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The Supreme Court examined whether the Andhra Pradesh Government could lawfully exempt a hazardous vegetable‑oil industry from a statutory 10‑km prohibition around the Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar reservoirs, which supply drinking water to Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The State had issued GO 153 …
The case concerned promotion and seniority of general (non‑reserved) candidates versus reserved candidates in the Karnataka engineering services. Both groups were initially recruited as Junior Engineers; reserved candidates were promoted to higher grades through roster points, while general …
The dispute arose after the death of Chiranjilal Srilal Goenka, whose daughter claimed inheritance under a will, while his adopted son claimed rights based on a letter dated 26‑January‑1961 from his natural father promising him inheritance. An arbitrator held the will inoperative and declared the …
The former Chief Secretary of Punjab, V.K. Khanna, referred two cases to the CBI with the then Chief Minister’s approval; after a change of government the new administration withdrew the referrals and issued a charge‑sheet alleging malafide intent, bias and procedural violations. Khanna challenged …
Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (the appellant) exported engineering goods using its own steel, which was not procured at the Joint Plant Committee (JPC) price that includes several levies. The Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) later held that the appellant was not entitled to the …
The appellant, Mis Hani Lera Textiles Ltd., held fire insurance policies with Oriental Insurance Co. for its mill premises, including a blow‑room that was inspected and charged a higher premium in November 1994. A fire in December 1994 destroyed most of the mill but not the blow‑room. After the …
The Supreme Court heard a writ petition under Article 32 concerning Ajoy Ghosh, a prisoner‑lunatic detained since 1962 in West Bengal prisons. The Court found that the prison authorities and the Assistant Chief Metropolitan Magistrate had failed to provide medical care or maintain records from 1964 …
Bhanu Construction Co. Pvt. Ltd. entered into contracts with NTPC and later sought arbitration for a claim of Rs. 23 crore. The banks filed a suit in the Hyderabad Civil Court for recovery of Rs. 19 crore and obtained an interim order on 20 September 1994 directing NTPC not to pay the company. The …
Mrs. Har Kiran Commar filed a review petition under Section 48 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, seeking de‑acquisition of land on the ground that the acquisition proceedings against her were quashed, similar to the relief granted to her brother, Gurdip Singh Uban. The Court examined a letter dated …
The Supreme Court examined disciplinary punishments imposed on four Delhi Development Authority officers, including Om Kumar and Virendra Nath, for alleged misconduct in the allotment of land to Skipper Construction. The petitioners argued that the punishments were not proportionate to the gravity …
The petitioner, a judicial officer of the Haryana Judicial Service, was transferred by the High Court in 1997 to serve as Presiding Officer of an Industrial Tribunal‑cum‑Labour Court. He argued that, under Section 7‑C of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, he could remain in that post until the age …
The Supreme Court examined whether an order issued by the Chief Justice of a High Court under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996—directing the appointment of arbitrators and deciding preliminary issues—constitutes a judicial order or an administrative one, and consequently …
Sukhdev Singh Gill, a former Superintendent in the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF), sought to have his service counted as "military service" for seniority purposes under the Punjab Government National Emergency (Concession) Rules, 1965. The High Court rejected his claim and dismissed his writ …
The petitioner, a daughter of a landholder who filed a declaration under the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973, was a minor on the reference date of 1 January 1975 and was part of her father's family unit. Excess land in the father's holdings was identified and …
National Fertilizers Ltd. awarded a works contract to Puran Chand Nangia for 48% of a Rs. 3.39 crore project. The contract contained a clause that quoted rates would remain firm for variations up to ±25% of the contract price, beyond which market rates could apply. After the work was varied both …
The buyer entered into a contract for steel bars and opened a Letter of Credit (LC) with the Issuing Bank. The seller presented documents, including forged delivery challans, to the Negotiating Bank (Federal Bank), which, after obtaining certification from the Issuing Bank that the documents …
