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GANNON DUNKERLEY AND CO. A.ND ORS. ETC. ETC.versusSTATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ORS. ETC. ETC.

1992 INSC 312Appeal(s) allowed

The Supreme Court examined appeals by Gannon Dunkerley Co. and other contractors challenging the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1954 and its rules which imposed tax on the transfer of property in goods used in works contracts. The Court held that Section 5(3) of the Act and sub‑rule (i) of Rule 29 of the …

C.B. GAUTAMversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

1992 INSC 313Appeal(s) allowed

The petitioner C.B. Gautam sought to purchase a lease‑hold plot in Delhi, but the Income Tax authority ordered its compulsory purchase by the Central Government under Section 269UD of the Income‑Tax Act, 1961, without giving any reasons or a chance to be heard. The Supreme Court examined whether …

STATE OF MADHYA PRADESHversusARJUN SINGH AND OTHERS

1992 INSC 316Disposed off

The Leader of Opposition filed a writ petition challenging alleged irregularities in a lottery run by the Churhat Children Welfare Society, leading the Madhya Pradesh Government to appoint a commission of enquiry under the Commissions of Enquiry Act, 1952. While the commission was pending, the State …

RAMBAI MANJANATH NAYAK AND ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

1992 INSC 314Dismissed

The appellants, tenants of a three‑storeyed building, continued to occupy the premises after the owner sold it to the respondents. The Central Government, under Chapter XX‑A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, initiated acquisition proceedings, issued notices to the tenants, and eventually ordered …

UNION OF INDIAversusMOHD. SADIQ RATHER

1992 INSC 317Disposed off

The Union of India appealed against a bail order granted to Mohd. Sadiq Rather under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA). The charge‑sheet, deemed a police report under Section 173(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), had been filed with the Designated Court …

BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION.OF INDIAversusSTATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS

1992 INSC 315Dismissed

The Builders' Association of India, an association of contractors, challenged the Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957, specifically Explanation 3(c) to Section 2(t) and Section 5‑B with the Sixth Schedule, alleging that they converted inter‑state sales into intra‑state sales and imposed tax on the value …

INDRA SAWHNEY AND ORS. ETC. ETC.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ETC. ETC.

[1992] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 454Disposed off

The case challenged the Office Memorandums of 1990 and 1991 providing 27% reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs) and 10% for economically backward sections in central government services. The Supreme Court, in a 9-judge bench decision, settled the legal position on …

RAMJAS FOUNDATION AND ORS.versusU.O.I. AND ORS.

1992 INSC 308Dismissed

The Ramjas Foundation challenged the validity of notifications issued under Sections 4, 6, 9 and 10 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for land in Delhi that it claimed was wakf and used for charitable education. It alleged that its objections under Section 5A were rejected without a personal hearing …

DR. S.M. ILYAS AND ORS.versusINDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND ORS.

1992 INSC 309Appeal(s) allowed

The case concerned scientists of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in the S‑2 and S‑3 grades who were placed in lower pay scales than junior colleagues after a 1989 notification revised pay structures based solely on total service length (8 years for S‑2, 16 years for S‑3). The …

M. SANKARANARAYANAN IAS.versusSTATE OF KARNATAKA AND ORS.

1992 INSC 307Dismissed

M. Sankaranarayanan, an IAS officer serving as Chief Secretary of Karnataka, was transferred on 4 January 1991 to the post of Secretary, High Power Committee, and a senior officer was appointed Chief Secretary. He challenged the transfer before the Central Administrative Tribunal, alleging that it …

MRS. PAYAL ASHOK KUMAR JINDALversusCAPT. ASHOK KUMAR JINDAL

1992 INSC 150Appeal(s) allowed

Mrs. Payal Jindal married Capt. Ashok Kumar Jindal on 24 January 1988. The husband filed a petition for divorce under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act on 16 August 1988 alleging cruelty. The wife denied the allegations and sought transfer of the case from the Family Court, Pune to Delhi, …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.versusA.N. SAXENA

1992 INSC 93Appeal(s) allowed

The case concerned an Income Tax Officer who was charged with misconduct for irregular assessment of a trust, leading to disciplinary proceedings initiated by the department. The officer applied to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for an interim stay of those proceedings, and the CAT …

T.P. GEORGE AND ORS. ETC. ETC.versusSTATE OF KERALA AND ORS.

