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The Bihar State Electricity Board served a one‑year notice to Patna Electric Supply Co. in January 1973 to purchase its undertaking, which was taken over on 6 February 1974. While the takeover was pending, the Indian Electricity (Bihar Amendment) Ordinances and the 1974 Amendment Act changed the …
The Supreme Court revisited a writ petition filed under Article 32 concerning the Mis Span Motel's pollution of the Beas River. The Court affirmed that damages can be awarded for environmental restoration and for victims under the polluter‑pays principle, but held that a pollution fine cannot be …
P. Sarathy, a former branch manager of State Bank of India, was suspended and removed from service after a departmental enquiry. He first appealed to the Bank's Local Board, which dismissed his appeal, and then filed an appeal under Section 41(2) of the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act before …
The Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board served notice to Upper Jamuna Valley Electricity Supply Co. Ltd. to purchase its electricity undertaking after a 35‑year licence expired. The State later amended the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 by the 1975 Ordinance and the 1976 Act, replacing the …
The State of Uttar Pradesh issued a notice under Section 6 of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, to acquire the Upper Jamuna Valley Electricity Supply Company's undertaking upon expiry of a 35‑year licence in 1964. In 1975 the Uttar Pradesh government amended Sections 6 and 7‑A of the Act, replacing …
The Delhi Administration appealed a Delhi High Court order that had quashed amendments made by a 1989 notification to Rules 49, 63, 65, 67 and Form P‑5 of the Delhi Land Revenue Rules. The amendments excluded certain categories of land, such as "Extended Abadi", from being entered in the …
The appellant, T.K. Gopal, was convicted under Section 376(2) of the Indian Penal Code for raping a 1½‑year‑old girl and sentenced to ten years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine. The Supreme Court issued a notice to consider enhancing the sentence to life imprisonment. The appellant pleaded that …
The Supreme Court dismissed a review petition and several writ petitions filed by Lily Thomas and others seeking to set aside the earlier judgment in Sarla Mudgal’s case, which held that a Hindu husband who converts to Islam without dissolving his first marriage commits bigamy under Section 494 IPC. …
The appellants, residents of Khajuri village in Haryana, filed a writ petition seeking to stop the Gram Panchayat from leasing "charand" (common grazing) land and to have it reserved for grazing. The High Court dismissed the petition, holding that charand land falls within the definition of …
The Supreme Court examined the applicability of the Haj Committee Act, 1959 after pilgrim travel shifted from sea to air in 1993, rendering the ex‑officio members listed in Section 4(1)(a)‑(f) practically redundant. The petitioners sought direction to replace these members, arguing the Act had …
The appellant, a permanent tenant of a 5‑acre plot in Karnataka, faced a resumption order under Section 14 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 for half of his land. Although the order was partially in the landlord's favour, the landlords never took possession and appealed for the entire plot. …
The respondents, who had been allotted government land on the condition that it could not be alienated without prior sanction, executed a power of attorney to sell the land. The District Revenue Officer, after receiving the respondents' explanation to a show‑cause notice, held that the assignment …
The respondent, claiming ownership of a Delhi premises through a sale deed, filed an eviction petition under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, invoking bona‑fide requirement. The appellants, tenants, contended that the property was vested in the Custodian of Enemy Property for …
The case concerned several police officers who had been promoted on an officiating basis with a stipulation that they would not receive seniority until selected under the Bihar Police Manual Rules. The High Court had granted seniority and promotion to Brij Bihari Prasad Singh and Kameshwar Prasad …
The appellant was convicted by a Designated Court under Sections 3 and 5 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 and Section 307 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly storing lethal weapons, extorting money and threatening a police officer during a …
V.C. Grover obtained an overdraft facility from Bank of India by pledging shares and later requested the bank to sell 500 of those shares to clear part of his overdraft. The bank delayed the sale for several months, during which the share price fell dramatically, causing Grover a loss. He filed a …
The State of Andhra Pradesh was sued by the family of Challa Chinnappa Reddy, who died after a bomb was hurled into his jail cell, alleging negligence of police officers who ignored repeated warnings of a conspiracy to kill the inmates. The trial court dismissed the suit on grounds of limitation and …
The case concerns D.K. Dayananda, a clerk of Syndicate Bank, who was absent from duty for more than 90 consecutive days. The Bank issued a show‑cause notice under Clause 16 of the Bipartite Settlement, which was returned as "refused"; the employee neither responded nor reported for duty, leading the …
Chandra Parkash Shahi, a constable recruited on probation under the U.P. Police Regulations, completed his two‑year probation without blemish but was terminated a year later by a simple notice under Rule 3 of the U.P. Temporary Government Servants (Termination of Service) Rules, 1975, following a …
The appellants, Assistant Engineers (Electrical) Class II, were promoted on an ad‑hoc basis to Executive Engineer (Electrical) and later regularised. The Department’s seniority list counted their ad‑hoc service for seniority, which was challenged by directly recruited Assistant Executive Engineers …
O.P. Sharma, a former DIG of the CBI, filed an application under Section 91 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking the summons and production of documents he alleged would demonstrate that the CBI’s case against him was driven by malice. The Special Judge rejected the application, finding the …
Smt. Santra, a poor labourer with seven children, underwent a sterilisation operation at a government hospital under the family‑planning scheme and was issued a certificate stating the procedure was successful. She later became pregnant and gave birth to a child because only her right fallopian tube …
The appellant, a CRPF officer, was deputed to the CBI and sought permanent absorption on the basis that he was a graduate. He failed to produce a graduation certificate and claimed that a degree was not required for someone of his standing, leading the CBI to doubt his integrity and repatriate him …
The State Bank of India obtained a preliminary decree for a sum of Rs. 70,087.75 in 1987 and was required to apply for a final decree by 31‑12‑1991. It filed the application only on 27‑7‑1994, seeking condonation of a 714‑day delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 and Order 34 Rule 5 of …
Three employees of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation were placed on a two‑year probation and later terminated after the probation period ended. They challenged the terminations before the High Court, which held that the corporation could not terminate their services after the maximum …