Badrinath, an IAS officer, was denied promotion to the super‑time scale on the ground of pending disciplinary cases and adverse confidential report remarks. He challenged the State and Central Governments' orders, arguing that the Governor’s order during President's rule had dropped the disciplinary …
The petitioners had undergone teacher‑training courses in institutes that were recognised at the time of their public examinations in 1992, but the institutes were later de‑recognised. They sought a writ of mandamus directing the State to publish their results and issue mark sheets or diplomas. The …
The Gram Panchayat of Village Naulakha filed an application under Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Land (Regulation) Act, 1961 seeking to set aside an earlier injunction decree obtained by the respondents in 1975, alleging that the decree was the result of collusion between the respondents and …
The case involved a conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, where the appellants were sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.10,000 each. While the criminal appeal was pending, the parties settled the monetary dispute and the appellants deposited …
Maharishi Dayanand University appealed against a Punjab & Haryana High Court order that had permitted M.L.R. Saraswati College of Education to admit 80 additional B.Ed. students on the basis of eight adhoc lecturers appointed by the college. The Supreme Court held that the college’s selection of …
The United Bank of India filed suit No. 410/85 against Abhijit Tea Co. in 1985. The suit was disposed by a compromise decree on 29‑Mar‑1994, but the decree was set aside on appeal and the suit was remanded to the trial judge on 11‑Aug‑1998. The Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial …
The petitioners, officers of the Indian Police Service promoted from the Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Police Services, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking to be encadred in the Joint Police Service with retrospective effect, alleging that the notifications dated 31‑12‑1997 were arbitrary …
The case concerned an educational institution that was authorized to admit a maximum of 60 students (30 per section) but admitted 75, exceeding the quota by 15. The excess students were denied permission to sit for examinations, prompting a joint writ petition in the Karnataka High Court, which was …
The Supreme Court considered a Special Leave Petition filed by the Delhi Jal Board challenging a Delhi High Court order that had allowed Mahinder Singh, a senior employee, to receive a promotion recommended by a Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) despite a later disciplinary inquiry. The Court …
The Supreme Court examined two civil appeals filed by Aligarh Muslim University challenging High Court judgments that had quashed termination orders against laboratory assistants who had taken extraordinary leave for foreign employment. The employees had been granted two years of leave, sought …
The Supreme Court was asked to clarify whether a landowner whose land had been vested under the Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act, 1976, but whose possession had not yet been taken, could obtain exemption under Section 20 (or Section 10) of the Act via a Government Order dated 31‑10‑1988. The …
The petitioner, a 10‑year‑old son of a deceased Excise Constable, applied for a compassionate appointment in 1988 and again in 1996, but both applications were rejected as time‑barred. The High Court dismissed his writ petition and the Division Bench affirmed the dismissal. The petitioner argued …
The appellant, Sarabjit Singh, was promoted by a Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting on 16 April 1999 under the Punjab Government Circular dated 28 June 1961. The respondent, Ex‑Major B.D. Gupta, challenged the selection, arguing that the DPC should have applied the newer Punjab circular …
The G.V.K. Girls High School, admitted to grant‑in‑aid under the Andhra Pradesh Education Act, 1982, sought payment of arrears for the period 1 September 1985 to 31 October 1989 after a statutory committee under the 1988 Act cleared its case. The High Court Single Judge ordered the arrears to be …
The Shree Damodar Kalvaibhav Education Society runs Keshav Smriti School, which started as a middle school with classes V to VII. It applied to the Director of Education, Goa, for permission to open class VIII, which would convert the school into a secondary school. The Director rejected the …
Kamal Pushp Enterprises (appellant) had a contract with Gas Authority of India Ltd. and subcontracted the work to D.R. Construction Company (respondent), an unregistered partnership under the Partnership Act, 1932. A dispute led to arbitration under the Arbitration Act, 1940, and the arbitrator …
The petitioner, a major son, owned agricultural land exceeding the ceiling limit under the A.P. Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973, while his mother’s family unit held land below the ceiling. He claimed that his excess could be set off against his mother’s deficiency pursuant …