1992 INSC 87Disposed off

The University Grants Commission (UGC) Scheme of 1986 prescribed a superannuation age of 60 years for university teachers. The Government of Kerala adopted most provisions of the Scheme, including revised pay scales, but expressly retained a retirement age of 55 years for its teachers. A group of …

P. J. THOMASversusTALUK LAND BOARD AND ORS.

1992 INSC 71Dismissed

P. J. Thomas owned 31.06 acres of land, including 14.5 acres of rubber plantation that had been converted from a cashew estate in 1967. Under the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963, cashew estates of ten acres or more were exempt from ceiling‑area restrictions until the amendment of 1969, which removed …

R. TAMILMANIversusUNION OF INDIA AND ANR.

1992 INSC 58Appeal(s) allowed

R. Tamilmani applied for appointment to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) for the 1990 vacancy, being interviewed by a five‑member Selection Committee of the Union Public Service Commission. Three members rated him "outstanding" and two "very good", but the Committee refused to recommend his …

ANANT B. TIMBODIAversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS .

1992 INSC 59Dismissed

The appellant obtained an import licence and sought to clear a consignment of cloves by invoking Item 169 of List 8, which pertains to "Drugs/Drug intermediates not elsewhere specified". The Customs Department contended that cloves fall under Para 167 of Chapter XIII of the Import and Export Policy …

MADHYA PRADESH HOUSING BOARD ETC.versusMOHD. SHAFI AND ORS. ETC.

1992 INSC 44Dismissed

The Madhya Pradesh Government issued a notification under Sections 4(1) and 17(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to acquire 2.298 hectares of land in Mandsaur for a "residential" purpose, followed by a declaration under Section 6(1). The respondents challenged the validity of the notification, …

DR. SNEHELATA PATNAIK AND ORS.versusSTATE OF ORISSA AND ORS.

1992 INSC 21Disposed off

Dr. Snehelata Patnaik and others filed a writ petition seeking that doctors who have served in rural areas be given preference in admission to postgraduate medical courses. The Supreme Court dismissed the petition and the special leave petitions but, taking judicial notice of the shortage of …

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE ETC. ETC.versusUNIVERSITY OF DELHI ETC. ETC.

1991 INSC 323

St. Stephen's College, a constituent and aided college of Delhi University, claimed minority status under Article 30(1) of the Constitution and challenged two University circulars that fixed a uniform admission deadline and required admission solely on the basis of marks. The College also sought to …

GURCHARAN SINGH BALDEV SINGHversusYASHWANT SINGH AND ORS

1991 INSC 296Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a stage carriage operator, applied for renewal of his permit under Section 58(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, and the application was duly notified. Before the renewal could be granted, the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 came into force, repealing the 1939 Act. The respondent applied …

KANTILAL AND ORS. ETC.versusSHANTILAL AND ORS. ETC.

1991 INSC 294Appeal(s) allowed

The dispute involved 19 bighas of land originally granted to the Pitaliyas family, later partnered with the Jhalanis who obtained a civil decree and auctioned the Pitaliyas share, securing a sale certificate and a mutation order in 1953 based on a written compromise. The Collector, seventeen years …

NUTTAKI SESHARATNAMversusSUB-COLLECTOR, LAND ACQUISTION VIJAYAWADA AND ORS.

1991 INSC 280Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant owned about two acres of land in Ramavarappadu village, Andhra Pradesh, and the State sought to acquire 1.89 acres for public purpose. A notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was published in the Gazette on 9 February 1976, but the substance of the …

G. NARAYANAPPA AND ANOTHERversusGOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

1991 INSC 266Dismissed

The appellants, members of the Reddi caste, filed land‑holding declarations under Section 8 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973. Appellant 2 claimed that his illatom son‑in‑law, Appellant 1, who had attained majority, was entitled to a half‑share in his …

MANGAL SINHJI DOLAT SINHJI ETC.versusSTATE OF GUJARAT

1991 INSC 264Dismissed

The Supreme Court considered an appeal by tenants of lands in a Taluqdari estate who argued that the lands, though cultivable, should not be deemed “uncultivated” under the Bombay Taluqdari Tenure Abolition Act, 1949 because they had been cultivated earlier. Section 6 of the Act, with its …

LAXMI BAIversusDAYANU NARAYAH MOHITE(DEAD) THROUGH LRS

1991 INSC 257Dismissed

Laxmi Bai, a widow and member of a joint family, filed an appeal challenging the termination of tenancy she gave to the predecessor-in-title, Dayanu, on June 24, 1960, alleging that the tillers' day under Section 32 of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 should have been postponed …

DR. UMA KANT AND ANRversusDR. BHIKA LAL JAIN AND ORS.

