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The landlord filed an eviction petition which was disposed of by a compromise decree allowing the tenant to occupy the reconstructed premises at a rent "25% less of the prevailing fair rent in the area." After reconstruction the tenant took possession by executing the decree without invoking Section …
J.S. Bansal, a Superintending Engineer, challenged a charge‑sheet issued by the Madhya Pradesh Government, alleging it was stale and issued to block his promotion. The Madhya Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (MPAT) allowed his challenge, ordered a Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting and …
Uptron India Ltd., a manufacturing concern, terminated the services of Ms. Shammi Bhan, a confirmed permanent employee, invoking clause 17(g) of its certified standing orders which provided for automatic termination if a workman overstayed leave for more than seven days. The employee challenged the …
The appellants, who had been appointed as ad‑hoc lecturers in Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University under s.13(6) of the U.P. State Universities Act, 1973 between August 1990 and February 1991, sought substantive appointment under the U.P. State Universities (Amendment) Act, 1992. The key …
The landlord, Life Insurance Corporation of India, sought eviction of the tenant, Mis Bharat Sales Ltd., under Section 14(1)(b) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 on the ground of sub‑letting. The Additional Rent Controller, the Rent Control Tribunal and the Delhi High Court all held that the …
The appellant, appointed as Tailoring Instructor in 1983, was promoted to Superintendent in 1991 on the basis of seniority. Respondents 3 and 4, who were graduates, challenged the promotion invoking the unnotified Haryana Social Welfare and Relief Organisation Service Group ‘C’ Rules, 1983, and the …
K.R. Gulati, a substantive Junior Scale Stenographer in the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB), was promoted ad‑hoc to Head Clerk and was not considered for the upgrade of Junior Stenographers to Senior Stenographers in 1976. The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that he was entitled to …
Dr. A.K. Sinha, who had served as a Resident Medical Officer in a Bihar medical college from October 1971 to April 1978, sought to have that period counted as teaching experience for promotion to Assistant and Associate Professor. The High Court dismissed his writ petition, holding that the …
The petitioner, Tarsem Singh, owned agricultural land and entered into a sale agreement with the respondent, Sukhminder Singh, for Rs. 24,000 per acre, with Rs. 77,000 paid as earnest money. The parties differed on the unit of measurement—"bighas" versus "kanals"—leading to a mutual mistake about …
The appellants, who had risen from clerks to assistant managers in the New Bank of India, were placed in the Junior Management Grade Scale I along with accountants after the bank was taken over by the Union of India under the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980. …
Canara Bank sued a partnership firm and its partners for recovery of a loan secured by an equitable mortgage. The trial court awarded interest at the contractual rate of 16.5% on the balance up to the date of suit and at a reduced rate of 6% per annum for future interest from the date of suit. The …
The Himachal Gramin Bank promoted fifteen clerks to the post of Field Supervisor in 1987, allegedly using a merit‑cum‑seniority criterion instead of the prescribed seniority‑cum‑merit rule. Respondents challenged the promotion, and the Himachal Pradesh High Court set aside the selection, directing a …
Dr. Ashok Kumar Maheshwari, a Demonstrator in the Pharmacy Department of a Government Medical College, filed a writ petition with five colleagues seeking that at least fifty percent of Lecturer posts be filled by promotion of Demonstrators, relying on an alleged promise by the Uttar Pradesh State …
The State of Karnataka, under Section 39 of the Mysore Fire Force Act, 1964, framed special recruitment rules requiring a qualifying examination for promotion to Leading Fireman. Later, the Government adopted a policy of seniority‑cum‑merit promotion and amended the Karnataka Civil Services (General …
The appellants, permanent Junior Scale Stenographers, sought promotion to Senior Scale Stenographer. Only six candidates qualified a prescribed test, but the State Recruitment Board recommended an additional 26 candidates whose performance was nearest to the standard. The Government initially did …
The respondent, a Civil Judge, was graded 'A' by the Judgment Scrutiny Committee, had a clean confidential record and performed well in the interview, leading to his inclusion in the interview committee's select list for promotion to Additional District Judge. The Full Court of the Bombay High Court …
The appellants, originally Assistant Inspectors (Control) at the India Security Press, were appointed on deputation as Inspectors (Control) at the Bank Note Press before any recruitment rules under Article 309 existed. After the Bank Note Press later framed recruitment rules, the appellants were …