The dispute concerned the appointment of the Madathipathi (head) of the Shiva Kanchi Udasi Math, Kanchipuram. The Math was founded by a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and its deed stipulated that succession should follow the Sishya Parampara (guru‑to‑disciple). After …
The Chandigarh Housing Board allotted a commercial plot to the husband of Narinder Kaur Makol, who, with permission, constructed residential flats on the upper floors. Makol later applied for a residential plot, filing an affidavit stating that neither she nor her husband owned any residential house …
The Bihar Industries Service Cadre Rules, 1987 placed non‑gazetted officers (Industrial Extension Officers and Economic Investigators/Statistical Assistants) in Groups B and C together with gazetted Group A officers for promotion to Manager/Assistant‑Director posts (scale Rs 1000‑1820). Gazetted …
S.M. Dyachem Ltd. (plaintiff) claimed that its registered trademark “PIKNIK” for food products was infringed by Cadbury (India) Ltd.’s use of “PICNIC” on chocolates and sought a temporary injunction. The High Court set aside the trial court’s injunction, holding that the marks differed in essential …
The Supreme Court considered a Special Leave Petition filed by the U.P. Rajya Vidyut Parishad Apprentice Welfare Association challenging the applicability of an earlier Supreme Court direction that apprentices need not appear for examinations. The Court examined whether that direction was a general …
The case concerned the regularisation of a large number of Assistant Engineers and Assistant Executive Engineers in the Electrical Wing of Jammu & Kashmir who had been appointed on an ad‑hoc basis for periods exceeding six months without consulting the Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission …
The Jaya Gokul Educational Trust applied to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Mahatma Gandhi University for permission to establish a self‑financing engineering college. AICTE granted conditional approval after inspections and consultations, and the university listed the …
The Kapus Ekadhikar Karmachari Sangh filed a writ petition seeking to quash an award passed by the Industrial Court under the Maharashtra Raw Cotton (Procurement, Processing and Marketing) Act, 1971. The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition, relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Maharashtra …
Allahabad Bank obtained a decree against M.S.Shoes (East) Co. Ltd. before the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) under the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993, and the Recovery Officer sold the company's assets. Canara Bank, whose claim was pending before the same DRT, …
Respondent Era Educational Trust applied to the Central Government for consent to establish a medical college, which was rejected after two inspections by the Medical Council of India. The Trust filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, and the Allahabad High Court, without …
The case concerned the eligibility criteria for promotion of Executive Engineers to Superintending Engineer under the Manipur P.W.D. Recruitment Rules, 1977, which required a degree (or equivalent) "with" six years of regular service. Respondent No.1, who held an AMIE diploma recognized as …
The petitioner, a common carrier governed by the Carriers Act, 1865, filed a petition before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission alleging loss due to the carrier's negligence. The issue was whether Section 9 of the Carriers Act, which places the burden on the carrier to prove absence …
The case concerned a piece of land and a building that had been gifted in 1920 as a charitable endowment for a Sikh gurdwara and recorded in the revenue records in the name of "Guru Granth Sahib" in 1928. The respondents, who were the descendants of the original trustees, later claimed that the …
The case concerned the eligibility for promotion to the post of Director General (Works) in the Central Public Works Department. Appellant No.4 (Krishnamoorti) had been granted a notional promotion to Additional Director General (Works) effective 22 February 1995, and was therefore considered for …
The case concerned whether technicians appointed before 1 January 1986 were entitled to have their training period counted for salary increments under Government O.M.s dated 22 Oct 1990 and 31 Mar 1992. Different benches of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) had given conflicting rulings, …
The All India Shia Conference (Branch) and others sued the Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board seeking a declaration that institutions such as Panjas, Alams, Ashrukhanas, Asthanas and Imambadas were Shia wakfs and not Sunni wakfs. The trial court and the Andhra Pradesh High Court declared all the …
The plaintiffs, an unregistered partnership firm, sued the defendants for permanent injunction and damages alleging infringement of their registered trademark. The defendants moved to dismiss the suit under Order 7 Rule 11, arguing that Section 69(2) of the Partnership Act, 1932 barred any action by …