The appellant, a government employee, applied for voluntary retirement under a scheme and his request was accepted by the employer on 30 July 1997, but he was not relieved from service until 26 September 1997. Before being relieved, he sent a letter on 7 August 1997 withdrawing his retirement …
The Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) provided a staff canteen from 1973, initially through a contractor and later via a co‑operative society run by bank employees. The bank supplied premises, equipment, subsidies and other support, while the canteen workers were paid from these funds. When the canteen was …
The case concerned a dispute over land held by a tenant who claimed a right to purchase the land under Section 50 of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, 1958, while the landlord‑widows argued that the purchase right was postponed under Section 41(2). The Supreme Court …
The appellants, having passed the 12th examination with 63‑65% marks, applied for admission to a B.Ed. course that was filled through a common entrance test. Seats were allocated on a district‑wise basis among Parbhani, Nanded, Beed and Latur, and the appellants challenged this allocation as …
The case concerned the inter‑se seniority of direct recruit firemen (appellants) and firemen promoted on an ad‑hoc basis (respondents) in the South Central Railway. The appellants were appointed as First Firemen after completing two years of training, but their appointment letters stipulated that …
The respondents, including Prem Singh, were appointed as Ziledars and later promoted to Deputy Collector, a Class II post in the Irrigation Department. They sought appointment as Tehsildar, also a Class II post in the Revenue Department, claiming that the transfer constituted a promotion and that …
The case concerned surplus land of a large landholder, Raghubinder Nath, whose ceiling was fixed under the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 and a portion declared surplus. Jagat Ram, a tenant, obtained a decree for allotment of the surplus land and the Collector allotted it to him; he …
The respondent obtained a decree for specific performance of a contract that directed the sale deed to be executed before possession could be taken. The decree stipulated that it would become enforceable only after the sale deed was executed, which occurred on 23 March 1984. The decree‑debtors …
The appellant had been allotted a plot by the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) after paying registration, reservation and the first two instalments. He delayed further payments, alleging that the Authority had not completed development and therefore possession was delayed. The GDA issued a …
The State of Madhya Pradesh issued a tender for the sale of perishable Tendu leaves. After the highest bid of another bidder (Respondent No.4) was cancelled, Mohammed Gazi was declared the highest bidder and deposited Rs 2,68,217.72 as earnest money. While Gazi was preparing to execute the purchase …
The original owner, Prakash Singh, mortgaged his land to Basant Kaur for Rs 7,000 in 1968, the mortgage deed stipulating a term of 99 years. After Basant Kaur's death, the appellants stepped into her shoes as mortgagees in possession. In 1987 the mortgagor sold a portion of the mortgaged land to the …
The appellants Suresh Rai, Pradeep Rai and Jitendra Prasad Rai were convicted for the murder of Shambhu Rai under IPC sections 302, 34, 109 and the Arms Act, and sentenced to life imprisonment. They appealed, contending that the three alleged eye‑witnesses were not present at the scene, that the …
The New Mangalore Port Trust advertised a vacancy for Deputy Conservator, requiring ten years of experience as a Master of a foreign‑going ship or in pilotage/dredging. Captain Subhash Kumar (respondent No.4) had six years as Master and nine years as Pilot, while the appellant had two years as …
Nar Singh Pal, a casual labourer who had acquired temporary status in the Telecom Department, was terminated in May 1992 on the basis of alleged assault and pending criminal charges under the IPC. The termination was effected by paying retrenchment compensation without a regular departmental …
The appellants, landladies, obtained permission under Section 3 of the U.P. (Temporary) Control of Rent and Eviction Act, 1947 to evict a tenant on the ground of a bona‑fide requirement to shift a nursing home. The suit filed on that permission was later withdrawn without any liberty to re‑file. …
Birla Yamaha Ltd. booked Patel Roadways Ltd. to transport 267 generator sets, which were destroyed in a fire at the carrier's godown. The complainant filed a petition before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission alleging deficiency in service and seeking compensation. The Commission …
The tenant, Jagdish Lal, held a lease for a shop let for "Maniari" (general merchant) business at Rs 600 per month. He later started a restaurant serving tea and cold drinks, which the Rent Controller deemed a change of user under Section 13 of the Haryana Urban (Control of Rent & Eviction) Act, …
Nath Bros. Exim International Ltd. booked 77 packages of silk garments with Best Roadways Ltd. for carriage from Noida to Bombay, the contract stating the goods were carried "at Owner's Risk". The consignment was diverted to a warehouse in Bhiwandi on alleged instructions of the consignee and was …
A bus conductor was dismissed after a departmental inquiry found him guilty of issuing short‑distance tickets to eleven passengers. The dismissal was challenged before the U.P. State Public Services Tribunal, which upheld it, and subsequently before the Allahabad High Court, which reinstated the …
The appellant mortgaged an industrial plot and failed to deposit the decree amount, leading to a foreclosure suit and auction of the property. The auction sale was confirmed by the trial court, but the appellant challenged it under Order 21 Rule 90 and later deposited amounts during the pendency of …
The U.P. State Road Transport Corporation removed driver Subhash Chandra Sharma from service for a serious misconduct involving intimidation of an assistant cashier while intoxicated. The Labour Court, after finding the departmental inquiry valid, substituted the removal with a lesser penalty of one …
The plaintiffs, decree‑holders of a godown, obtained a decree for possession in Title Suit No. 77/59 and, after execution, were prevented from removing oil‑seed bags by injunctions obtained by the Bank of India and a partnership firm claiming pledgee rights under Order XXI Rules 100 and 101 CPC. The …
Female workers employed on a daily‑wage muster roll by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi were denied maternity benefits that regular female employees received. The Industrial Tribunal held that these workers were entitled to the benefits under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and directed the …
The plaintiff, the legal heirs of the deceased Pravin Jethalal Kamdar, had entered into a sale agreement for his urban land within the ceiling limit and applied for permission under Section 27(1) of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. The competent authority rejected the application …
An incident on 23 September 1989 outside a Munsif court led to cross‑fire between two rival groups, resulting in one death and several injuries. The trial court convicted Amarjit Singh under IPC 307 and the Arms Act, sentencing him to five years rigorous imprisonment and a fine, while Jagsir Singh …