Anand Chandra Dash, a Senior Auditor in the Revenue and Excise Department, was forcibly transferred to the Labour Department in 1970 despite his expressed unwillingness. The Labour Department stipulated that his seniority would be calculated from the date he joined the Labour Department, a condition …
The appellant is a co‑operative society registered under the Andhra Pradesh Co‑operative Societies Act, 1964, whose employees are railway staff. The society’s service rules prohibited reservation in promotions, but the respondents were promoted to various posts using the reservation policy for …
The State of Andhra Pradesh imposed a 20% pension reduction on Dr. K. Ramchandran and refused to count his suspension as service. He challenged these orders before the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, which set them aside on the ground that, under Section 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil …
Dr. Sudha Salhan, an Obstetrician‑Gynecologist appointed in 1979, was considered by a Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) for promotion to Specialist Grade‑II on 8 March 1989. The DPC’s recommendation was placed in a sealed cover, but she was later suspended on 16 April 1991 and a charge‑sheet …
The respondent, appointed as a Development Officer on probation by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), was terminated on 22 May 1986 under Regulation 14(4) of the LIC Staff Regulations, which allows discharge without notice or cause during probation. He challenged the termination before the …
The respondent, a dairy helper, was dismissed for inflating milk supply and fat content. The domestic enquiry was held defective by the Labour Court, which then allowed both parties to present fresh evidence; the Court found the misconduct proved and the dismissal justified. The High Court altered …
The appellant, a spinning and weaving mill, installed pumps in 1989 to draw water from the river Wana for industrial use. The Maharashtra Government, under Section 70 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, issued a resolution fixing rates of water cess for non‑agricultural purposes, and the …
The petitioner, a bank official of Tulsi Gramin Bank, was charged under Section 3 of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 for dereliction of duty and, after a disciplinary inquiry, three salary increments were withheld cumulatively. On appeal, the appellate authority ordered that "one increment is …
Murlidhar Jalan, the appellant, claimed title to a parcel of government land on the basis that he had originally obtained a 99‑year lease which expired in 1965. Although the lease was not formally renewed, a government officer continued to accept rent from the appellant. The appellant sought a …
The respondent, who owned a parcel of land, served a notice to the appellant to vacate and obtained a final order of eviction, which was confirmed by the Supreme Court. Execution proceedings were later initiated, but the appellant objected, arguing that more than twelve years had elapsed and the …
Anil Bapurao Kanase, a seasonal worker in the chemistry section of Krishna Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., was terminated after the sugar crushing season ended. He claimed that the termination amounted to retrenchment under Section 25‑F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and sought a reference …
The petitioner, Y.R. Veeranna, claimed occupancy‑tenant rights over 13 acres 24 gunthas in K.R. Nagar Taluk under Sections 44 and 48‑A of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, filing a Form‑7 application. The Tribunal and the Karnataka High Court rejected his claim because he was not personally …
The builder constructed an eight‑storey building called "White House" in Delhi, delivering flats to purchasers including the appellants. It was later discovered that the top four floors were built in violation of municipal regulations, leading the New Delhi Municipal Council to demolish those …
The appellant, Agauta Sugar and Chemicals, had failed to pay approximately Rs 29 crore owed to cane growers and societies for sugarcane supplied, leading the District Collector to attach the factory’s sugar stock‑in‑hand. The factory filed a writ petition challenging the attachment, and the High …
The Supreme Court approved a rehabilitation scheme for Ashok Paper Mills, Darbhanga, and ordered its implementation after the IDBI reneged on loan commitments. The petitioners, representing the mill workers, sought the Court's intervention to compel the Finance Ministry and IDBI to honour the scheme …
The case concerned the appointment of K.K. Sharma as Professor of Ancient History at Meerut University. The Selection Committee, lacking two external experts, selected Sharma, but the Executive Council rejected the selection because Sharma did not hold a Ph.D. in Ancient History. Under Section …
The Supreme Court examined appeals by landowners (Meharban & others) against the State of U.P. concerning compensation for lands acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for the planned development of Meerut City. The High Court had reduced the compensation awarded by the reference court to …