The Supreme Court examined whether earlier judgments concerning the status of three wakf rozas could bar a fresh proceeding under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950. It clarified that a prior decision is res judicata only when the issue was "directly and substantially" in dispute, not merely …
The case concerned the status of trustees of the Sri Kothandaramaswami temple after successive statutory reforms. The founder in 1915 appointed his brother‑in‑law as successor, who later created a board of five trustees by will in 1941. After the 1951 Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable …
C.G. Velkar, a private forest land holder, challenged the vesting of his 20‑hectare land in Versave village in the State of Maharashtra under the Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975. The dispute centered on whether the word "issue" in Section 2(f)(iii) of the Act required actual …
The Jammu & Kashmir State Board of School Education amended its regulations to give the Chairman authority to cancel examinations in cases of mass copying, and subsequently cancelled the May‑June 1993 Higher Secondary examinations. Aggrieved candidates challenged the cancellation and the amendments …
The Supreme Court examined the Central Government's revised quota system for higher‑education and public‑employment seats in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which reduced the 10‑year‑education locals' reservation from 35% to 20% and restored a 50% reservation for pre‑ and post‑1942 settlers. The …
The appellant's wife, Smt. Kaushalya Devi, inherited a two-fifths share in two khatas from her father in 1944 and became a co‑bhumidar under the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950. She died in 1953, before the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 came into force. The appellant claimed the …
The petition challenged the Andhra Pradesh High Court's order that an application for exemption under Section 20(1)(a) or 20(1)(b) of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 could be filed even after excess land had been declared and vested in the State under Section 10. The State argued …
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) sold a plot to Skipper Construction Co., which defaulted on payments and subsequently sold space in the proposed building to far more buyers than the available units, many of whom paid large sums. DDA re‑entered the plot, sold it to a third party, and was …
The appellant imported Indian-made foreign liquor into Orissa and stored it in a licensed bonded warehouse. Part of the stock became sedimented, was deemed unfit for consumption and was destroyed. The State issued a notice for payment of countervailing duty of Rs.10,02,182, which the appellant …
The Supreme Court examined the Kerala State Backward Classes (Reservation of Appointments or Posts in the Services under the State) Act, 1995, which sought to continue reservation for backward classes without excluding the "creamy layer" and claimed that no socially advanced sections existed in the …
The Supreme Court examined review petitions that sought to overturn the view that Article 16(4) of the Constitution creates a fundamental right to reservation in public employment. The petitions relied on observations in Indira Sawhney that the reservation power was justified as a reasonable …
The Punjab Wakf Board claimed ownership of a parcel of land that it had declared a Muslim graveyard by a 1970 notification under the Wakf Act, 1954, and sought a declaration of title. The Gram Panchayat contested the claim, asserting that the land was recorded as community property and used for …
The appellant, the legal representative of the mortgagor, filed a suit for redemption of a usufructuary mortgage and possession of a shop. The defendant claimed the mortgage was a sham designed to evade rent‑control law and that the parties were landlord and tenant. The trial court and the first …
The appellants, landlords, sued the tenant (R‑1) and his alleged sub‑tenants (R‑2, R‑3) for eviction under the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, alleging non‑payment of rent, unlawful sub‑letting and other grounds. The trial court dismissed the suit; the appellate court …
The plaintiff, Ajit Chopra (through his legal representative), purchased a property in 1957 subject to pending rent‑control litigation between the vendor and the tenant, Sadhu Ram. The tenant denied any landlord‑tenant relationship and claimed title by adverse possession, leading to a fresh eviction …
The Supreme Court examined whether an arbitrator can award interest for the period before a reference (pre‑reference period) under the Interest Act, 1839 when the arbitration agreement is silent on interest. The Court noted earlier decisions—Executive Engineer v. Jena, State of Orissa v. G.C. Roy, …
The original landlord filed an eviction suit under the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates (Control) Act, 1947, claiming a bonafide and reasonable requirement for the premises. After his death, his heirs amended the plaint to assert their own requirement of starting a grocery business due to …