1991 INSC 254Appeal(s) allowed

The University of Rajasthan invited applications for a Professor of Botany and a Selection Committee appointed a candidate from the main list and Dr. Uma Kant to the reserve list. After the initially appointed professor retired, Dr. Kant was appointed from the reserve list. Non‑selected candidates …

MUNSHI RAM RAM NIW ASversusCOLLECTOR, FOOD AND SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AND ORS

1991 INSC 236Dismissed

The appellant, Munshi Ram Ram Niwas, was found with 80 quintals of Khandsari sugar during a raid, exceeding the 10‑quintal limit allowed without a licence under the Delhi Sugar Dealers Licensing Order, 1963. Two samples each were taken from three varieties of Khandsari and all showed sucrose content …

YUSUFBHAI NOORMOHMED NENDOLIYAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT AND ANR.

1991 INSC 237Dismissed

The appellant, Yusufbai Noormohmed Nendoliya, occupied land that the State of Gujarat sought to acquire for a university. A notification under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was issued in June 1988 and the appellant obtained an interim injunction restraining possession. More than two …

BHATINDA IMPROVEMENT TRUSTversusBALWANT SINGH AND OTHERS

1991 INSC 227Dismissed

The Bhatinda Improvement Trust framed a development scheme under the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922 and published notices under Section 36 in May‑June 1977. A notification sanctioning the scheme under Section 42 was issued on 30 June 1980. Respondents contended that the notification was beyond …

INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA AND ANOTHERversusINDER CHAND JAIN

1991 INSC 224Appeal(s) allowed

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and its Secretary rejected the nominations of Inder Chand Jain for election to the Council because the nominations, sent by registered post on May 17 and 18, 1991, were received after the deadline of 5 p.m. on May 21, 1991. Jain challenged the …

UNION OF INDIAversusDR. M.G. DIGHE AND ORS.

1991 INSC 212Dismissed

The Union of India appealed against a decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal which had held that the State had miscalculated the 12‑month period for estimating IAS vacancies under Regulation 5(1) of the Indian Administrative Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955. The Tribunal …

LAXMIKANT PANDEYversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

1991 INSC 191Case Partly allowed

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 …

DR. V.P. CHATURVEDI AND ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

1991 INSC 193Hearing Adjourned

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 …

RESERVE BANK OF INDIAversusRESERVE BANK OF INDIA STAFF OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND ORS.

1991 INSC 180Appeal(s) allowed

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) provided special duty allowances to officers transferred to its Gauhati unit from regions outside the North-East, citing greater hardships such as language barriers and accommodation difficulties. The local officers' association challenged this policy, arguing that …

S.S. DHANOAversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

1991 INSC 162Dismissed

The petitioners, appointed as Election Commissioners in October 1989, challenged the President’s January 1990 notifications that rescinded their appointments and abolished the two posts. They argued that the abolition violated the tenure provisions in the service rules, infringed the independence of …

G. NARAYANASWAMYREDDY (DEAD)BYL.RS. ANDANR.versusGOVT. OF KARNATAKA AND ANR.

1991 INSC 119Dismissed

The petitioners owned lands acquired by the Karnataka government under the Bangalore Development Act, 1976, which invoked the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. A declaration under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act was made on 20 September 1977, and Section 11-A, introduced by the Land Acquisition …

O.P. GARG AND ORS. ETC. ETC.versusSTATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

1991 INSC 109Appeal(s) allowed

The Supreme Court examined the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 to resolve a dispute between promotee judges and directly recruited judges over seniority and the validity of certain rule provisions. It held that the 236 officers who were serving as Additional District and Sessions …

NEW BANK OF INDIAversusN.P. SEHGAL AND ANR.