The appellant Plot Holders Association challenged the award made under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for a large parcel of land in Sahibabad, contending that the authorities were not liable to pay solatium and interest under the 1984 amendment. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had already …
The respondents, who were Head Constables, appeared for the promotion examination to Assistant Sub‑Inspectors in December 1993. Because very few candidates passed, the Director‑General of Police (DGP) granted 15% grace marks to general candidates and 10% to reserved‑category candidates, but only for …
The Supreme Court considered an appeal by the Union of India challenging the enhanced compensation awarded by a reference court in a land acquisition proceeding. The acquisition was made under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and the compensation was initially set by the Land …
The Supreme Court examined the compensation payable for 97 acres of agricultural land acquired for a colony for weaker sections in Guntur district. The Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded Rs 22,940 per acre, which was enhanced by the Subordinate Judge to Rs 1,00,000 per acre and further by …
The respondent was granted a 30‑year lease of Government land in 1949, renewable up to 99 years, but the lease was terminated in 1960. The land was later acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and the Land Acquisition Officer awarded Rs 4,000 per bigha in 1967. The reference court enhanced …
The Supreme Court examined a large land acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 where the Collector had initially classified lands into four belts and awarded uniform compensation. On reference, the lower court re‑classified the lands into Classes A and B and enhanced compensation, but the …
The appellants owned 25 bighas of land in Khirkee village that were covered by a composite notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 issued on 5 November 1980, and a subsequent declaration under Section 6 published on 7 June 1985, more than three years later. Several writ …
The petitioners, employees of the Food Corporation of India, sought promotion to Assistant Manager Category II under the Staff Regulations, 1971, which require three years of experience as Assistant Category I. The Promotion Board issued executive instructions that relaxed this experience …
The respondent purchased three bighas and six kathas of land from the Raja Dumraon Raj in 1957 and filed a suit for declaration of title. The appellant claimed he had been in possession of the land as a lessee since 1925 and the trial court dismissed the suit, finding the appellant to be a raiyat. …
The University of Cochin adopted Kerala State Subordinate Service Rules 14‑17A to reserve certain non‑teaching posts for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and advertised six such posts for special recruitment. The first respondent, a Section Officer, applied for the posts but was not selected …
J.P. Sharma, who had been Headmaster of a Junior High School since July 1974, contested the appointment of Man Singh Verma as Headmaster of the same school after it was upgraded to a High School in July 1976. The selection was made under Section 16‑E(2) of the U.P. Intermediate Education Act, 1921, …
The appellant, Ram Sakhi Devi, was appointed headmistress of a junior high school that was upgraded to a high school. The managing committee selected her under the U.P. Intermediate Education Act, 1921, but the District Inspector did not ratify the appointment. The appellant challenged the dismissal …
The appellant had entered into a contract to sell a parcel of land to the respondent, who later sued for specific performance but the suit was dismissed and a decree for refund of earnest money was granted. The decree-holder sought execution of the decree, leading the court to attach and auction the …
The petitioner, Dr. (Capt.) Akhouri Ramesh Chandra Sinha, filed a contempt petition alleging that the State of Bihar had failed to implement the Supreme Court’s earlier judgment fixing his seniority from 6 September 1966 and the consequent promotional benefits. He further claimed that officers who …
The appellant, a member of a joint Hindu family, executed a gift deed in favour of a stranger in 1959, later cancelled it and sold the property to the respondent. The respondent sued for a declaration that the gift deed was obtained by fraud and therefore voidable, and for possession based on the …
Six lab assistants employed on daily wages at a private college filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking equal pay with government employees, invoking Article 39(d) and executive instructions. The High Court dismissed the petition, and the matter reached the Supreme Court on appeal. The Court …
The State of U.P. appealed against a Service Tribunal and High Court order that quashed adverse remarks recorded in the confidential reports of Yamuna Shanker Misra and another employee for the years 1987‑88 and 1988‑89, which had denied their promotion. The Tribunal held the remarks were made with …
