon Scheduled Tribes of Chhota Nagpur, challenged Sections 7 and 8 of the Chhota Nagpur Tenancy Act, 1908, on the ground that restricting succession to the male line violated the equality guarantees of the Constitution. The State of Bihar set up a …
R.S. Raghunath, an officer in the Karnataka Motor Vehicles Department, challenged the promotion of another officer to Deputy Commissioner of Transport, arguing that the Special Rules of 1976 required promotion by selection, not seniority‑cum‑merit. The Karnataka Administrative Tribunal dismissed his …
Goodwill Paint and Chemical Industry, a manufacturer of "thinner", filed a writ petition under Article 32 challenging the constitutional validity of Section 5 of the Poisons Act, 1919 and a 1973 Delhi Poisons Rules amendment that classified thinner as a poison. The petitioners argued that the …
Seven accused were tried for rioting, murder and related offences arising from the killing of Madda Lakshamandas. The trial court convicted six under Sections 148 and 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC; the high court later acquitted four of them, retaining convictions of three (A‑1 to A‑3) on the …
The case arose from the murder of a 12‑year‑old domestic help, Vinod Kumar, in 1968. Four persons – Kapil Deo, his wife Sheo Kumari, their son Vidya Sagar and brother Ramapati – were charged under IPC s.302, s.302 read with s.34 and s.201 read with s.34. The trial court convicted Vidya Sagar of …
The appellant, a non‑resident company exporting manganese ore, was assessed for the assessment year 1953‑54. Customs authorities later found that the company had under‑invoiced its exports, resulting in a finding of under‑invoicing of about Rs 44‑45 lakh. On this basis, the Income‑Tax Officer issued …
The Sikkim State Civil Service Rules, 1977 provided for recruitment through the Sikkim Public Service Commission, which was not constituted until 1982, rendering the rules inoperative for about five years. In September 1981 the State Government issued a notification for a special recruitment, citing …
The petitioners, a group of licensed child‑welfare agencies including the Central Voluntary Adoption Resource Agency, sought various reliefs concerning adoption procedures, such as allowing Indian‑adopted children to retain citizenship till majority, issuing birth certificates on the basis of …
The petitioners, research scholars employed on projects in various medical institutions, sought security of service and regularisation under Article 32 of the Constitution. The Supreme Court observed that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is the research body funded by the Union, and …
The appellants were teachers in a state‑financed minority college who went on strike. When they were called back, a group of them, including seven teachers, failed to report within the stipulated time, prompting the appointment of alternate teachers. The teachers sought to be absorbed back into …
D.H. Brothers Pvt. Ltd., a dealer in machinery, claimed that a sugarcane crusher (kohlu) was an "agricultural implement" exempt from sales tax under the Uttar Pradesh Sales Tax Act, 1948, relying on a 14 November 1980 government notification that listed exempt agricultural implements. The …
The Banwasi Seva Ashram filed a writ petition under Article 32 challenging the eviction of its members from areas declared reserve forest under Section 20 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927. The Supreme Court had earlier appointed commissioners to prepare land records, identify forest land and decide …
Ram Sewak Prasad, appointed Excise Sub‑Inspector in 1964, was promoted on an ad‑hoc basis to Excise Inspector in February 1972 and thereafter performed the duties and received the salary of an Inspector. He was omitted from the seniority list and denied promotion, while direct recruits to the …
The petitioners, teachers employed in schools run by the Ordnance Factories under the Defence Department, challenged their compulsory retirement at age 58, alleging discrimination because teachers in other central government departments were allowed to retire at 60. They invoked Articles 14 and 16 …
The appellant, Tribhovandas Haribhai Tamboli, leased agricultural land and, under Section 32(1) of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, became a deemed purchaser from tillers' day (1 April 1957). Because the landlord was a lunatic, his purchase right was deferred under Section 32‑F …
The appellants were charged with murder under IPC sections 302 and 149. The trial court acquitted them, rejecting the testimony of five eyewitnesses and finding the identification parades perfunctory. The High Court reversed the acquittal, relying on the two eye‑witnesses and the identification …
Associated Cement Companies Ltd, a cement manufacturer, supplied cement to the Cement Manufacturing Company of India Ltd, which acted as its exclusive marketing agent. The appellant claimed that the sales to the marketing company were exempt from Madhya Pradesh sales tax under the Explanation to …
The Bihar State Co‑operative Marketing Union (BISCOMAUN) was placed under administration by the State Government, after which its administrator, R.K. Singh, reported alleged financial irregularities involving former Managing Director P.P. Sharma, advisor G.D. Mishra and Chairman Tapeshwar Singh in …
The petition involved a dispute over the property of a deceased adoptive mother between the adoptive son K.V. Seshiah and his two sons, each claiming rights under different wills. The parties executed a compromise on 21 August 1987, whereby Seshiah agreed to pay each son Rs.1 lakh in exchange for …
The Orissa State Lift Irrigation Corporation Ltd. reorganised its three service cadres—Mechanical, Electrical and a Composite Mechanical‑Electrical cadre—into two cadres by amalgamating the composite cadre into either the Electrical or Mechanical wing. It invited objections, considered the options …
The Supreme Court examined whether two State Government orders of 1955 and 1958 granted land to the Ziarat Shareef of Hazrat Baba Ibrahim (a Wakf) or to the father of the defendants in his personal capacity. The Committee of Muslim Wakf sued the managers of the Ziarat, alleging they were treating …
The State of Kerala challenged K.D. Hills Produce Co. Ltd.'s claim of absolute ownership over a 150‑acre concession in the Kanan Devan Hills, originally granted by the Poonjar Raja in 1877 and later transferred to the company. In 1963 the company clear‑felled the area and sought free passes to …
The appellant, a former biswedar, sought redemption of two agricultural lands that had been mortgaged to the respondent. The lands were mortgaged before the Rajasthan Zamindari and Biswedari Abolition Act, 1959 came into force. The respondent contended that, under the Act, all rights in the lands …
The appellant was declared elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on 26 November 1989. An election petition challenging his election was filed on 15 January 1990, after the 45‑day limitation under Section 81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 had expired on 10 January because …