1991 INSC 48Appeal(s) allowed

The respondent, a bank manager, was promoted from Scale II to Scale III under Clause 9 of the bank's Promotion Policy while disciplinary action was merely contemplated. Later, a charge‑sheet was served and a departmental inquiry was ordered. The respondent filed a suit claiming that the promotion …

M.L. JAINversusUNION OF INDIA

1991 INSC 11Case Allowed

M.L. Jain, a former High Court Judge, had his pension fixed at Rs 21,500 per annum in 1985, later increased to Rs 46,100 per annum after amendments to the High Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act, 1954. He challenged the ceiling of Rs 8,000 on the special additional pension imposed by clause …

UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERSversusS.L. DUTTA AND OTHERS

1990 INSC 358Appeal(s) allowed

The respondent, an Air Vice‑Marshal from the Navigation Stream of the Indian Air Force, challenged a 1987 change in the promotion policy that reduced the number of Air‑Marshal posts available to his stream, arguing it altered his conditions of service. The Gauhati High Court had directed that his …

M.C. MEHTAversusSTATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ORS.

1990 INSC 333Disposed off

M.C. Mehta filed a public‑interest writ petition under Article 32 challenging the employment of children in the hazardous match‑making and fireworks factories of Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. The Supreme Court examined the constitutional mandate of Articles 39(f) and 45, which require protection of children …

R.M. NARAYANA CHETTIAR AND ANOTHERversusN. LAKSHMANAN CHETTIAR AND OTHERS

1990 INSC 317Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants filed a representative suit against the respondents for framing a scheme of a public charitable trust, which required leave under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The subordinate court granted the leave on the same day without issuing any notice to the respondents. The …

CHANDER BHANversusHOTILAL GUPTA AND OTHERS

1990 INSC 306Dismissed

A vacancy for Upper Division Clerk arose in the Delhi Small Causes Court. The appellant, Chander Bhan, claimed the post on the basis of being a graduate and invoking the rule of rotation under Rule VI of the High Court Rules. Respondent No. 1, Hotilal Gupta, claimed seniority. The Judge of the Small …

SMT. ISABELLA JOHNSONversusM.A. SUSAI

1990 INSC 312Dismissed

The landlord (respondent) filed an eviction suit under the Andhra Pradesh Rent Control Act, seeking possession and mesne profits. The tenant (appellant) contended that the City Civil Court lacked jurisdiction, asserting that the matter fell within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Rent Controller …

RAMESH CHANDRAversusSHIV CHARAN DASS AND ORS.

1990 INSC 300Dismissed

The appellant's father bought a house with a condition that the sellers could repurchase it after five years and allowed them to remain in possession under a rent note. After the five-year period, the appellant filed a suit for arrears of rent and ejectment against the sellers (defendant No.1) and …

BALDEV RAJversusSTATE OF HARYANA

1990 INSC 284Dismissed

Baldev Raj was convicted under Section 302 IPC for murdering his wife. The prosecution’s case hinged on an extra‑judicial confession he allegedly made before a village panchayat, witnessed by three persons, and on circumstantial evidence such as the recovery of the weapon, ornaments, and …

KULWANT SINGH GILLversusSTATE OF PUNJAB

1990 INSC 278Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, an Inspector in the Punjab Food and Supplies Department, was charged with purchasing sub‑standard wheat and, after giving an explanation, was penalised by the disciplinary authority with stoppage of two pay increments having a cumulative effect. The appellant contended that such a …

MISS LIZA ARULANANDAMversusSMT. A.S. SULOCHANA

1990 INSC 272Dismissed

Miss Liza, the tenant, occupied a double‑storeyed building and paid Rs 170 per month. The landlady applied under Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 (as amended by Act 23 of 1973) for fixation of a fair rent. The Rent Controller, after an enquiry and based on a …

DR. (MRS.) KIRTI DESHMANKARversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

1990 INSC 270Dismissed

The appellant and respondent No.5 were candidates for a postgraduate obstetrics and gynaecology seat at G.R. Medical College, Gwalior. The appellant challenged the admission of the foreign‑national respondent on two grounds: (i) the respondent’s mother‑in‑law, a former professor, sat on the College …

TEK CHAND (DEAD) BY L.RS. AND ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ETC.