New India Assurance Co. issued a motor vehicle insurance policy for a truck on 8 November 1991. The same night the truck met with an accident that killed a cleaner and two labourers. The dependants of the deceased filed claims for compensation, but the insurer denied liability, arguing that the …
The appellants, heirs of a zamindar who had mortgaged a parcel of khudkasht land, sued the mortgagee (later his heirs) for possession under Sections 43(3) and 183 of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act. The district authority and revenue boards ruled in favour of the appellants, declaring them khatedar …
The petitioner, a forward‑community scientist, married respondent No.4 after being told she belonged to a forward caste, later discovering she was from a Scheduled Tribe. He filed a criminal complaint under IPC sections 415, 419, 420 read with 34, alleging cheating due to the caste …
V.P. Ahuja was appointed as Chief Executive of the Punjab Co-operative Cotton Marketing and Spinning Mills Federation Ltd on a two‑year probation. The management terminated his services on 2 December 1998, stating that he had failed administratively and technically, invoking a clause that allowed …
The plaintiffs claimed exclusive title and possession over a bund (thedaya varamba) and alleged that the first defendant had trespassed upon it. The trial court held the bund was a common bund but did not expressly decide whether the disputed portion formed part of it; the High Court, in a proactive …
The dispute concerned agricultural land in Madhya Pradesh where the original bhumiswami sold the land to the respondent but had earlier granted a one‑year lease to the appellant. The appellant claimed the lease was renewed for a second year, thereby acquiring bhumiswami rights under the Madhya …
The appellant, a tenant, was subject to an ex‑parte decree for arrears of rent, ejectment and damages after failing to appear at the hearing on 10 March 1983. He filed an application under Order 9 Rule 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure, claiming that his absence was due to official duties, illness, …
The husband obtained a decree of divorce on the ground of desertion, but the wife filed an application for maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure during the pendency of the divorce suit. The Family Court allowed the maintenance despite being aware of the pending divorce …
The plaintiff, who had bought a house for Rs 3,000, sold it to the defendant for Rs 1,000 by a sale deed, and shortly thereafter executed an agreement to reconvey the property on repayment of Rs 1,000 within two years, also executing a rent note to pay rent to the defendant. The plaintiff sued for …
Muralidhar Sarangi owned two trucks insured under two policies of New India Assurance. While transporting goods in Assam, the trucks were destroyed by Bodo terrorists, resulting in loss of the vehicles and the death of a driver. The insurer denied the claim, stating that terrorist risk was excluded. …
R. Srinivasan filed a complaint before the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission seeking damages for loss to his insured vehicle. The complaint was dismissed for default and his application for restoration was also rejected. He then filed a fresh complaint before the District Consumer …
Modern Insulators Ltd. purchased an All Risk Insurance Policy from Oriental Insurance Co. for a kiln installation. When the kiln furniture collapsed during trial, the insurer refused to pay, claiming an exclusion clause for second‑hand property that the insured alleged was never disclosed. The State …
The Himachal Pradesh Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972 exempts tea estates from its provisions. Under Section 26 the State Government framed rules in 1973, and in 1986 added a proviso to Rule 3 prohibiting transfer of land subservient to tea plantations without government permission. A 1990 …
The Supreme Court heard Special Leave Petitions filed by dairy owners (including Ramji Patel) who had set up dairies in the villages of Lalpur and Gwarighat, which were earlier listed as "excepted villages" under the Madhya Pradesh Cattle (Control) Act, 1978. The petitioners argued that a municipal …
In a mortgage suit, a preliminary decree dated 18 November 1968 ordered the defendants to pay Rs.24,000 in four annual instalments, with the first instalment due on 31 March 1969. The decree allowed the plaintiff to apply for a final decree for sale of the mortgaged property upon any default, …
The land was jointly owned by Nand Lal and Bassia; Bassia sold his undivided share to three persons. Suram Singh, son of the other joint owner, filed a pre-emption suit which was decreed in his favour and he deposited the required amount. He later sued the purchasers' successors for a declaration of …
The respondents, former employees of the State of Punjab who retired before 31 March 1985, sought higher pensionary benefits based on a Government of Punjab notification dated 9 July 1985 that granted enhanced dearness allowance and related benefits to employees retiring on or after that date. The …
The Supreme Court examined an appeal against a High Court order that upheld a short‑listing criterion which excluded candidates possessing educational qualifications higher than Standard VII from being considered for peon posts in the District and Sessions Court, Nagpur. The recruitment rules …
M/S Jupitor Chit Fund (P) Ltd, a chit fund company, sued the legal representatives of Shiv Narain Mehta for recovery of Rs.10,000 after a dispute over non‑payment of instalments. The dispute was referred to an arbitrator, but the award was set aside because the reference to arbitration was improper …
The respondents filed a partition suit involving land assessed for revenue. The trial court, invoking Section 54 of the Code of Civil Procedure, referred the partition to the Collector, who issued an order. The Collector's order was challenged before the Deputy Secretary under Section 211 of the …
The dispute concerned three plots (Nos. 1366‑1368) in Maliyana village, Meerut, which were used as land appurtenant to the staff quarters of Jaswant Sugar Mill (later V.P. State Sugar Corporation). Dewa Ram, the predecessor‑in‑interest of the respondents, claimed sirdari rights based on a lease …
The State of Haryana issued circulars under Section 432 of the Criminal Procedure Code granting remission of sentence to prisoners confined in jail and those on parole or furlough on a specified date, expressly excluding persons convicted of rape or dowry death. Five respondents were on bail and …
The appellants, Sheo Nano and others, claimed Sirdari rights over several plots by adverse possession, while the Deputy Director of Consolidation, acting under the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953, found the recorded tenure‑holder Jethu to be a civil death with no heirs and ordered the land …
The respondent, E.I.D. Parry (India) Ltd., sued the Union of India for recovery of demurrage charged by the Railways for failing to unload ten box wagons within the free time. The trial court decreed a partial refund and the High Court upheld that decree but, on its own motion, struck down Part 1A …
The appellants, G. Sagar Suri and Shama Suri, were accused of obtaining a loan of Rs. 50 lakh from a finance company and issuing cheques that later bounced. A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was filed, and concurrently a First Information Report under Sections 406 and …