Maharaja Chintamani Saran Nath Sahdeo, a proprietor of mines and minerals, received compensation under the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950 calculated at three times his net annual income and later accepted an additional payment calculated at ten times the income. The Member, Board of Revenue later …
The landlord Sushila Devi filed an eviction suit under Section 20(4) of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972, alleging that the tenant had defaulted in rent for 33 months. The summons fixed the first hearing for 22‑Feb‑1990, but the tenant, who died …
The petitioners, teachers in Haryana, claimed that acquiring post‑graduate qualifications entitled them to the higher pay scales of lecturers without being appointed as lecturers, relying on Government circulars of 1957 and 1968. The High Court, agreeing that the matter was covered by the Full Bench …
The landlord filed an eviction suit in 1976 after a shop was reconstructed in 1970. The tenant, Gian Chand, claimed he remained a statutory tenant under the United Provinces (Temporary) Control of Rent and Eviction Act, 1947, and argued that the exemption period of ten years under the U.P. Urban …
R.K. Sharma sued the State of Assam and two police officers for malicious prosecution, seeking pecuniary damages for rice and paddy seized and non‑pecuniary damages for pain and reputation. The trial court dismissed the suit; the Gauhati High Court allowed pecuniary damages but denied non‑pecuniary …
Allahabad Bank filed a suit under the Recovery of Debts due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993, seeking recovery of Rs 46.54 lakhs from three respondents and applied for a temporary injunction restraining them from drawing money from Mis. Braitewaite & Co. The respondents refused to …
The appellant, a senior general‑category employee, was passed over for promotion to the single post of Head of Section (Ceramics) in a government polytechnic, where a junior Scheduled Caste employee was appointed on the basis of a reservation roster. The Karnataka Administrative Tribunal upheld the …
The Supreme Court examined a suit filed in 1968 for redemption of a mortgage executed in 1934 over agricultural land in Mandsaur. The Court held that the suit was time‑barred under Section 275 of the Qanoon Ryotwari Gwalior State Act, which provides a three‑year limitation for redemption suits. It …
The appellant, a headmaster appointed to a government high school, was transferred to a middle school after the school's takeover and later absorbed back as headmaster of the high school with retrospective effect and consequential benefits by a government order dated 16‑Feb‑1994. The appellant filed …
The Supreme Court examined the interpretation of Rule 7(2)(b) of the Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service Rules, 1990, which mandates that 50% of Junior Time Scale (JTS) posts (serial no. 5) be filled by "promotion". Two rival views existed: the Karnataka and Emakulam benches held that such …
The petitioners, selected by the Kerala Public Service Commission and placed on a select list in 1995, claimed that they should be appointed to Sales Tax Officer vacancies under the Special Rules, which required 20% of successive substantive vacancies to be filled by direct recruitment. The State …
The case concerned two Hindu deities, Ram Jankijee and Thakur Raja (also called Raja Rani), each of which had been the beneficiary of a separate deed of dedication of 81.14 acres of land, registered and placed in possession through shebaits. Under the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and …
Olympus Superstructures Pvt. Ltd. entered into three main sale agreements for flats and three separate interior design agreements, each containing arbitration clauses. Disputes arose over payment, construction progress and interior work, and a sole arbitrator was appointed under the main agreements. …
The petitioner Munir Alam filed a writ under Article 32 after his son Nadeem Alam was killed by police firing near the Vice‑Chancellor's lodge of Aligarh Muslim University on the night of 1‑2 October 1996. He alleged that the police investigation was biased and incomplete, and sought a fair inquiry …
The appellant M.R.F. Ltd. challenged a consumer complaint alleging a defect in a tyre and tube that had burst. The complainant had handed the tyre and tube to the dealer, who forwarded them to the appellant, and therefore the complainant no longer possessed the goods. The District Forum was required …
The respondent, a former manager of the Bank of Cochin, was charged with sanctioning loans without adequate security or prior approval between 1977-81, leading to a departmental inquiry that found him guilty of gross negligence, a form of gross misconduct under the Bank of Cochin Service Code. The …