1990 INSC 262Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants' lands in Delhi were acquired under a 1959 notification issued pursuant to Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Collector initially awarded Rs 2,000 per bigha as compensation; the District Court raised it to Rs 4,000‑5,000 per bigha, and the Delhi High Court further …

KUMARI APARNA SHRIKANT BHAYEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

1990 INSC 253Dismissed

The petitioner, Aparna Shrikant Bhaye, applied for admission to a medical college claiming she belonged to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) of Mahadeo Koli and submitted caste certificates and her father's school records. The Scrutiny Committee, tasked with verifying ST claims, rejected her application, …

U.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATIONversusMUNIRUDDIN

1990 INSC 234Disposed off

The respondent, a bus conductor of the U.P. State Road Transport Corporation, was dismissed for allegedly erasing way‑bills and reselling tickets. He contended that carbon copies of crucial documents were withheld during the disciplinary enquiry, causing prejudice. The trial court and first …

GOPINDER SINGHversusFOREST DEPARTMENT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS.

1990 INSC 236Dismissed

Gopinder Singh, a government teacher, applied for nautor land under Himachal Pradesh Nautor Land Rules, 1968. The Revenue Assistant initially sanctioned the grant, but the Forest Department appealed, leading to its cancellation and subsequent restoration by the Divisional Commissioner, which was …

YOGESH KUMAR AND ORS.versusBHARAT PETROLEUM CORPN. LTD. AND ORS.

1990 INSC 229Dismissed

The petition concerned the cancellation of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued under Rule 144 of the Petroleum Rules, 1976 to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd for operating a petrol pump on a lease‑hold site. The District Magistrate, invoking Rule 151, cancelled the NOC on the ground that the …

DR. (MRS.) ROSHAN SAM BOYCEversusB.R. COTTON MILLS LTD. AND ORS.

1990 INSC 124Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a landlord, obtained a decree of eviction against B.R. Cotton Mills Ltd. (respondent No.1) but the High Court granted the tenant eight weeks to vacate subject to an undertaking not to part with possession. Respondent No.1, through its director, filed the undertaking without stating …

ERA SEZHIYANversusT.R. BALU AND ORS.

1990 INSC 71Dismissed

In a 1986 Rajya Sabha election by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, the appellant, Era Sezhiyan, lost and challenged the rejection of one ballot paper marked with green ink (a pen different from the blue‑ink pen supplied in the booth) and the acceptance of three ballots where the figure ‘1’ was …

STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ORS.versusK.V. KHADER

1990 INSC 63Dismissed

The respondent, K.V. Khader, owned about 250 acres of forest land in Coorg that was originally granted to his ancestors with a patta indicating the timber had been "redeemed" (paid for). In 1918 the entry in the record of rights was altered to "unredeemed" by the Commissioner, leading the State to …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.versusM.P. SINGH AND ORS. ETC.

1990 INSC 61Dismissed

The case concerned the inter‑se seniority of officers in Class ‘A’ of the Indian Defence Estate Service who were promoted from two different streams – Assistant Military Estate Officers (AMEO) and Assistant Military Estate Officers (Technical) (AMEOT). AMEOT had been appointed on UPSC recommendation …

K. JAGADEESANversusUNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

1990 INSC 44Dismissed

The appellant, a diploma‑holding Mechanical Engineer (Senior) in the Geological Survey of India, challenged a 1984 government notification that amended the Geological Survey of India (Group ‘A’ and ‘B’) Recruitment Rules, 1967 to require a degree in engineering for promotion to the post of Director …

SMT. PATASIBAI & ORS.versusRATANLAL

1990 INSC 20Appeal(s) allowed

Motilal, the owner of Goyal Talkies, entered into a partnership with Ratanlal and later obtained a decree dissolving the partnership and ordering a refund after a compromise. Ratanlal subsequently filed a suit in 1980 seeking a declaration that the 1959 decree was a nullity and claiming possession …

SARDHA RAM (DEAD) BY L.RS.versusNAKLI SINGH AND ORS.

1989 INSC 325Appeal(s) allowed

The Supreme Court examined whether two sales of land by Nawal Singh, made after he received a notice under the East Punjab Utilisation of Lands Act, 1949, were valid despite claims of lack of legal necessity. The lower courts had upheld the first sale (to Nathu Ram) as partially necessary and …

SRI B. RAJGOPALA RAO & ANR.versusSRI APPAYYA DORA HANUMANTHU & ORS.