The Bandhua Mukti Morcha filed a public‑interest writ under Article 32 seeking a total ban on employment of children below 14 years in the carpet industry of Uttar Pradesh and direction to provide education, health, nutrition and other welfare facilities. The Court examined evidence showing …
The deceased respondent and Smt. Reshambai jointly purchased 9 acres of land. Reshambai executed an agreement of sale in favour of the appellant, promising to convey her share to the respondent, but later refused to execute the deed, alleging fraud and that the agreement was void under the rule …
The appellant, Rana Pratap Singh, was temporarily promoted to Sub‑Inspector in February 1976 and served in that post until his reversion on 7 May 1983. The Government later created 1,300 super‑numerary police posts in December 1984, stipulating that only Sub‑Inspectors who had served three years or …
The appellants, Kerala recruits in the Land Revenue Department, challenged the validity of the Special Rules issued by the Government of Kerala on 16 June 1980, which retrospectively required Lower Division Clerks to pass certain promotion tests dating back to 1963 and 1964. The Kerala High Court …
Dr. A.K. Sinha, an IAS officer allotted to the Haryana cadre, obtained a Ph.D. in 1979 and sought four advance increments under Rule 2(b) of the All India Services (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1960. The Haryana State Government denied the request, but the Punjab & Haryana High Court directed the …
The Supreme Court examined a civil appeal concerning a decree that granted a perpetual injunction against the appellant and a second defendant in a land dispute. The decree against the second defendant had become final because he did not contest it, while the appellant appealed the decree. The …
The respondent, a Smallpox Supervisor in the Haryana Health Department, resigned to contest state assembly elections and his resignation was accepted. After losing the election, he applied to withdraw his resignation, but the application was rejected, leading him to file a writ petition. The Punjab …
The appellant, Kameshwari Devi, was a minor when a partition suit (Suit No. 178/57) was filed in 1957 concerning the estate of her father, Bigan Kumhar. A court‑appointed guardian represented her, and the suit resulted in a decree granting a 1/42 share to each branch, based on a registered partition …
The appellant, Satish Kumar, leased immovable property to the respondent, Zarif Ahmed, for eleven months at a monthly rent of Rs.220. After the tenant defaulted, the landlord obtained a decree of ejectment from the trial court, which the High Court set aside on the ground that the unregistered lease …
The case concerned a decree for specific performance granted in 1982, which became final after the Supreme Court dismissed a Special Leave Petition. The trial court had directed the respondents to deposit Rs. 500 and execute a sale deed by June 7, 1982, and later extended the time for compliance on …
The petitioner, Mis. Ashok Caterers, occupied premises under a monthly lease that was offered for five years but never accepted; the lease expired in January 1990 and the tenancy was later determined by order on 24 December 1994. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay initiated summary eviction …
Bechan, a bhumidar under the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, executed three gift deeds in favour of his stepson Laldhar—two in June 1951 and one on 18 November 1957. The first two gifts were challenged on the ground that permission for alienation was not properly obtained, but …
The respondent obtained a decree for Rs. 3,825.85 and his property was sold on December 18, 1978; the petitioner bought it for Rs. 67,000. The respondent filed an application under Order XXI, Rule 90 of the CPC to set aside the sale, which the executing court dismissed. On appeal, the appellate …
The case concerned the succession to the shebaitship of the Shri Jugal Kishoreji Maharaj Mandir founded by Hari Dass. After the founder's death, his four chelas were nominated but none exercised the power to appoint a successor. The last serving chela, Bansi Dass, executed a will nominating Rambir …
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TN EB) contracted Bridge Tunnel Constructions to build inter‑connecting tunnels for the Suruliyar Hydroelectric Project. After the contract was completed late, a dispute arose over additional payments. The respondent invoked the arbitration clause (clause 50) and …
Petitioner Nirmala Jagdishchandra Kabra held a contract carriage permit but was alleged to be operating the vehicle as a stage carriage by collecting individual fares, violating the permit conditions. The Motor Vehicle Inspector seized and detained the vehicle under Section 207(1) of the Motor …
The respondents, all junior copyists appointed on the same day, sought parity of pay with a colleague, Shankar Bose, who had been transferred to the Secretariat Department and received a special overtime allowance of Rs. 50, which later merged into his revised pay scale, giving him a higher salary …