The respondent, a clerk of Nedungadi Bank Ltd., was dismissed in 1972 for misappropriation of funds following a disciplinary inquiry. After about seven years he sought reinstatement, alleging discrimination because two other dismissed employees had been reinstated, and applied to the Central …
A Bangladeshi woman, Hanuffa Khatoon, was gang‑raped by several Railway employees at the Yatri Niwas, Howrah Station. Advocate Chandrima Das filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking compensation of Rs 10 lakh and other reliefs. The Calcutta High Court awarded the compensation, holding that …
The respondent landlord sought eviction of the appellant tenant under the Andhra Pradesh Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1960 on three grounds, including a bona‑fide requirement for personal occupation of the non‑residential premises. The Rent Controller and the Appellate Authority …
Madan Pal Singh, a daily‑wage work agent employed by the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) from July 1982 to August 1986, filed a dispute after his services were terminated. In his conciliation application he mistakenly wrote his name as Madan Lal, and the State of U.P. issued a …
Dudh Nath Prasad, an IAS officer, was appointed in 1968 to a reserved Scheduled Caste (SC) vacancy based on a caste certificate issued by the Sub‑Divisional Officer, Howrah, West Bengal. Although he was born, educated and held property in Bihar, his parents had been residing in Howrah for over 30 …
The respondent, a subordinate judicial officer in Uttar Pradesh, was compulsorily retired at age 58 on the basis of an adverse remark recorded by an Inspecting Judge. He challenged the retirement, arguing that the Uttar Pradesh Judicial Officers (Retirement on Superannuation) Rules, 1992—framed …
Shiv Kumar Joshi, a member of the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme, complained before the District Consumer Forum that the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner delayed payment of his provident fund, alleging deficiency in service. The Commissioner appealed, arguing that the scheme was not a …
Arun Kumar Agarwal and others filed a writ petition in the Karnataka High Court seeking the cancellation of a 1,000 MW thermal power project at Mangalore and the registration of a FIR for alleged corruption. The High Court, without detailed analysis, directed the CBI to investigate based on thirteen …
The appellants, employees of Swatantra Bharat Mill, were charged and suspended in 1986 while an industrial dispute was pending before the Industrial Tribunal. The management filed an application under Section 33(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, seeking permission to dismiss the employees …
The State of Himachal Pradesh appealed the acquittal of Lekh Raj and Diwan Chand for the alleged rape of a 55‑year‑old widow. The prosecution relied on the victim's testimony, her injuries, and forensic evidence of blood and semen on her torn salwar. The High Court had set aside the conviction on …
The appellant, an engineer promoted on an ad‑hoc basis in 1972 pending Public Service Commission approval, challenged the seniority list that placed direct recruits appointed the same year ahead of him. The Orissa Administrative Tribunal initially held the appellant senior, but on review reversed …
The appellant booked a journey from New Delhi to New York with KLM (respondent No.1) and also secured an earlier connecting flight with TWA (respondent No.2). At Amsterdam, KLM staff, suspecting irregularities in his US visa (photocopy of photograph and dual bookings), delayed his onward travel for …
The Oriental Insurance Company issued a burglary insurance policy to SAMA Yanallur Primary Agricultural Co‑op Bank covering loss of cash or jewellery kept in a "safe". A burglary resulted in the theft of a cashier's cash box containing cash and pledged jewellery. The District Consumer Forum allowed …
Dr. B.K. Mishra (Respondent No.1) was selected for promotion to Professor under a 16‑year time‑bound scheme in 1990 with retrospective effect from 1‑Feb‑1985, but the promotion was provisional pending approval of the Bihar State University Services Commission. The Commission delayed action and later …
The Kalpavruksha Charitable Trust operated a diagnostic centre and purchased a CT‑scan machine, charging patients for its use while providing free services to only ten percent of them. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission held that the Trust was not a consumer under the Consumer …
Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. (HCCL) entered into a dam construction contract with the State of Bihar and furnished two bank guarantees – a Performance Guarantee to the Chief Engineer and a Mobilisation Advance Guarantee to the Executive Engineer. The State invoked both guarantees, prompting HCCL …
The mortgagor (respondent) had mortgaged property to the appellant and, after default, the property was auctioned and the sale was confirmed. The mortgagor filed several applications to set aside the sale and its confirmation, which were dismissed, leading to appeals before the High Court. While …
The petitioners, police officers of the Manipur Police Service, were appointed in officiating capacity under Rule 24 and later re‑appointed under Rule 5(1)(b) and Rule 16, but their officiating service was ignored in the seniority list. They challenged the order in the Gauhati High Court; a Single …
The appellants were granted stage‑carriage permits by the Regional Transport Authority (RTA), Bikaner, to ply buses on a Sangaria‑Delhi inter‑state route. The Rajasthan Road Transport Corporation challenged the permits, arguing that the route was covered by a reciprocal transport agreement between …
The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) offered a Salary Savings Scheme under which Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking (DESU) deducted insurance premiums from its employees' salaries and remitted them to LIC. DESU failed to remit premiums for two months, after which an employee died and his widow …
The Union Bank of India issued a bank guarantee for Dany Dairy & Food Engineers Ltd., which was later invoked by Seppo Rally OY, a Finnish company. Payment under the guarantee was delayed because the bank had to obtain permission from the Reserve Bank of India to remit the amount in foreign exchange …
The appellants claimed ownership of several plots recorded in the name of their predecessor, Hira Lal, while the respondents asserted that the land was "sir" and "khudkasht" of their predecessor, Hansraj, who had mortgaged the plots to Hira Lal in 1920. After the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition …
Y.D. Bagde, a judicial officer of the Maharashtra subordinate judiciary, was charged with corrupt practices and an enquiry officer found the charges not proved, recommending reinstatement. The High Court's Disciplinary Committee disagreed, issued a show‑cause notice and recommended dismissal without …
The appellant, a full‑time vocational teacher, was appointed in June 1990 with the pay‑scale of Rs.1640‑2900 but was subsequently placed on a lower scale of Rs.1400‑2600 by the Directorate of Education. He challenged this denial, arguing that he possessed the requisite qualifications and that …
Tulip Park Co‑operative Housing Society Ltd filed a complaint before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, alleging that the builder, SAi Overseas Import and Export, delivered only 29,788.34 sq ft of saleable area instead of the 34,361 sq ft …