1989 INSC 298Dismissed

The appeals challenged Andhra Pradesh High Court judgments that had upheld the election of a Member of Parliament on the ground that advertisements and speeches by the Chief Minister, published through the Government's Publicity Department, offering subsidised rice and clothing to low‑income groups …

COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, BOMBAYversusK. MOHAN & CO. EXPORTS

1989 INSC 289Dismissed

K. Mohan & Co. imported metallised polyester film rolls from Japan and paid customs duty and countervailing duty under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act. The firm claimed a refund on the basis of notification No. 228/76 issued under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, which exempts "articles made of …

WALI MOHAMMAD (DECEASED) BY L.RS.versusRAM SURAT & ORS.

1989 INSC 286Dismissed

Wali Mohammad, after redeeming a usufructuary mortgage, possessed two plots from 1946 onward. In 1953 Ram Kumar claimed possession under Section 232 of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, asserting that his name was entered as occupant in the Khasra/Khatauni of Fasli year 1356, …

MAJATI SUBBARAOversusP.K.K. KRISHNA RAO (DECEASED) BY LRS.

1989 INSC 283Dismissed

M. Subbarao, a tenant in Eluru, was evicted by the Rent Controller on the grounds that the landlord required the premises for his son’s photo studio and that the tenant had denied the landlord’s title in a manner not deemed bona fide. The tenant contended that the premises were trust property of a …

BHAT KALIDAS SHAMJI (DEAD) BY L.RS. & ORS.versusP.J. PATHAK & ORS.

1989 INSC 272Dismissed

The appellants, tenants of intermediary landlords (Girasdars), challenged the allotment of land to the Girasdars under the Saurashtra Land Reforms Act, 1951. The Girasdars, classified as Class A, were entitled to three economic holdings (60 acres) and the authorities had to decide whether the …

B.K.C. MURUGA KONAR (DEAD)) BY LRS. & ORS.versusV. SETHA KONE & ORS.

1989 INSC 263Dismissed

Members of the Thousand‑Yadhava community filed a representative suit against the trustee of two temples seeking a decree for the rendition of true accounts and payment of amounts due. The defendants contended that the temples were public religious endowments under the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and …

SHANTILAL RAMPURIA & ORS.versusVEGA TRADING CORPORATION & ORS.

1989 INSC 220Appeal(s) allowed

The Supreme Court examined an eviction suit filed by the landlord against Vega Trading Corporation, which held over a lease originally dated 1948. Clause 6 of the lease allowed the tenant to sub‑let any unused portion, but after the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956 came into force, the tenant …

RAMESH CHANDversusPRESCRIBED AUTHORITY & ANR.

1989 INSC 212Appeal(s) allowed

The tenant Ramesh Chand sought to enforce the landlord's promise to provide a new shop at reasonable rent and alternative accommodation after demolition of the existing premises. The landlord had obtained permission to file an eviction suit under the 1947 U.P. Rent Act, giving an …

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.versusH.N. KIRTANIA

1989 INSC 199Appeal(s) allowed

H.N. Kirtania, a Central Government officer holding a transferable post in the Regional Passport Office, Calcutta, was transferred to Jaipur. He refused to join the new posting, went on leave, and filed a writ petition in the Calcutta High Court challenging the transfer. The High Court granted an …

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.versusH.N. KIRTANIA

1989 INSC 200Appeal(s) allowed

The respondent, a Central Government officer, was transferred from Calcutta to Jaipur on 14 March 1985 and relieved of his Calcutta duties on 15 March 1985. He filed a writ petition in the Calcutta High Court seeking to stay the transfer and later obtained an interim injunction. The High Court …

KAMALA DEVI BUDHIA & ORS.versusRAM PRABHA GANGULI & ORS.

1989 INSC 173Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants, owners of premises in Ranchi, leased the property to the respondents for 20 years, a lease that expired on 31 July 1971. The respondents gave a notice on 16 July 1971 claiming a month‑to‑month tenancy and the appellants filed an application under section 12 of the Bihar Buildings …

SMT. CHANDRAKANTABEN ETC.versusVADILAL BAPALAL MODI & OTHERS.