The petitioners obtained two loans from Syndicate Bank, but the bank disbursed only part of the amount. They claimed that this deficiency in service prevented them from conducting their business, leading to losses, and filed a consumer complaint for damages. The lower tribunals dismissed the …
The petitioners challenged their promotions on the ground that their service records were not "outstanding" throughout the period considered, invoking Rule 28‑B of the Rajasthan Administrative Service Rules, 1954. The State argued that an amendment to Rule 28‑B made on 30‑Nov‑1991, which clarified …
The case concerned the recruitment of Canal Patwaris (Class III posts) in Haryana's Irrigation Department. The 1955 Patwaris Rules were amended by a 1970 notification requiring selection through the Subordinate Service Selection Board (SSSB). The Government, however, conducted examinations under the …
The appellants, former Indian Air Force sergeants, were appointed as junior Sports Officers by the Punjab Government under the Punjab Government National Emergency (Concession) Rules, 1965, and claimed that their 15 years of military service should be counted for seniority and consequential benefits …
S.K. Saldi, appointed in Meerut Straw Board Mills and later deputed to S.B. Sugar Mills, sought to be repatriated to his parent department when the mill declined to retain him. He filed a civil suit in the Bijnor Civil Court, which ordered his reinstatement and transfer back to the parent …
The appellants, who were Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in the Madhya Pradesh Veterinary Services, sought appointment as Assistant Directors. Under the Madhya Pradesh Services (Gazetted) Recruitment Rules, 1966, recruitment to that post was to be made equally by direct recruitment and promotion. …
The respondents, heirs of Gobind Mal who held a possessory mortgage over the suit land since 1887‑88, claimed that the mortgage became irredeemable when the Evacuee Interest (Separation) Act, 1951 came into force, and that after the statutory period of 60 years they acquired absolute ownership. The …
The appellant challenged the Delivery of Postal Articles Orders of 1991 and 1996, arguing that delivering mail to a mailbox in a high‑rise building was beyond the powers granted under the Indian Post Office Act, 1898, and that existing buildings lacking mailbox space should be exempt. The High Court …
The petitioners, Gurlingappa and others, challenged the compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for land acquired for the Amerja Project. The officer had fixed Rs. 3,000 per acre, which the District Court enhanced to Rs. 6,300 (dry land) and Rs. …
The respondents complained that the appellants fraudulently obtained their signature on a sale agreement and filed a criminal case under Sections 420 and 406 IPC. The Judicial Magistrate discharged the appellants, a revision before the Sessions Court was dismissed, and a second revision was filed …
The petitioners, the Superintending Engineer, Public Health, UT Chandigarh and others, appointed two officers to the post of Head Draftsman without considering the respondent, Kuldeep Singh, a Scheduled Caste (SC) candidate who was eligible for promotion under the reservation roster. The vacancy was …
The respondents, who had been appointed on an ad‑hoc basis, filed writ petitions challenging their retrenchment. The Allahabad High Court set aside the retrenchment orders and directed regularisation of their services, a decision later confirmed by the Supreme Court on May 10, 1991. The corporation …
The appellants were appointed as Assistant Engineers on daily wages and later placed on a regular pay scale under Section 6(3) of the Bihar Regional Development Authority Act, 1981. The Authority sought to regularise their services, but the Government referred the matter to the Public Service …
The State of Uttar Pradesh challenged the levy imposed on Sri Laxman Rice Mills under the U.P. Rice and Paddy (Levy and Regulation of Trade) Order, 1985, contending that the levy was effective from the night of 30 September/1 October 1995 and therefore covered the rice stock already held by the …
The case concerned teachers who were employed by District Boards and Zilla Parishads in Punjab and whose schools were taken over by the Government of Punjab in 1957‑58. The deed of takeover stipulated that the government was under no obligation to retain the existing staff and that any staff taken …
S.K.G. Sugar Ltd., a sugar factory with a reserved area under the Bihar Sugarcane (Regulation of Supply and Purchase) Act, 1981, paid the Central Government‑fixed minimum price of Rs.13.92 per quintal for sugarcane as prescribed in the Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966. The State Government, acting in …
The respondent, a Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in the Andhra Pradesh Animal Husbandry Department, filed an application seeking a promotion panel for the post of Assistant Director under the then‑applicable Rule 4 of the A.P. Subordinate Service Rules. The Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal …
The petitioner entered into a contract to sell agricultural land to the respondent, who defaulted, leading to a decree for specific performance directing the respondent to pay earnest money and damages within three months. After a delay of about seven and a half years, the respondent applied to …
Advocate Ajay Kumar Pandey filed petitions and letters containing intemperate, insulting language against two Supreme Court judges, demanded apologies and compensation, and threatened to prosecute them, also filing a criminal complaint in a magistrate's court. The Supreme Court, after giving him …
Ansal Engineering Projects Ltd entered into a construction contract with Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd (THDC) and furnished a bank guarantee of Rs 57,57,970 issued by UCO Bank in favor of THDC. After THDC terminated the contract, it invoked the guarantee and demanded payment. Ansal sought …
The Collector of Central Excise appealed against the classification of wooden furniture by Louis Shoppe as "handicrafts" under Excise Notification No. 76 of 1986. The Central Excise and Customs Appellate Tribunal had held the furniture to be handicrafts, a view the Supreme Court found inconsistent …
Attiq‑ur‑Rehman filed a civil suit to restrain the Municipal Corporation of Delhi from demolishing alleged unauthorised construction on his property. The corporation later lodged a criminal complaint under sections 332 and 461 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act in the Court of a Metropolitan …
The respondents filed a private criminal complaint alleging that the appellants forged an agreement and signatures to claim possession of property, invoking offences under IPC sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B. The magistrate took cognizance of the complaint on 27 September 1983. The appellants …
The petition under Article 32 challenged the selection of three advocates—Mohinder Singh Suller, S.K. Sardana and Nawab Singh—as Additional District and Sessions Judges in Haryana, alleging that the High Court had no definite selection procedure and that one appointee was the son‑in‑law of a sitting …
The West Bengal State Electricity Board claimed Rs 28,68,264.06 from Fakir Chand Rice Mills for alleged pilferage in electricity consumption. The trial court ordered the mill to pay Rs 2,60,000, which the High Court later modified to a direction to deposit Rs 5,60,000 without adjudicating the …
The Chandigarh Administration allotted 10.5 acres of land to the managing society for 99 years in 1975, fixing the ground rent at Rs 100 per acre per annum, which was lower than the rate mandated by Rule 13 of the Chandigarh Lease‑hold of Sites and Buildings Rules, 1973. In 1991 the Estate Officer …
The land originally owned by Smt. Kokilla was acquired by the State under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with a notification on 15 April 1928 and a declaration on 28 July 1928 for a public purpose. Compensation was paid and, under Section 16 of the Act, the land vested in the State free of all …
The appellant purchased an undivided interest in a 106‑acre parcel where the respondent was the tenant in actual possession. A revenue forum initially held both parties to be tenants in common, but a later appellate order declared the appellant not to be a tenant, making the respondent the sole …
The Balmokand Khatri Educational and Industrial Trust challenged the acquisition of its land by the State of Punjab, arguing that the government illegally dispensed with the enquiry required under Section 5-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 by invoking the urgency clause in Section 17(4) for the …
The case concerned a claim by Ahmed Ebrahim, a Burmese citizen, that he had purchased six lakh shares of Khatiawad Industries Ltd., a company declared an evacuee property in 1959, and that the declaration was illegal because notice under Section 7 read with Rule 6 of the Administration of Evacuee …
The Steel Authority of India sued New Marine Coal Co. to recover Rs 1,13,000 for coal supplied under an agreement that required Grade‑I coal between Dec 1962 and June 1967. Instead, Grade‑II coal was delivered but the plaintiff collected the price of Grade‑I, and the contract contained a clause …
Sant Singh appealed against a notice issued under Section 5 of the U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960, contending that a sale of 10 acres 33 cents to his minor daughter before the appointed day (24 January 1971) and a transfer of 13.47 acres to a private temple after that date …
Abdul Qadir, as successor of an evacuee property declared under the Custodian of Evacuee Property Act, 1950, claimed adverse possession over land and sought to be recorded as sirdar and bhumidar in two khatas. The Consolidation Officer and Settlement Officer initially upheld his claim, but the …
The land originally owned by Lilachand Bhandari was hypothecated to Hirachand in 1942. Hirachand leased the land to respondents No.2 and No.3 in 1947‑48, making them tenants under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948. Respondent No.2 purchased the equity of redemption on 27 December …