Balraj Taneja and others appealed against a Delhi High Court decree granting specific performance to Sunil Madan. The High Court had passed the decree under Order 8 Rule 10 of the CPC solely because the defendants failed to file a written statement, without examining a material factual dispute …
Ashok Gangadhar Mara Tha owned a Swaraj Mazda truck classified as a light motor vehicle and insured it with Oriental Insurance. The vehicle was totally damaged in an accident, but the insurer denied the claim, alleging that the driver held only a licence for a light motor vehicle and not for a …
The Supreme Court entertained an application by the Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) seeking directions for the supply of natural gas to industries in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) of Agra and for the laying of a pipeline through the old Yamuna Bridge. The Court noted that, under its earlier order …
The appellants, untrained assistant teachers in Bihar, were terminated and later appointed on 4 October 1994 under directions of the Supreme Court and the High Court that vacancies existing before 1 January 1992 be filled and that such appointees be paid arrears from 1 July 1992. The appellants …
The Indore Development Authority conducted a public auction of a government land parcel; the appellant, Malik Brothers, was the highest bidder but failed to pay the balance, leading to forfeiture of the premium. The appellant challenged the forfeiture and the Authority referred the dispute to an …
The appellants, promoters of an apartment complex, sold a flat to the respondent’s minor daughter for Rs. 2,10,000 and delivered possession in September 1985 but failed to execute a sale deed. The respondent filed a complaint under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 on 19 June 1992 seeking specific …
The appellant insurer issued a policy that covered only goods permissible under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The respondent was transporting 15 barrels of ether solvent, which the Court held to be synonymous with ethyl ether, a hazardous substance listed in Table III of Rule 137, Central Motor …
The appellants, shop‑keepers leasing commercial premises in Chandigarh, challenged a steep increase in rent from Rs.2,671 to Rs.14,000 per month, arguing that the Union Territory lacked jurisdiction because the Central Government had not framed rules under the Capital of Punjab (Development and …
The appellant, sister of Bham Faisal Gulam Mohammed, filed a habeas corpus petition challenging his preventive detention under Section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. The detenu was arrested for attempting to smuggle diamonds and was …
The appellant, Rais Ahmad, filed a writ petition under Article 226 before the Allahabad High Court. His counsel had obtained leave of absence from the Chief Justice on the ground of illness up to 23 April 1996 and sent an illness slip for the hearing scheduled on 24 April 1996, but the slip was not …
The Nagpur Improvement Trust appointed and promoted several employees to the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil) despite the State Government not having framed any rules under Section 21 of the Nagpur Improvement Trust Act, 1936 prescribing conditions for such appointments. The Bombay High Court …
The insured, having procured multiple fire insurance policies, received claim payments after a fire loss and voluntarily executed discharge vouchers stating full and final settlement. He later filed a complaint before the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission seeking interest on the …
The respondents entered into a 1987 agreement with Lata Construction for the purchase of a flat, paid substantial sums, but the flat was never delivered and was later occupied by another. In 1991 the parties executed a fresh agreement providing for compensation of Rs.9,51,000 in lieu of the flat, …
Sovintorg (India) Ltd. deposited a cheque for Rs 1 lakh with State Bank of India in June 1983; although the cheque was cleared, the proceeds were not credited to its account for seven years. The company claimed compensation, damages and 24% interest under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The State …
Zunjarrao Bhikaji Nagarkar, then Collector of Central Excise, ordered confiscation of excisable goods and confirmed duty against Mis. Hari Vishnu Packaging Ltd. but did not impose a penalty under Rule 173Q of the Central Excise Rules. The Central Board of Excise directed him to appeal to the …
The Supreme Court reviewed a petition challenging its earlier orders that directed the Minister of State for Petroleum, Capt. Satish Sharma, to pay Rs.50 lakh as exemplary damages to the Government and to undergo CBI investigation for alleged criminal breach of trust. The Court held that the earlier …
The respondent filed a consumer complaint alleging that India Photographic Co. Ltd., a distributor of Kodak film rolls, sold the rolls without printing the sale price on each package, contrary to Rule 6(1)(t) of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977. The District …
The Union Government allotted a petrol pump site at San Martin Marg to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), which was later re‑allotted to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) without notice, following a Supreme Court order in a public‑interest litigation. The Supreme Court subsequently …
The plaintiff paid Rs.1 lakh each to the property owner (defendant 1) and his agent (defendant 2) based on a written authorisation allowing the agent to sell the ground floor. The sale fell through; the agent returned Rs.50,000 but the owner refused to refund his share, denying any contractual …
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) sought permission to install hot‑mix plants within the vicinity of Indira Gandhi International Airport to resurface its runways, arguing that the work is of national importance and that distant plants would compromise the quality of the mix and airport security. …
The appellant wife filed a petition under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking maintenance, alleging that her husband, who had sufficient means, had neglected and refused to maintain her and was living with another woman. The husband contended that the wife could not prove a second …
The Federation of Customs House Agents Association and others filed a writ petition challenging Regulation 8 of the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 1984, which permitted the grant of a temporary licence to act as a customs house agent without first passing the qualifying examination …
ICICI filed an application under Section 19 of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 seeking recovery of about Rs 36.5 crore from Grapco Industries Ltd. and others. The Debts Recovery Tribunal, on the same day, issued an ex‑parte injunction restraining the …
Handloom House, a co‑operative society, paid its employees incentive bonuses and sales commissions in addition to regular wages. The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) claimed that these payments were "wages" under Section 2(22) of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 and demanded …
The landlord, who owned a shop room, sought eviction of his tenant to start an electrical goods business, claiming a diploma in Electrical Engineering but no prior experience. The trial court denied eviction, while the appellate court ordered eviction under Section 13(1)(g) of the Bombay Rents, …