1989 INSC 110Appeal(s) allowed

The dispute concerned the ownership of a 7‑acre Naroda Chawl, claimed by the plaintiff Vadilal Modi as part of a partition suit against his siblings and their heirs. Defendant Chandrakantaben (Def. No.6) asserted that the property had been gifted to her in 1946 and that she had acquired title by …

JAYANTBHAI MANUBHAI PATEL AND OTHERSversusARUN SUBODHBHAI MEHTA AND OTHERS

1989 INSC 99Appeal(s) allowed

The case concerned the election of a Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation. The incumbent Mayor and Deputy Mayor issued a notice for a meeting on 1 June 1988, but the Mayor later cancelled the notice and directed a postponement, after which a minority of councillors met and …

COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CALCUTTAversusKARAM CHAND THAPAR & BROS. (P) LTD.

1989 INSC 55Dismissed

The assessee, K.C. Thapar & Bros. (P) Ltd., claimed deductions for losses incurred on the sale of shares of Bharat Starch & Chemicals Ltd. and Greaves Cotton & Co. Ltd. for AY 1959-60, which the Income‑Tax Officer disallowed on the ground that the transactions were at undervalued prices and were …

K. SRINIVASA RAOversusK.M. NARASIMHAIAH GOPAL KRISHNA

1989 INSC 49Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a tenant of a shop in a building owned by Respondent No. 1, was evicted under Section 21(1)(j) of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961, which allows demolition and reconstruction. The eviction petition stated that the tenant could occupy a corresponding shop in the new building, and …

GHANSHYAM DAS GUPTAversusDEVI LAL AND OTHERS

1989 INSC 46Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, G.D. Gupta, occupied a building in Danapur Cantonment under an invalid lease deed. The owner sued for eviction and arrears of rent, and during the pendency the Bihar Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1947 was extended to the area on 14‑02‑1970 with prospective effect. The 1974 …

SHAH PHOOLCHAND LALCHANDversusPARVATHI BAI

1989 INSC 38Dismissed

The appellants, a partnership firm, were tenants of a shop in Madras and allegedly sublet the premises to another partnership firm, M/s. Adeshwar Glass Mart, without the landlord's consent. The landlord filed an eviction petition under Section 10(2)(ii)(a) of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent …

KUNDAN MALversusGURUDUTTA

1989 INSC 29Appeal(s) allowed

Kundan Mal occupied a premises from 1953 and, after the death of the original owner, recognized Gurudutta as his landlord and paid rent. In 1973 he received a municipal notice to remove the structure and sued the municipality, while Gurudutta sued him for alleged non‑payment of rent and denial of …

SMT. ANGURI & ORSversusJIWAN DASS & ANR.

1988 INSC 255Dismissed

The plaintiffs, owners of two houses, had an easement allowing the defendants to discharge water through three morries on the defendants' roof onto the plaintiffs' land. The defendants later added two storeys, blocked the original morries and opened nine new morries, directing a larger volume of …

JHUMMAMAL ALIAS DEVANDASversusSTATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS.

1988 INSC 241Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Jhummamal, was leased a shop by the mortgagee and took possession on 7 August 1982, which was contested by respondent No.2. The police initiated proceedings under Section 145 of the CrPC, and the Sub‑Divisional Magistrate eventually ordered that Jhummamal be entitled to possession. …

KASHMERI DEVIversusDELHI ADMINISTRATION & ANR.

1988 INSC 118Disposed off

Kashmeri Devi, the widow of a tonga driver who died in police custody, alleged that two sub‑inspectors and two constables beat her husband to death after arresting him. A complaint was filed and the case was initially registered under IPC Section 302, later converted to Section 304 and subsequently …

SIR SHADI LAL AND SONS, SHAMLIversusCOMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, KANPUR

1987 INSC 352Dismissed

Sir Shadi Lal and Sons, a Hindu undivided family, leased a house and the lease required the tenant to keep the premises in good repair, while the lessor would handle major structural repairs. The Assessing Officer initially allowed a deduction for repairs under s.24(1)(i)(a) of the Income Tax Act, …

STATE OF HARYANAversusDALMIA DADRI CEMENT LTD.

1987 INSC 342Dismissed

The appellant State of Haryana sought to recover sales tax on cement supplied by Dalmia Dadri Cement Ltd. to the Punjab State Electricity Board in 1964-65 and 1965-66. The cement was sold on the basis of certificates from the Board stating that it was required for use in the generation or …