The appellant, Arumugam Chetiyar, occupied a house as a tenant from 1971. In 1977 the landlord executed a mortgage deed in favour of the appellant. The issue was whether the mortgage deed implied a surrender of the appellant's tenancy rights, thereby converting him merely into a mortgagee. The trial …
The appellants, private stage‑carriage operators, held temporary permits to ply a town‑service route (Chandragiri‑Renigunta via Tirupati) and relied on a government memorandum stating that town‑service routes could extend up to 8 km beyond municipal limits. The respondents, the Regional Transport …
The appellant, U.P. Jal Nigam, challenged the promotion of a Junior Engineer, N.K. Agarwal, who claimed entitlement to promotion under the 25% quota and a 5% graduate quota prescribed in the U.P. Jal Nigam Engineers (Public Health Branch) Service Regulations, 1978. Agarwal, a graduate with ten years …
The respondents filed eviction suits against tenant Harkesh Rai Agarwal in 1975, both of which were dismissed, after which a compromise decree was entered on 26 Nov 1981 whereby Harkesh Rai agreed to surrender a room now occupied by the appellant, Ram Chandra Verma. When execution of the decree was …
The dispute arose from land acquired under a notification dated 17 October 1981, with possession taken in January 1982. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation of Rs 2,000 per acre on 31 July 1982, which was later enhanced by the civil court to Rs 4,000 per acre (7 November 1983) and by …
The State of Haryana filed a Letters Patent Appeal against a judgment of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, but delayed filing the appeal by 109 days. The High Court refused to condone the delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963. The Supreme Court examined the meaning of "sufficient cause" …
The case concerned property bequeathed by Somasundram Pillai in 1950 to his wife Sellathachi and his cousin's widow Janakathachi as maintenance. After the testator's death the widows possessed the land, but a power of attorney later alienated it, prompting a suit to declare the alienations illegal. …
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd., a manufacturer with factories in Maharashtra and Deewas, set up regional offices in Secunderabad and Bangalore to sell its products. The State Governments of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka treated these offices as establishments under Section 2(g) of the Employees' State …
The appellants, heirs of Yadavrao P. Pathade, appealed against the State of Maharashtra seeking interest on the solatium awarded under Section 23(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The compensation had been enhanced by the reference court and further by the High Court to Rs 42,056.15, but the …
The respondent, S. Subramaniam, a Deputy Tehsildar, was charged with demanding and accepting illegal gratification for effecting land‑record mutations. A disciplinary inquiry found the charge proved and ordered his removal from service. The Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, on review, …
The respondents, Suresh Kumar Verma and another, were re‑engaged as Assistant Development Officers on a daily‑wage basis after the project they were working on ended. The Himachal Pradesh High Court had directed the State to re‑engage them despite existing vacancies, treating the daily‑wage …
The respondents, co‑owners of land sold by a widow who possessed only a limited estate, filed a suit under Section 15(1)(b) of the Punjab Pre‑emption Act, 1913 seeking pre‑emption of the sale. The trial court decreed in their favour and the decree was upheld on appeal, but the second appeal was …
The State of Rajasthan prosecuted Ram Narain and two others for abducting, wrongfully confining, and raping a minor girl aged between 15 and 17. The trial court convicted all three under IPC sections 376, 366 and 342 and imposed rigorous imprisonment of seven, five and one years respectively, with a …
The appellant, the legal heir of the deceased owner of three plots in Kanpur, challenged the computation of excess urban land under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. The plots comprised a dwelling unit on 501.64 sq m and two industrial factories on larger plots. The authorities …
The Government absorbed central civil servants into public enterprises and offered them retirement benefits, including the option to commute one‑third of their pension or, in some cases, the entire pension. Petitioners who had commuted the full pension were denied the restoration of the one‑third …
S.P. Goel applied to register a will, but the Sub‑Registrar impounded it, deeming it a deed of conveyance that was not duly stamped. The Collector of Stamps required additional documents and payment of stamp duty before registration could proceed. Goel filed a complaint under the Consumer Protection …
The petitioners challenged two notifications dated 6 January 1995 and 9 March 1995 issued under Sections 4, 6 and 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for land in Nilothi, Delhi, which was to be used for a sewage‑treatment plant (STP). They argued that the phrase "is likely to be needed" in the …