The appellants, District and Sessions Judges serving in the Union Territory of Goa, claimed that their pay should have been increased in line with the raise granted to their counterparts in the Union Territory of Delhi in 1982. The High Court dismissed their writ petition, holding that they had not …
Kondiba Dagadu Kadam filed a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement which was dismissed by the trial court. The first appellate court reversed the dismissal, relying on two attesting witnesses who testified that the agreement was executed by thumb impression. The High Court, on a second …
The appellant, S.M. Jahubar Sa Thik, was detained under Section 3(1)(i) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 on 4 November 1997 and a declaration under Section 9(1) was made on 27 November 1997. He filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the …
Cipla Ltd. terminated medical representative Ripu Daman Bhanot after a departmental enquiry found him guilty of submitting a false daily report, a misconduct under Rule 14 of the company's service rules. The Labour Court held the termination illegal, reasoning that Bhanot was denied assistance of an …
Ajaib Singh, a workman, was terminated on 16 July 1974 and alleged that the employer failed to comply with the mandatory provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The dispute was referred to a Labour Court in 1982, which awarded reinstatement with full back wages, but the employer challenged …
A.K. Mishra, a 23‑year‑old who was assisting his father’s construction firm, suffered a severe spinal injury in a motor vehicle accident and became permanently disabled. He claimed a monthly income of Rs 2,000, although no documentary proof of employment existed, and sought compensation under the …
The appellant, a tenant, occupied a ground‑floor unit of a building in Secunderabad under a lease dated 1967. The landlord, a co‑owner, sought eviction under Section 10(3)(a)(iii) of the Andhra Pradesh Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1960, claiming a bona‑fide requirement to use …
H.S. Chandra Shekara Chari was dismissed by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation in July 1988. He challenged the dismissal before the Labour Court, which held that the charges against him were not proved and ordered his reinstatement with full back wages. The respondents appealed to the …
V. Sivaraman sued Shakunthala for a declaration of title and possession of a property. The trial court decreed in his favour, after which he sold the property to R.R. Chettriar and another purchaser, who were impleaded as respondents in the appeal filed by Shakunthala. While the appeal was pending, …
The husband of the appellant, Ramesh Nahar, was detained under Section 3 of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 on 3 February 1997. The detention order was not executed until 23 April 1998, a delay of more than a year, with the respondents offering …
The respondents, long‑serving drill operators, were denied promotion after the 1990 Jammu & Kashmir Geology and Mining (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules introduced a matriculation qualification for higher posts. They filed writ petitions seeking to quash the qualification bar and to be …
Capt. M. Paul Anthony, a security officer of Bharat Gold Mines Ltd., was arrested after a police raid at his residence recovered gold items. He was suspended and a departmental inquiry was initiated, but his request to stay the inquiry pending the criminal trial was denied. The inquiry proceeded ex …
The workmen of Birla Textiles filed a contempt petition alleging that the management willfully disobeyed the Supreme Court's order in MC Mehta v. Union of India directing the shift of the factory to Baddi and the grant of certain benefits. The Court found that the factory was not fully functional …
Vidyadhar, the plaintiff, bought land from Defendant No.2 who had earlier executed a document styled "Kararkharedi" in favour of Defendant No.1, claiming it to be a mortgage by conditional sale. The plaintiff sued for redemption of that mortgage or specific performance, while Defendant No.1 …
The testator S.P. Sadanandan bequeathed specific property to his two sons and appointed his wife, elder son and a chartered accountant as executors. After the chartered accountant relinquished, the widow and elder son remained as joint executors and obtained probate. The elder son executed a …
The plaintiff, a registered money lender, sued the appellant and his father (defendant 2) for recovery of a loan advanced through a cheque drawn on the plaintiff’s bank account. The trial court decreed only against the father, holding that the appellant had not approached the plaintiff and that the …
The Kerala Bar Council’s five‑year term expired on 27 January 1997. It sought a six‑month extension from the Bar Council of India (BCI), which circulated a resolution under Rule 6 of the BCI Rules on 13 January 1997. Only four of the eighteen BCI members approved before the expiry, falling short of …
The appellants purchased a portion of land from Smt. Charanjit Kaur after the PEPSU Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955 had been amended in 1956. The landowner held more than the permissible limit of 30 standard acres (equivalent to 60 ordinary acres) and had not applied for reservation of land …
Babulal, a tenant of a shop owned by the Phool Maliyan Samaj Mandir Trust, had his tenancy terminated by a notice under Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 but refused to vacate. The trustees filed an eviction suit, contending that the property was exempt from the Madhya Pradesh …
Samishta Dube was appointed as a typist/clerk in the City Board, Etawah on 15‑12‑1987 and terminated on 12‑04‑1988 after 3 months 27 days of service. She raised an industrial dispute under Section 4‑K of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Labour Court held that while the termination was not …
Madan Mohan Choudhary, an Additional District & Sessions Judge, was compulsorily retired by the State of Bihar after the High Court, on the basis of an anticipatory bail order he had granted in a Section 307 IPC case, recommended his retirement. The High Court’s Standing Committee and Full Court …
Senior Translators and Junior Translators of the Himachal Pradesh High Court sought redesignation and parity of pay with their counterparts in the Punjab & Haryana High Court, relying on a policy of adopting Punjab & Haryana pay scales. The Himachal High Court, following the Chief Justice's …
The appellant, a vendor, sold two plots of land to the respondents in 1980. The respondents sued for specific performance; the trial court decreed performance, directing the respondents to deposit the balance price by March 31, 1983, and the vendor to execute sale deeds. After the decree became …
The plaintiff, Cheriyan Sosamma, held a usufructuary mortgage over a property that had earlier been leased to her husband Abraham Cherian. After the husband's death, the landlord sought redemption of the mortgage, claiming that the lease merged with the mortgage and thus the lessee's rights were …
The Supreme Court examined three disciplinary dismissals of employees of the Uttar Pradesh State Co‑operative Land Development Bank Ltd. (the Bank). The High Court had held that the Bank was not an "authority" under Article 12 and that the dismissals violated natural‑justice rules, setting aside the …