The plaintiff, represented by his legal heirs, sued for a declaration of title and a permanent injunction, claiming to be the son of the late Haritheertham and Mariyayee. The trial court dismissed the suit, finding the plaintiff had not proved his lineage or possession of the property. The first …
The respondent, a medical officer, gave a three‑month notice of voluntary retirement on 16 August 1995 after completing twenty years of qualifying service under Rule 5.32(B) of the Punjab Civil Service Rules. The State of Haryana sought to compel him to resume duty, arguing that his absence during …
The respondent Zamindar had executed two mortgage deeds in 1947‑48 covering houses and khudkasht lands. After the Madhya Bharat Zamindari Abolition Act, 1951 came into force, the mortgagee (appellant) contended that the Zamindar could not redeem the mortgage because the Act vested all zamindari …
The Central Government sought land in Madhya Pradesh for the Bhilai Steel Plant and, under the 1925 Rules, agreed to pay the State a one‑time capitalised amount equal to 25 times the assessed land revenue, thereby obtaining exemption from further land revenue. The land was transferred to Hindustan …
The appellant, a long‑serving employee of the Orissa State Financial Corporation, was suspended in 1992 and a disciplinary enquiry was started under Regulation 44 of the Corporation’s Staff Regulations. The enquiry was not completed before his superannuation on 30 June 1995, yet the Corporation …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Madras Port Trust, a statutory body under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, should be treated as a "dealer" under the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 and thus liable to sales tax on sales of unclaimed and unserviceable goods. The State of Tamil Nadu and …
The Delhi Bar Council suspended advocate Pritam Singh for three years in 1984. He continued to practice during the suspension, using the alias "P.S. Madan", and had concealed a prior conviction under the Narcotic Drugs Act at the time of his enrolment. The complainant, Sardul Singh, filed a …
The case concerned whether court typists and steno‑typists were entitled to an advance increment under Government Order No. 182/87 after acquiring an LL.B. degree. The State of Andhra Pradesh appealed against High Court judgments that granted such increments to two typists and several steno‑typists, …
The appellant Management of Thanjavur Textiles Ltd. dismissed three employees after a domestic enquiry in which the manager appointed an advocate as the enquiry officer. The advocate recorded evidence and also gave findings on the misconduct, leading to the dismissal orders. The workmen challenged …
The Supreme Court considered appeals arising from a Delhi High Court judgment that interpreted Section 19(4) of the Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956. The central question was whether the two factors listed in that subsection – (a) availability of alternative accommodation for the …
The appellant, a neighbour of a parcel of land, claimed a right of pre-emption under sub‑clause (3) of Section 16 of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961, after the land was gifted by his brother (the third respondent) to his sister (the fifth …
The appellant, Wali Mohammed Khan (by legal representatives), claimed possession of a house built in a graveyard that was originally permitted for conducting Fateha and providing tobacco to Fakirs. The permission created a public Wakf, making the house an accretion to the Wakf property and placing …
The Hindu public sued Rajdhani Puja Samithi, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, alleging that the temples, mandap, library, shops and other structures on a 90‑year government lease constitute a public religious endowment. The Society argued that it was a secular body, …
The appellant, appointed as Office Superintendent on a one‑year probation, was served with several letters alleging misconduct, including preparation of false bills and misbehaviour with women staff, and later an informal inquiry report that labelled him of "dubious character". Despite extensions of …
The hereditary trustees of six Hindu temples filed a petition under the Indian Trusts Act seeking permission to sell temple properties, which was rejected by the District Court and initially dismissed by the High Court. The High Court later allowed a review and permitted the sale, but the …
The Indian Airports Employees Union filed a contempt petition alleging that the airport authority failed to regularise six sweepers employed in the car‑parking area despite a Supreme Court direction to regularise sweepers after the abolition of contract labour. The respondents contended that the six …
Nishant Puri, a resident of Himachal Pradesh, applied for admission to the MBBS programme under the Himachal Pradesh University prospectus. Clause (iii) of the prospectus exempts wards of defence personnel or serving Central Government employees who are bona fide Himachalis from the requirement of …