Kartik Malhar was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment based primarily on the testimony of Fulmani, the widow of the deceased, after two other eye‑witnesses turned hostile. The appellant argued that a conviction could not rest on a single, highly interested …
Mrs. Paramjit Kaur filed a habeas corpus petition under Article 32 of the Constitution alleging that her husband, Jaswant Singh Khalra, a human‑rights activist, was abducted by persons in police uniforms in broad daylight in Amritsar. The petition also highlighted serious allegations that the Punjab …
The Supreme Court examined the recruitment process of the State Bank of India and other nationalised banks, where the Banking Service Recruitment Board prepared a select list containing far more candidates than the vacancies notified. The petitioners argued that this practice violated their …
The State of Maharashtra sought to acquire about five acres of land for staff quarters, publishing a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act on 11 September 1970, a declaration under Section 6 on 29 July 1971 and making the award on 15 September 1971. Before the notification, …
Muni Lal insured his truck with Oriental Fire and General Insurance Company and lost it in October 1983 due to the driver’s misfeasance. He filed a suit in 1986 seeking only a declaration that he was entitled to the insured amount, omitting any claim for monetary compensation. The trial court …
The petitioners' lands were acquired by the Government of India for the establishment of a radar, a defence purpose, and they received the compensation due. They filed writ petitions under Article 32 seeking that the Delhi Development Authority allot them alternative sites for constructing houses, …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Haryana Housing Board (HHB) qualifies as a "local authority" under section 32(iv) of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965. The Board is a statutory corporation whose members are appointed by the State Government and whose functions are subject to extensive …
Krishan Prasad Gupta, an employee, filed a claim under Section 15 of the Payment of Wages Act seeking recovery of unauthorized wage deductions. The Authority passed an ex‑parte order and the respondent appealed under Section 17 before the District Judge. While the appeal was pending, the Central …
The plaintiff Deva Ram sued Ishwar Chand for Rs 6,300 as sale price of a land, but the trial court held the document was only an agreement for sale and that the defendants were tenants, dismissing the suit. The plaintiff then filed a second suit for possession of the same land; the trial court …
The appellants, who were Homeopathic Medical Officers, were appointed as junior teachers in a government homeopathy college under the Orissa Homeopathy Medical Teaching Service Rules, 1980. Their appointments were challenged on the grounds that the Selection Board had not consulted the Public …
The Supreme Court considered two civil appeals arising from partition suits that were pending when a village was notified for consolidation under the Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1967. The appellants argued that the notification and the resulting abatement under Section 5(2) of the …
The petitioner, a judgment‑debtor, constructed shops on a suit property and let tenants occupy them while a suit for title and possession was pending. The trial court declared the respondent the owner and ordered the petitioner to hand over vacant possession; the decree became final. When the …
The father of the appellant hypothecated a 5‑bigha property by usufructuary mortgage on 10 July 1911 for Rs.261, obligating the mortgagee to pay land revenue. The mortgagee defaulted, the property was auctioned and purchased by Ramtahal Singh. The appellant sued for redemption; the trial court …
The State Bank of Hyderabad sued the Joint Family of Mis. Mukundas Raja Bhagwan Das for recovery of a promissory note dated 20 May 1953. The respondents had applied in March 1960 under Section 11 of the Andhra Pradesh Jagirdar Debt Settlement Act, 1952 for scaling down the debt, and the Debt …
The appellant, N.K. Haji, ran a primary school and applied for its upgradation to an upper primary school under the Kerala Education Rules. Although the initial 1975 notification did not list his school, the Government later issued a revised order sanctioning the upgradation, which was challenged on …
The appellants received compensation for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, which was later enhanced and subsequently reduced on appeal. While the appeal was pending, they executed the decree and recovered the enhanced amount together with interest. The State filed an application under …
The Union of India appealed against the Delhi High Court’s order granting claimants an additional amount at 12% per annum under Section 23(1‑A) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The claimants sought this interest for the period between the notification of acquisition and the award of compensation. …