The Supreme Court had ordered the closure of 168 industries, including Birla Textiles, and prescribed that workmen would retain continuity of service and receive full wages until the industries restarted at a new location. The management decided to relocate to Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, and issued …
Constable Kuldeep Singh was dismissed in 1991 after a departmental enquiry found him guilty of misappropriating Rs 200 of Rs 1,000 allegedly received from a factory owner for payment to three labourers. The enquiry did not produce any of the labourers, relying instead on prior statements under Rule …
The Collector, under the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953, declared land held by Prem Nath Maira surplus in 1960 and allotted it to landless persons, who have possessed it since 1976. The Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972 was amended in 1976 inserting Section 12(3), which vests …
The appellants, two lower‑division clerks, were transferred in 1976 from the Rehabilitation Department to the Posts & Telegraph (P&T) Department in public interest. Their transfer orders stated that past service would be counted for all purposes except seniority. Under the P&T time‑bound promotion …
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. submitted draft standing orders for certification under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946. The draft was partially certified, and the clause on representation of a workman in disciplinary proceedings was left unmodified, thereby retaining the …
Four employees of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), a body created under the Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925, were dismissed from service. They filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging the dismissal. The Punjab & Haryana High Court refused relief, …
The respondent, a former Chief Metropolitan Magistrate who retired in February 1981, sought to have his pension recalculated under the 1987 amendment to the All India Services (Death‑cum‑Retirement Benefits) Rules, which provided a higher pension to retirees after 1 January 1986. The High Court …
The appellant, a clerk at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, was dismissed after a domestic enquiry that she alleged was biased and violated natural justice. The Labour Court found the enquiry to be unfair and ordered the management to lead fresh evidence on the merits, but the management relied …
The first respondent, a dealer under the Punjab Agricultural Produce Market Act, purchased paddy outside the jurisdiction of the Kamal Market Committee and filed a return in Form M late, leaving the column on fee liability blank. The Committee levied a market fee, rejecting the dealer's claim of …
The respondent, S.C. Shah, an Assistant Food Controller (Class II) in Gujarat, was accused of issuing bogus cement permits and fabricating a government stamp, leading to his suspension and two FIRs under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act. A Review Committee was convened …
Mis. Upadhyay & Co. was permitted to collect tolls on the Shastri Bridge for a limited period and later sought to continue collection at revised rates. Various writ petitions were filed in the Allahabad High Court, resulting in interim orders, a Supreme Court set‑aside of those orders, and a High …
The respondent, a Sub‑Inspector of the CRPF, was charged with disobeying transfer orders, neglect of duty and misconduct. During the departmental enquiry, the Enquiry Officer treated letters from two witnesses—one for the department and one for the respondent—as oral statements, despite the …
The landlord, Srinivasiah, sought eviction of the tenant, Balaji Krishna Hardware Store, claiming a bona fide need for the shop for his son's business. The Rent Controller, appellate authority, and Madras High Court all ordered eviction, but the Supreme Court reversed these orders, assuming an …
The appellant, Rafat Ali, leased premises from the respondents, Sugni Bai and heirs, who later sought eviction under the Andhra Pradesh Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1960 on three grounds: rent default, waste causing damage, and nuisance. Both the Rent Control Court and the …
Mahabir Prasad Singh filed a civil suit for recovery of possession before the Additional District Judge, Delhi. The respondent, Jacks Aviation Pvt. Ltd., sought a suo motu transfer of the case because its counsel was boycotting the court under a Bar Association resolution, but the trial judge …
Ramujarey, a railway employee appointed as Khalasi in 1964 and later promoted to Semi‑Skilled and Skilled Fitter after passing trade tests, was reverted by an order dated 18‑April‑1980 to the post of Khalasi. He challenged the reversion in a regular suit, which was decreed in his favour, and …
The Kerala Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays) (Amendment) Act, 1990 increased compulsory paid holidays for industrial establishments from seven to thirteen. M.R.F. Ltd. challenged the amendment, alleging it infringed its right to carry on trade and business under Article …
The landlords (appellants) let a building to Ms. Shanta Sabnis, who died leaving her daughter (second respondent) as the alleged heir. The landlords sued for eviction on the ground that the premises had been unlawfully sub‑let to the first respondent and his sister, invoking Section 13(1)(e) of the …
The petitioners, former Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs) in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), challenged the seniority list prepared by the Union of India, alleging that the list improperly accounted for their past Army service. The Court examined whether the 1967 Rules on ECOs applied …
The petitioner, a tenant, was evicted by the respondent, the landlord, under Section 11(1)(e) of the Bihar Building (Lease Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1982 on the ground that the fixed‑term lease had expired. The tenant contended that the lease was invalid because the registered deed of …
The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) appealed against a Delhi High Court order that held a 1988 notification extending the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 to shops was inapplicable to M.M. Suri & Associates (P) Ltd., a shop with five officers and fewer than twenty workers. The …
Sarla Ahuja, a widow residing in Calcutta, sought eviction of United India Insurance Co. Ltd., the tenant of her Delhi premises, invoking Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, on the ground of a bona‑fide requirement and lack of suitable accommodation in Delhi. The Rent Controller …
Whirlpool Corporation, a US company, had its "WHIRLPOOL" trademark registered in India in 1957 and renewed twice, but it lapsed after 1977. The Chinar Trust later obtained registration of the same mark and began using it, prompting Whirlpool to file a passing‑off suit and a rectification petition. …
The tenure‑holder, Mahant Narendra Das, was served a notice under Section 10(2) of the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 proposing certain land as surplus. While the proceedings were pending, he executed sale deeds transferring portions of the land to the appellants. The …
The appellant, a doctor who tested HIV‑positive, had his status disclosed by Hospital Z when he was about to marry Ms. Y, leading to social ostracism. He filed a consumer complaint seeking damages for breach of medical confidentiality and violation of his right to privacy under Article 21. The …