The petitioners, tenants of a commercial premises, challenged the landlord's suit for possession under Clause 13(3)(vi) of the C.P. & Berar Rent Control Order, 1949, arguing that the landlord already owned other premises in the same building, which should bar his claim of bonafide requirement. The …
The appellant, Baby, challenged a Land Tribunal order that held she was not a cultivating tenant. The High Court set aside the Tribunal's decision under Section 103 of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963, on the ground that the Tribunal failed to consider several material documents. The Supreme Court …
The plaintiffs sought a declaration that they were exclusive co‑owners of a parcel of land, while the defendants claimed tenancy under a predecessor and asked for fixity of tenure. The dispute turned on whether the civil court could decide the tenancy issue or had to refer it to the Land Tribunal …
Hindustan Times Ltd purchased a residential building and later demolished it to erect a multi‑storeyed commercial building. The company paid Rs 36,96,516 as an additional premium for the commercial use of the extra built‑up area and added this amount to the cost of the new building, claiming …
The State of Kerala sought to acquire land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Kerala High Court quashed the Section 6 notification on two grounds: that it was issued more than one year after the Section 4 notification, and that no Section 5A enquiry had been held before the notification. The …
The State of Uttar Pradesh filed a Special Leave Petition against an interim order passed by the Gauhati High Court in C.R. No. 4986 of 1997, seeking relief against the State of Nagaland and others. Both parties presented extensive arguments before a two‑Judge Bench of the Supreme Court. The Court …
The case involved the termination of an employee by Vishweshwaraiah Iron and Steel Ltd. without conducting a domestic enquiry. The employee challenged the termination before the labour court, which upheld the termination based on evidence later led before the Court of Reference under Section 10 of …
The Union of India appealed against a Patna High Court order that directed the Assistant Collector of Central Excise to pass final orders on price lists submitted by Tata Engineering & Locomotive Co. (TELCO) and to treat the factory‑gate price as the normal price for valuation, while deeming the …
The Baba Mungipa Education Trust applied to the Central Government for permission to establish a medical college in Tripura under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, but received no response. The Trust obtained provisional university affiliation and admitted students, after which the Supreme Court …
The petitioners, legal heirs of a deceased licensee, challenged the continuation of summary ejectment proceedings under Section 41 of the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882, after the licensee's death. They argued that the cause of action was personal and should abate with the licensee's …
The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax alleged that a partnership firm, Mahajan Borewell & Co., and its three partners had failed to deduct tax at source, violating Section 276‑B of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Special Court discharged the respondents on procedural grounds, and the High Court …
The petitioners, secondary school teachers in Karnataka who were originally allotted from the former State of Hyderabad, claimed that the pay‑scale disparity persisting from 1 January 1957 to 31 December 1969 violated Article 14 of the Constitution. The State had, based on the Justice Tukol …
The assessee, M/s Universal Exporters, applied for blank Form III‑A under Rule 12A(5) of the Uttar Pradesh Sales Tax Rules to rebut the presumption of sale to a consumer under Section 3‑AAA of the Uttar Pradesh Sales Tax Act. The Sales Tax Officer rejected the application, holding that the …
The petitioner filed a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court seeking to compel the Patna High Court to initiate contempt proceedings against the respondents for alleged non‑compliance with a prior order. The High Court held that the order had been complied with, declined to entertain the …
Shanti Devi mortgaged her agricultural land and, upon default, the land was sold at a revenue auction. The purchaser submitted an affidavit that his total holding would remain below the 12.50‑acre ceiling prescribed by Section 154(1) of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, but …
The appellants filed an appeal before the Additional District Judge, Ferozepur, seeking to admit additional evidence under Order XLI Rule 27(b) of the CPC, specifically the examination of a handwriting expert. The Additional District Judge ordered that such evidence be produced. The respondents …
The Supreme Court examined the implementation of the Delhi hawkers rehabilitation scheme by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in light of the R.C. Chopra report. It directed the MCD to give all applicants previously held ineligible an opportunity to make representations, to re‑examine …
