S RAJENDRA BABU

Atlas Export Industries entered into a contract for the supply of groundnut extractions that incorporated by reference the GAFTA standard contract, which contained an arbitration clause mandating disputes be resolved in London under GAFTA rules. A dispute arose, arbitration was conducted in London and an award was made…

The appellant filed an election petition on July 1, 1996, the first day after the Punjab and Haryana High Court resumed from its summer vacation, although the 45‑day limitation period had expired during the vacation. The High Court, relying on a November 27, 1995 notification that the court was not "closed" for electio…

The Union of India appealed against a Bombay High Court judgment that had quashed the inclusion of seven bulk drugs in the first schedule of the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 and set aside price‑fixation notices. The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred by accepting the petitioners' facts without proper scr…

Uniply Industries Ltd. and Unicorn Plywood Pvt. Ltd. both used the marks "Uniply" and "Uniboard" for plywood products. The appellant sought an ex parte temporary injunction against the respondent, which was initially granted, but the respondent later claimed prior use of the marks dating back to 1993. The trial court a…

The U.P. Shia Central Board of Wakf registered a mosque, its sehan and Imam Chowk as Shia Wakf property. The U.P. Sunni Central Board of Wakf challenged this registration and, under Section 8(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Muslim Wakfs Act, 1960, referred the dispute to the Wakf Tribunal seeking a declaration that the propert…

The transport wing of Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam (TTD) was transferred to the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) in 1975. Some of the 850 transferred workmen opted to be governed by APSRTC’s rules, while others did not. The workers’ union claimed that, under Clause 13 of the transfer agreement,…

The Supreme Court considered two contracts awarded in 1977 for earthwork and aqueduct construction in Andhra Pradesh. The contractors claimed reimbursement for losses caused by a cyclone in November 1977 and floods in June 1978, but their claim letters did not comply with Clause 83 of the contract, which required any c…

The River Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., operating a river service with about 8,000 employees, suffered heavy losses during the 1965 armed conflict with Pakistan and entered into a scheme of arrangement with the Central Inland Water Transport Corporation (CIWTC) that transferred assets but not the undertaking, and provided…

The Kerala Tax on Entry of Motor Vehicles into Local Areas Act imposes a tax on any motor vehicle that enters a local area for use or sale and is liable for registration under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Petitioners Bose Abraham and others challenged the tax's applicability to excavators and road rollers, arguing tha…