Sangappa Kalyanappa Bangi, a tenant, applied for occupancy rights under Section 45 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. While the proceedings were pending, he executed a will bequeathing his tenancy rights to a third party, and later died. The Land Tribunal and the Appellate Authority held that …
The Supreme Court was approached by the Union of India for clarification of its earlier order directing the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to investigate alleged mass human‑rights violations in Punjab. The NHRC raised preliminary objections, contending that Section 36(2) of the Protection …
B. Singh, a police constable, was dismissed for alleged unauthorized absence. The trial court held that the absence had been regularised as leave without pay, so the misconduct charge did not survive, and also found that Singh was denied a personal hearing and that his signatures were obtained under …
The appellant, a senior teacher at Emjay High School, claimed that, after acquiring the requisite qualifications, he should have been appointed Headmaster of the minority‑aided school. The school management instead transferred a qualified teacher from another school and appointed him as Headmaster, …
The respondent obtained an ex‑parte decree against the appellant. The appellant filed an application to set aside the decree but delayed filing it by 883 days, citing his advocate's negligence as the cause. The trial court, applying Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, accepted the explanation and …
M.S. Bindra, a senior Indian Revenue Service officer, was compulsorily retired on the ground that his integrity was doubtful, based on three investigations cited by a Screening Committee. The Committee’s conclusions were challenged before the Central Administrative Tribunal, which dismissed the …
Two neighbours were litigating over a narrow lane. The plaintiff obtained an interim injunction restraining the defendant from obstructing the lane, but the defendant erected a brick wall in defiance. The trial court, invoking Order 39 Rule 2A of the Code of Civil Procedure, ordered the defendant's …
The appellants, former Rangers promoted temporarily as Assistant Conservators of Forests under Rule 9(a)(i), claimed seniority over directly recruited Assistant Conservators appointed after 1 May 1978. The High Court dismissed the claim, holding that temporary or stop‑gap appointments do not …
The respondent, G.S. Sonakiya, was appointed as an ad hoc Assistant Engineer in the Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department. During his service he had an adverse entry for 1976-77, his integrity for that year was withheld, and it was discovered that he had altered his High School Certificate to reduce …
The original respondent, Dinanath Shantaram Karekar, a government employee, was removed from service after a departmental enquiry. The charge‑sheet was sent to him by registered post but was returned with the endorsement "not found". A show‑cause notice was published in a local newspaper without any …
The respondent, a Lekhpal in the Uttar Pradesh government, was dismissed after a departmental enquiry. He challenged the dismissal before the State Public Services Tribunal, which set aside the dismissal on the ground that copies of documents listed in the charge‑sheet and statements of witnesses …
The State of Madhya Pradesh appointed Dharm Bir as Principal of an Industrial Training Institute on an ad‑hoc basis, but the 1985 Madhya Pradesh Industrial (Gazetted) Service Recruitment Rules required a degree or diploma in Engineering for that post. When the Rules were promulgated, a promotion …
Real Value Appliances Ltd. faced a winding‑up petition and a suit for recovery of money filed by Canara Bank and Union Bank. The Bombay High Court appointed a provisional liquidator and later, in a separate proceeding, a receiver, holding that the mere registration of a reference under s.15 of the …
The Supreme Court examined the rescission of appointments of clerks by the Registrar of Co‑operative Societies in two banks, on the ground that the banks allegedly violated Section 80(4) of the Kerala Co‑operative Societies Act, Rules 186 and 187, exceeded approved staff strength, and failed to …
The case concerned the promotion of Har! Om Sharma, a senior non‑diploma line‑man, to the post of Junior Engineer‑I in 1990. Although promotion quotas were fixed for three feeder cadres, the department used an integrated seniority list, ignoring the quota for non‑diploma holders. Sharma was placed …
The respondent, a retired Central Government employee, filed an eviction petition under Section 14C of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (amended 1988) seeking possession of premises he had let to the appellant. The appellant contested, seeking leave to defend under Section 25B, but the Rent …
A minor child was admitted to Spring Meadows Hospital for typhoid treatment. A nurse administered an injection without proper testing, causing the child to suffer cardiac arrest, brain damage and a vegetative state. The parents filed a complaint under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, seeking …
The respondents, originally employed by the Rehabilitation and Reclamation Organisation, were declared surplus and redeployed to All India Radio under the Central Civil Services (Redeployment of Surplus Staff) Rules, 1990. Their past service and experience in the parent organisation were not taken …
The respondents, M/s Orient Enterprises, imported skimmed milk powder which the Customs Collector deemed undervalued and ordered confiscation, allowing redemption on payment of a fine, penalty and additional duty. The revenue’s appeal against the Tribunal’s order that the goods were lawfully …
The respondent, an engineer of the Rajasthan Government, was charged with using sub‑standard material. An enquiry officer exonerated him because the forensic samples were not taken as per procedure, but the State Government, acting as disciplinary authority, disagreed, recorded reasons, and imposed …
The appellants, former Deputy Collectors of the Andhra Pradesh State Civil Service, were excluded from the 1987 IAS promotion list and obtained a Tribunal order directing the creation of 14 supernumerary IAS posts. The Government of India issued notifications on 15‑12‑1993 (amending the Cadre …
The appellant, the Rajasthan High Court, appealed a Supreme Court judgment that had set aside a direction issued by two of its judges ordering the Registrar to prepare a report on whether posts filled by officers of the Rajasthan Judicial Service on deputation could be manned by High Court staff. …
The Telecommunication Department filled Assistant Engineer vacancies between 1969 and 1976 by 50% direct recruitment and 50% promotion of Junior Engineers under draft rules approved later as statutory rules. After the promotions were regularised in 1978, a seniority list was drawn based on merit, …
The appellants, initially hired as temporary casual skilled fitters and later regularised, were promoted to Highly Skilled Fitters Grade‑II based on seniority that included their casual service. The respondents, who had been regular skilled fitters since the early 1980s, challenged these promotions …
Six Assistant Computors of the West Bengal Subordinate Labour Service filed a writ petition seeking promotion to higher posts, which a single judge ordered to be effected from 13‑03‑1980. A division bench later modified that order, directing that all promotion cases be considered afresh under the …
